Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, Volume 3: Diversity of Life

by Cecie Starr

Diversity of Life covers Unit IV (Evolution and Diversity) and contains a customized table of contents and the back matter from Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life. This volume includes five kingdoms of life, presented in an evolutionary framework. Descriptions, illustrations, and life cycles of representative viruses, bacteria, protistans, fungi, plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates are also included.

34 pages, Paperback

First published March 28, 1995

About the author

For the past two decades, Cecie Starr has been known as one of the best-selling biology textbook authors. Her texts, appreciated for their clarity in both the written word and the visual representation of biological concepts, include multiple editions of BIOLOGY: THE UNITY AND DIVERSITY OF LIFE, BIOLOGY: CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS, and BIOLOGY TODAY AND TOMORROW. Her original dream was to become an architect. Instead of building houses, she now builds, with care and attention to detail, incredible texts based on this philosophy: "I invite students into a chapter through an intriguing story. Once inside, they get the great windows that biologists construct on the world of life. Biology is not just another house. It is a conceptual mansion. I hope to do it justice."