Welcome to Biology Life 8/e by Sadava/Heller/Orians/Purves/Hillis The required textbook for this course is: Life 8/e by Sadava/Heller/Orians/Purves/Hillis (©2008, Sinauer Associates, co-published by Sinauer Associates and W.H. Freeman & Company)

Built-in Study Tools (See Opening Cover in Text) In this Chapter Preview Chapter Outlines Recaps Balloon Captions Animated Tutorial/Activities Icons Chapter Summaries End-of-Chapter Self Quizzes

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Additional Study Tools Can Be Purchased Separately Study Guide Lecture Notebook MCAT Practice Test Math/Stats Catch-up Guide Student Handbook for Writing in Biology Bioethics and the New Embryology BioStats Basics To learn more contact your local bookstore.

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