1. 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)

2. 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

3. Free Companion Website
This site is chock full of resources to help you succeed in the course.

4. Highlights include: www.thelifewire.com Interactive Summaries
Online Quizzes
Animated Tutorials
Interactive Activities
Flashcards
Much More…

5. 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
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