Flip this interactive OLogy card to find questions and answers, fast facts, and other bite-size pieces of information to help you understand genetic modification.
Learn about metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks and see many examples of each type.
Watch this video [0:43] to meet a real marine biologist as well as some kids that are interested in marine biology and learn what an Ichthyologist does.
Illustrated and animated series of short articles answers the questions, what is gravity? and what does it do?
Learn about the diversity of species on Earth by exploring a cladogram, a graph-like tree of life that illustrates relatedness among species. Includes instructions for reading cladograms and a pie chart that summarizes the percentages of the world's living things that belong to select classifications.
Simple animation explains the function of chromosomes, genes, and DNA by letting you zoom into a cell nucleus for a closer look.
Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.Senior Contributing AuthorsRose M. Spielman, Formerly of Quinnipiac UniversityContributing AuthorsKathryn Dumper, Bainbridge State CollegeWilliam Jenkins, Mercer UniversityArlene Lacombe, Saint Joseph's UniversityMarilyn Lovett, Livingstone CollegeMarion Perlmutter, University of Michigan
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
Understand the etymology of the word “psychology”
Define psychology
Understand the merits of an education in psychology
Guidelines for investigating fossils in the field include specimen-finding strategies, dos and don'ts, examples of the kinds of fossils you may see, and other helpful information, such as how to record your observations and finds in a field journal.
