Biology 2e is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes various types of practice and homework questions that help students understand—and apply—key concepts. The 2nd edition has been revised to incorporate clearer, more current, and more dynamic explanations, while maintaining the same organization as the first edition. Art and illustrations have been substantially improved, and the textbook features additional assessments and related resources.

By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following:

Describe the Calvin cycle
Define carbon fixation
Explain how photosynthesis works in the energy cycle of all living organisms

Demonstrates how to plot a triangle on a Cartesian grid after a dilation and with a scale factor of 1/2. [2:26]

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One of the driving mchanisms in certain chemical reactions is the exchange of electrons. In these reactions, one substance gains electrons while another substances loses them. This pathway provides resources relating to electrochemistry, reduction & oxidation, and different types of electrochemical cells.

Read and learn how to balance redox equations using the oxidation number method and view several examples. Also view examples and learn the steps to balance redox equations using the half reaction technique.

Listen and learn about oxidation numbers and how they are assigned, used in products such as fertilizers, and the formulas representing them. Get answers to questions about oxidation numbers such as what oxidation is, what's the reducing agent, and what's the oxidizing agent.

Listen to this audio book on Chapter 6, Oxidation-Reduction Reactions. View chapter maps, binary ionic compounds, memory aids, and examples of different chemical reactions.

Use this study guide after reading Chapter 6, Oxidation-Reduction Reaction, in An Introduction to Chemistry. The study guide gives questions and answers and makes sure that there is an excellent understanding about oxidation-reduction reactions.

Listen and learn how the battery converts energy using voltaic cells. Learn how anodes and cathodes aid in oxidation and reduction. Discover how voltage and electrolysis direct the current.

Through this lab, students are introduced to energy sciences as they explore redox reactions and how hydrogen fuel cells turn the energy released when hydrogen and oxygen are combined into electrical energy that can be read on a standard multimeter. They learn about the energy stored in bonds and how, by controlling the reaction, this energy can be turned into more or less useful forms.

Oxidation and reduction reactions power your phone and make it possible for your body to use the oxygen you inhale. We will learn about oxidation states (numbers), oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions, galvanic/voltaic cells, electrolytic cells, cell potentials, and how electrochemistry is related to thermodynamics and equilibrium.

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