本书是经典生物学教材，历经时间考验，已经出版至第十版。全书共26章，全面阐述了基础生物学的内容：生命的化学、细胞和酶、生化途径、遗传基础、细胞分化与分裂、经典遗传学、进化与生态、生物多样性、生理、营养与代谢、物质与能量交换、生命的起源与进化、微生物、动物、植物等等。结构严谨、基础知识丰富、系统性强、篇幅适中、语言生动，尤其适合中国人阅读英文。
本书适合作为高等院校低年级普通生物学双语教材，也可供对生物学感兴趣的一般读者阅读参考。

PART ONE
Introduction 1
1 What Is Biology? 1
PART TWO
Cells Anatomy and Action 22
2 Simple Things of Life 22
3 Organic Chemistry：The Chemistry of Life 36
4 Cell Structure and Function 58
5 Enzymes 84
6 Biochemical Pathways 94
7 DNA and RNA：The Molecular Basis of Heredity 119
PART THREE
Cell Division and Heredity 141
8 Mitosis：The Cell-Copying Process 141
9 Meiosis：Sex-Cell Formation 153
10 Mendelian Genetics 171
PART FOUR
Evolution and Ecology 186
11 Diversity Within Species 186
12 Natural Selection and Evolution 201
13 Speciation and Evolutionary Change 217
14 Ecosystem Organization and Energy Flow 236
15 Community Interactions 260
16 Population Ecology 279
17 Behavioral Ecology 295
PART FIVE
Physiological Processes 315
18 Materials Exchange in the Body 315
19 Nutrition：Food and Diet 338
20 The Body’s Control Mechanisms 361
21 Human Reproduction， Sex， and Sexuality 383
PART SIX
The Origin and Classification of Life 405
22 The Origin of Life and Evolution of Cells 405
23 The Classification and Evolution of Organisms 424
24 Microorganisms：Bacteria， Protista， and Fungi 443
25 Plantae 461
26 Animalia 481
Glossary 507
Credits 520
Index 523