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DIVDIVDIVBTHE NEXT GREAT CHAPTER IN THE STORY OF LIFEBRBR/BVisit the ILife/I, 9e preview site at www.whfreeman.com/life9epreview BRBRThe science of biology evolves. The science classroom and lab evolve. In this edition, as always, ILife: The Science of Biology/I evolves with them, in innovative, authoritative, and captivating ways.BRBRFrom the first edition to the present, ILife /Ihas set the standard as the most balanced experiment-based introductory biology text. This edition builds on this legacy, again teaching fundamental concepts and the latest developments by taking students step by step through the research that revealed them.BR/DIV/DIVDIVDIVBAlso available, Volume Splits:—paperbound in full color!/B/DIVDIVDIVPIVolume I:/I The Cell and Heredity (Chapters 1-20)BRIVolume II:/I Evolution, Diversity and Ecology (Chapters 1, 21-33, 54-59)BRIVolume III:/I Plants and Animals (Chapters 1, 34-53)/P/DIV/DIV/DIVDIVBA GREENER LIFE/BBRBRAnother first, the new edition of ILife /Iis printed on paper earning the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label, the “gold standard” in green paper products. Life paper includes 10% pre-consumer waste, 10% post-consumer waste, and is manufactured from wood from well-managed sustainable forests. Additionally, ILife’s/I green initiatives include:BR• 5% soy based inkBR• Covers printed on stock with 10% post-consumer wasteBR• 100% recycled paper coverboardsBR• Digitized work flow to reduce paper wasteBRBRBRAll of which also earn us Courier Printing Company’s Green Edition designation for reducing our environmental footprint. The environmental savings we have achieved on the first printing alone are:BR• Number of trees saved: 469BR• Air emissions eliminated (GHG’s): 52,240 poundsBR• Water saved: 171,250 gallonsBR• Solid waste eliminated: 28,335 pounds/DIV/DIV
