WELCOME TO BIOLOGY and BIOPORTAL! The required textbook for this course is LIFE The Science of Biology Eighth Edition by Sadava/Heller/Orians/Purves/Hillis (©2008, W.H. Freeman & Company)

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The eBook content matches the print book exactly. BIOPORTAL EBOOK The eBook content matches the print book exactly.

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