Test Bank for Life in the Universe, 3rd Edition : Bennett

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321687671
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321687678
• Author: Jeffrey Bennett

Life in the Universe takes non-science majors on a journey through the solar system and beyond, using a rigorous yet accessible introduction to astronomy, biology, and geology to explain natural phenomena and to explore profound scientific questions about astrobiology. The Third Edition has been thoroughly revised to include updated scientific discoveries, new Cosmic Context two-page spreads, and an updated Companion Website.

Table contents:

Part I Introducing Life in the Universe

1 A Universe of Life? 1

1.1 The Possibility of Life Beyond Earth 2

1.2 The Scientific Context of the Search 4

1.3 Places to Search 7

1.4 The Science of Astrobiology 10

Exercises and Problems 12

Movie madness Cinema Aliens 9

2 The Science of Life in the Universe 14

2.1 The Ancient Debate About Life Beyond Earth 15

2.2 The Copernican Revolution 22

2.3 The Nature of Modern Science 29

2.4 The Process of Science in Action

The Fact and Theory of Gravity 36

Exercises and Problems 41

Do the math 2.1 Kepler’s Third Law 26

Special topic 2.1: Geocentrism and the Church 28

Movie madness Gravity 36

3 The Universal Context of Life 45

3.1 The Universe and Life 46

3.2 The Structure, Scale, and History of the Universe 47

3.3 A Universe of Matter and Energy 64

3.4 Our Solar System 72

3.5 The process of science in action Ongoing Development of the Nebular Theory 86

Exercises and Problems 92

Key astronomical definitions 49

Do the math 3.1 How Far Is a Light-Year? 51

Special topic 3.1 How Do We Know That the Universe Is Expanding? 56

Movie madness Intersteller 64

Part II List on Earth

4 The Habitability of Earth 97

4.1 Geology and Life 98

4.2 Reconstructing the History of Earth and Life 99

4.3 The Hadean Earth and the Dawn of Life 110

4.4 Geology and Habitability 114

4.5 Climate Regulation and Change 124

4.6 The process of science in action Formation of the Moon 130

Exercises and Problems 135

Do the math 4.1 Radiometric Dating 106

Key Geological Definitions 111

Movie madness Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs 116

5 The Nature of Life on Earth 139

5.1 Defining Life 140

5.2 Cells: The Basic Units of Life 148

5.3 Metabolism: The Chemistry of Life 155

5.4 DNA and Heredity 158

5.5 Life at the Extreme 164

5.6 The process of science in action Evolution as Science 169

Exercises and Problems 174

Key Biological Definitions 143

Special topic 5.1 Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution 147

Do the math 5.1 The Dominant Form of Life on Earth 154

Movie madness War of the Worlds 165

6 The Origin and Evolution of Life on Earth 177

6.1 Searching for Life’s Origins 178

6.2 The Origin of Life 182

6.3 The Evolution of Life 190

6.4 Impacts and Extinctions 198

6.5 Human Evolution 206

6.6 The process of science in action Artificial Life 210

Exercises and Problems 216

Do the math 6.1 Bacteria in a Bottle I: Lessons for Early Life 188

Movie madness Armageddon 206

Do the math 6.2 Bacteria in a Bottle II: Lessons for the Human Race 210

Part III Life in the Solar System

7 Searching for Life in Our Solar System 219

7.1 Environmental Requirements for Life 220

7.2 A Biological Tour of the Inner Solar System 225

7.3 A Biological Tour of the Outer Solar System 229

7.4 The process of science in action Spacecraft Exploration of the Solar System 234

Exercises and Problems 240

Movie madness 2001: A Space Odyssey 231

Do the math 7.1 Newton’s Version of Kepler’s Third Law 234

8 Mars 243

8.1 Fantasies of Martian Civilization 244

8.2 A Modern Portrait of Mars 246

8.3 The Climate History of Mars 262

8.4 Searching for Life on Mars 266

8.5 The process of science in action Martian Meteorites 272

Exercises and Problems 276

Do the math 8.1 The Surface Area-to-Volume Ratio 265

Movie madness The Martian 267

9 Life on Jovian Moons 279

9.1 The Moons of the Outer Solar System 280

9.2 Life on Jupiter’s Galilean Moons 288

9.3 Life Elsewhere in the Solar System 296

9.4 The process of science in action Chemical Energy for Life 304

Exercises and Problems 309

Do the math 9.1 The Strength of the Tidal Force 286

Movie madness 2010: The Year We Make Contact 295

10 The Nature and Evolution of Habitability 312

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