Biology Textbook Evaluation - Egenrieder
Evolution
Overview
Glencoe (Whale) - 2002
Unit 5 Change Through Time
 Chapter 14: The History of Life
 Chapter 15: The Theory of
Evolution
 Chapter 16: Primate Evolution
 Chapter 17: Organizing Life's
Diversity
Guided
Reading
Resources
Test Taking
Strategy
Test Bank
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Available?
Layout and
Graphics
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Graphics can be overwhelming. I
prefer the previous edition.
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Web Links
Interactive games
In the News
Quiz (requires plug-in)
Worksheets.
Holt (Tiger)
Unit 3 Principles of Evolution
 Chapter 12 History of Life on
Earth p.250
 Chapter 13 The Theory of
Evolution p.274
 Chapter 14 Human Evolution
 Chapter 15 Classification of
Organisms
 On-Line *.PDF files provide
printable handouts.
 Concept maps
 “Study Zone” for each chapter
provides a Chapter outline and
key terms
 Excellent, adaptable and
flexible.
 Shares some of the graphic
clutter of the Glencoe text but
much less distracting.
Prentice Hall (Dragonfly)
Unit 5: Evolution
 Chapter 15: Darwin's Theory of
Evolution
 Chapter 16: Evolution of Populations
 Chapter 17: The History of Life
 Chapter 18: Classification
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HXO Keywords for each
Chapter provide PDF files
Superb except for vocabulary (key terms).
Online Chapter outlines and
Section Quizzes
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Introduces Evolution after
Cells and Genetics but before
Ecology.
Both vocabulary and key concepts are in
bold font.
Practice quizzes on-line, along with other
review materials.
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Excellent, adaptable and flexible.
Table of Contents is clear and clean,
lacking the distracting graphics of
Glencoe text. Individual chapters are
similarly uncluttered.
Labs
Online
Support
Content
(Key term
comparison)
Biology Textbook Evaluation - Egenrieder
Ecology
Holt (Tiger)
Unit 4 Principles of Ecology
 Chapter 16 Populations
 Chapter 17 Ecosystems Chapter
18 Biological Communities
 Chapter 19 Human Impact on the
Environment
Prentice Hall (Dragonfly)
Unit 2: Ecology
 Chapter 3: The Biosphere
 Chapter 4: Ecosystems and
Communities
 Chapter 5: Populations
 Chapter 6: Humans in the Biosphere
Guided
Reading
Resources
Test Taking
Strategy


Both vocabulary and key concepts are in
bold font.

Practice quizzes on-line, along with
other review materials.
Test Bank

On-Line *.PDF files provide
printable handouts.
Concept maps
“Study Zone” for each chapter
provides a Chapter outline and
key terms
Excellent, adaptable and flexible.

Excellent, adaptable and flexible.
Shares some of the graphic clutter
of the Glencoe text but much less
distracting.

Table of Contents is clear and clean,
lacking the distracting graphics of
Glencoe text.
Individual chapters are similarly
uncluttered.
Overview
Layout and
Graphics
Glencoe (Whale) - 2002
Unit 2 Ecology
 Chapter 2: Principles of Ecology
 Chapter 3: Communities and
Biomes
 Chapter 4: Population Biology
 Chapter 5: Biological Diversity and
Conservation
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Graphics can be overwhelming. I
strongly prefer the previous edition.
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Labs
Online
Support
Content and
key term
comparison
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Web Links
Interactive games
In the News
Quiz (requires plug-in)
Worksheets.
Introduces Ecology before Cells
Introduces populations after ecology
basics and then human impact.
(same as PH)
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HXO Keywords for each Chapter
provide PDF files
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Online Chapter outlines and
Section Quizzes
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Introduces Ecology after Cells,
Genetics, and Evolution.
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Introduces Ecology before Cells
Introduces populations after ecology
basics and then human impact. (Same as
Glencoe)