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Corrections for Biology The Living Science ©1998
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Corrections of factual errors.
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| 701 |
col. 2, par. 1, line 7 |
"...much as 11 meters." |
"...much as 15 meters." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 714 |
col. 1, par. 1, line 8 |
"...the approximately 8700 living bird species..." |
"...the approximately 8600 living bird species..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 715 |
col. 2, par. 3, next to last line |
"...that range from 150 to..." |
"...that range from 70 to..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 748 |
col. 2, par. 1, line 1 |
"...may have lived 20 years or longer..." |
"...may have lived several years..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 833 |
col. 1, par. 2, lines 1–2 |
"More than 20 different types of white blood cells are known." |
"There are five major types of white blood cells." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 852 |
par. 1, lines 2–3 |
"...sugar contains 16 Calories, or 16,000 calories." |
"...sugar contains 15 Calories, or 15,000 calories." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 852 |
par. 2, line 2 |
"...between 1800 and |
"...between 2200 and..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 855 |
col. 2, par. 1, lines 3–5 |
"Of the 22 most...to make 14—the other..." |
"Of the 20 most...to make 12—the other..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 867 |
col. 1, par. 1, line 1 |
"FOR MANY YEARS, DR. JOHN..." |
"FOR MANY YEARS, DR. ROBIN..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 867 |
col. 1, par. 1, line 6 |
"In 1982, he brought..." |
"In 1981, he brought..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 868 |
col. 2, par. 3, line |
"...John Warren and Dr. Barry..." |
"...Robin Warren and Dr. Barry..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 869 |
col. 1, par. 2, line 1 |
"In June 1984..." |
"In July 1984..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 869 |
Fig. 38-15, caption, line 4 |
"...Americans over the age of 50..." |
"...Americans over the age of 60..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 875 |
Extending Your Thinking, #4 Applying concepts, line 2 |
"...Australian physicians John Warren..." |
"...Australian physicians Robin Warren..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 899 |
Applying Your Skills, par., line 1 |
"Since the birth of Louise Brown in 1979..." |
"Since the birth of Louise Brown in 1978..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 911 |
col. 2, par. 2, line 3 |
"In 1984..." |
"In 1983..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 921 |
Extending Your Thinking, #1 Predicting, line 5 |
"...15 minutes." |
"...20 minutes." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 923 |
par. 1 above bottom two rows of Periodic Table, line 1 |
"The names of elements 104–108 are under..." |
"The names of elements 104–109 are under..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 928 |
Metric- English System Equivalents, line 3 |
"1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 miles (mi)" |
"1 kilometer (km) = 0.62 mile (mi)" |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 928 |
Metric- English System Equivalents, line 5 |
"250 milliliters (mL) = 1 cup (c)" |
"237 milliliters (mL) = 1 cup (c)" |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 968 |
col. 2 |
"Sharp, Philip, 189" |
"Sharp, Phillip, 189" |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 970 |
col. 2 |
"Warren, John, 867" |
"Warren, Robin, 867" |
26-Sep-2000 |
Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.
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| 16 |
Fig. 1-12, caption, next to last line |
"...and Findlay..." |
"...and Finlay..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 17 |
Section header after par. 3 |
"Findlay's Hypothesis" |
"Finlay's Hypothesis" |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 17 |
par. 4, line 3 |
"...named Carlos Findlay. Findlay..." |
"...named Carlos Finlay. Finlay..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 17 |
par. 5, line 3 |
"...did not believe Findlay's..." |
"...did not believe Finlay's..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 17 |
par. 5, line 6 |
"To test Findlay's..." |
"To test Finlay's..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 18 |
par. 3, line 2 |
"...hero, and Findlay..." |
"...hero, and Finlay..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 22 |
Summa- rizing Key Concepts, 1-3 The Scientific Method and Yellow Fever, bullet 1, line 1 |
"...for or against Findlay's..." |
"...for or against Finlay's..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 111 |
par. 1, line 5 |
"...organ, and so are..." |
"...organ, and so is..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 173 |
col. 2, par. 4, next to last line |
"...each contain 1 proton..." |
"...each contains 1 proton..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 394 |
col. 1, par. 4, line 8 |
"...genus and species name is..." |
"...genus and species names are..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 477 |
par. 6, line 1 |
"The class Aves, or birds, are defined..." |
"The class Aves, or birds, is defined..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 949 |
col. 2, entry 19 (ring vessel), line 1 |
"in an anneid, structure that..." |
"in an annelid, structure that..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
Changes for clarification.
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| 81 |
col. 2, par. 3, line 2 |
"...are broken apart in a..." |
"...are broken in a..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 157 |
col. 1, par. 3, lines 3–4 |
"Normally, human sperm and egg each contain 22..." |
"Normally, each human sperm and egg contains 22..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 228 |
Fig. 10-12 |
Move the circle that relates to the Kohlrabi from the roots to the stem. Replace the drawing of cabbage with a drawing of kale, and change the label from "Cabbage" to "Kale". |
New Figure 10-12 art |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 228 |
Fig. 10-12, caption, line 5 |
"...(Brussels sprouts and cabbage)..." |
"...(Brussels sprouts)..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 301 |
col. 1, par. 4, line 1 |
"If you refer back to pages 294 and 295..." |
"If you refer back to page 295..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
| 367 |
Fig. 16-8, caption, line 1 |
"This map shows areas..." |
"The dark areas of this map show areas..." |
26-Sep-2000 |
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