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Corrections for Prentice Hall Biology New York State ©2003

As part of its Open Book Initiative, Pearson Education has established an Internet-based communication policy that alerts educators to any factual or typographical errors or areas of possible misunderstanding in its school programs. In accordance with this policy, Prentice Hall is alerting you to corrections made in Prentice Hall Biology New York State © 2003.

We organized the corrections by category:

  • Corrections of factual errors
  • Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors
  • Changes for clarification, where the original wording or art could be improved to support student understanding
Publishers typically reprint books several times over the life of a copyright. Corrections can be made in each printing. Thus, depending on which printing of Prentice Hall Biology New York State you have, these corrections may already appear in your textbook.

Key: Fig. = Figure
Ch. = Chapter
par. 1, par. 2, etc. = paragraph 1, paragraph 2, etc. (an incomplete paragraph at the top of a page is counted as paragraph 1)
ques. 1, ques. 2, etc. = question 1, question 2, etc.
col. 1, col. 2, etc. = column 1, column 2, etc.
ans. = answer


  Student Edition
0-13-063163-9

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
47 par. 5, line 3 "...nature. All 20 amino..." "...nature. All amino..." 25-Feb-2002
57 #7.c art Revise art. Revised Page 57 Item 7.c Art 25-Feb-2002
67 par. 2, line 4 "...than 3 percent—..." "...than 1 percent—..." 25-Feb-2002
79 Analyzing Data, Corn Production table, Previous Crop col., row 4 "Rye grass" "Rye" 25-Feb-2002
210 par. 1, line 6 "...and NADH..." "...and NADP..." 25-Feb-2002
216 8-3 The Reactions of Photosynthesis, second bullet, line 2 "...and NADH..." "...and NADP..." 25-Feb-2002
273 par. 1, last line "...type and eye color." "...type." 25-Feb-2002
291 par. 2, lines 9–10 "Purines have one ring in...pyrimidines have two rings..." "Purines have two rings in...pyrimidines have one ring..." 25-Feb-2002
325 Fig. 13-8 art Revise art. Revised Page 325 Figure 13-8 Art 25-Feb-2002
462 Procedure, #2, last line "...step 2." "...step 4." 25-Feb-2002
565 Quick Lab, Procedure, #2, line 1 "Open..." "CAUTION: Do not perform Steps 2 and 3 if you are allergic to nuts. Open..." 25-Feb-2002
688 par. 2, last three lines "...release fertilized eggs, or zygotes. These zygotes are..." "...release embryos. These embryos are..." 25-Feb-2002
837 Biology and History, Mary Leakey, line 3 "...of 3.5 million-..." "...of 3.6 million-..." 25-Feb-2002
841 Take It to the NET, lines 1–4 "...about fossils of the genus Homo, including...and Homo rudolfensis. Then,..." "...about fossil hominids, including...and Kenyanthropus rudolfensis. Then,..." 25-Feb-2002
844 32-1 Introduction to the Mammals, fifth bullet, line 2 "...retaining excess liquid." "...retaining water." 25-Feb-2002
859 Fig. 33-9 art labels Revise labels. Revised Page 859 Figure 33-9 Art Labels 25-Feb-2002
1073 base Hydroxide ion formula has a plus sign. Change hydroxide ion formula plus sign to a minus sign. 25-Feb-2002

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
263 par. 2, line 6 "...holds the the key..." "...holds the key..." 25-Feb-2002
404 par. 3, lines 9–10 "...including behavorial isolation,..." "...including behavioral isolation,..." 25-Feb-2002
421 Fig. 17-5 art, Period col., line 1 "Quarternary" "Quaternary" 25-Feb-2002
461 Making Connections, lines 2–3 "...Chapter 3 about..." "...Chapter 7 about..." 25-Feb-2002
467 Take It to the NET, fourth bullet, line 2 "...on Bodwin Moor?" "...on Bodmin Moor?" 25-Feb-2002
467 Take It to the NET, lines 5–6 "...on Bodwin Moor." "...on Bodmin Moor." 25-Feb-2002
532 par. 1, lines 2–3 "...Ascomycota. [Key Concept icon] The phylum...contains spores. There..." "...Ascomycota. [Key Concept icon] The phylum...contains spores. There..." 25-Feb-2002
570 Fig. 22-25 caption, line 4 "...plant embroyo. The..." "...plant embryo. The..." 25-Feb-2002
626 par. 1, line 5 "...and brussel sprouts..." "...and Brussels sprouts..." 25-Feb-2002
636 Fig. 25-5 art label "B, Without the...the apicial meristem,..." "B, Without the...the apical meristem,..." 25-Feb-2002
645 par. 5, line 6 "...vascular tisue of..." "...vascular tissue of..." 25-Feb-2002
684 Fig. 27-2 caption, lines 1–2 "This blood fluke is a parasitic flatworm that matures in..." "Blood flukes are parasitic flatworms that mature in..." 25-Feb-2002
687 Fig. 27-5 art labels, #3, line 1 "After axsexual reproduction,..." "After asexual reproduction,..." 25-Feb-2002
790 Procedure, #4, line 2 "...tube in..." "...tubes in..." 25-Feb-2002
836 Fig. 32-17 caption, line 1 "Between 8 and..." "Between 3.8 and..." 25-Feb-2002
839 Fig. 32-19 art label "H. heidelbergenesis" "H. heidelbergensis" 25-Feb-2002
937 Go Further, line 1 "Additional Reasearch
Research..."
"Additional Research
Research..."
25-Feb-2002

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
15 Fig. 1-13 caption, last line "...in Australia." "...in Australia and some nearby islands." 25-Feb-2002
15 par. 1, line 3 "...in Australia? An..." "...in Australia and some nearby islands? An..." 25-Feb-2002
15 par. 1, line 5 "...ago, Australia,..." "...ago, when marsupials were evolving, Australia,..." 25-Feb-2002
15 par. 1, lines 6–10 "...joined. During that time,...types of mammals. You..." "...joined as a single land mass. That land mass began to break apart, and Australia became a separate continent. Its marsupials were thus separated from other kinds of mammals, and they evolved as a unique group. You..." 25-Feb-2002
64 par. 3, lines 4–6 "...are sometimes studied...and dominant communities. The..." "...are also studied...and similar dominant communities. The..." 25-Feb-2002
76 Fig. 3-12 caption, line 3 "...to build tissues and..." "...to grow and..." 04-Mar-2002
76 par. 2, line 2 "...to build tissues and..." "...to grow and..." 25-Feb-2002
79 Analyzing Data, par. 1, lines 1–3 "Rye and...poor soils. Sometimes,...rye grass and..." "Sometimes,...rye and other grasses and..." 25-Feb-2002
79 Analyzing Data, par. 2, lines 6–7 "...rye grass. The..." "...rye. The..." 25-Feb-2002
82 3-3 Cycles of Matter, Key Concepts, second bullet, lines 1–2 "...to build tissues and..." "...to grow and..." 04-Mar-2002
277 Figure 11-15 art label, line 1 "Telophase II" "Telophase II and Cytokinesis" 01-Mar-2002
290 par. 2, lines 8–9 "...bacteriophage they infected with bacteria was..." "...bacteriophage was..." 25-Feb-2002
314 12-1 DNA, second bullet, lines 2–3 "...bacteriophage they infected with bacteria was..." "...bacteriophage was..." 25-Feb-2002
565 Quick Lab, Procedure, #3 "...the peanut on a piece of a brown paper bag. Then, hold...indicates the presence of lipids." "...the nut on brown paper and hold...indicates lipids." 25-Feb-2002
626 par. 2, lines 1–2 "...have been responsible for dramatic..." "...have contributed to dramatic..." 25-Feb-2002
697 par. 2, lines 3–4 "...have only a few setae. Most..." "...have streamlined bodies and relatively few setae compared to polychaetes. Most..." 04-Mar-2002
710 27-3 Annelids, second bullet "...have only a few setae and live..." "...have streamlined bodies and relatively few setae compared to polychaetes. Most oligochaetes live..." 04-Mar-2002
769 Fig. 30-4 caption, line 4 "...tunic. They are..." "...tunic. Most tunicates are..." 04-Mar-2002
770 par. 1, lines 9–10 "...tract. Unlike adult tunicates, lancelets use the pharynx only for feeding, not gas exchange. Lancelets..." "...tract. Lancelets use gills in the pharynx for gas exchange. In addition, lancelets..." 04-Mar-2002
799 par. 2, lines 11–12 "...Period opened up niches on land and in the sea, providing opportunities...to evolve." "...Period provided opportunities for other kinds of organisms to evolve on land and in the seas." 25-Feb-2002
824 par. 3, lines 7–8 "...blood and by excreting or retaining excess liquid. They..." "...blood, as well as by excreting excess water or retaining needed water. They..." 25-Feb-2002
840 Fig. 32-20 caption, lines 3–4 "...travel? By testing the...of fossilized human ancestors and continuing..." "...travel? By comparing the...of indigenous human populations around the world, and by continuing..." 25-Feb-2002
841 32-3 Section Assessment, #1, line 2 "...that all primates..." "...that most primates..." 25-Feb-2002
843 #8, lines 1–6 "...Predictions On...table and...write...protein. Synthetic...protein. Include..." "...Predictions Hair contains protein. Synthetic and plant fibers do not contain protein. On...table, write...protein. Include..." 25-Feb-2002
863 par. 2, last two lines "...that attach...the backbone." "...that support the fins or limbs." 25-Feb-2002
1014 Fig. 39-17 art label "Follicle
Phase"
"Follicular
Phase"
25-Feb-2002
1027 Take It to the NET, first bullet "Take the...having diabetes?" "What types of questions are included in the risk test?" 04-Mar-2002
1027 Take It to the NET, second bullet "...can you do...lower your risk?" "...can a person do...lower his or her risk?" 25-Feb-2002
1074 biome, line 2 "...and dominant..." "...and similar dominant..." 25-Feb-2002


Teacher's Edition
0-13-069892-X

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
672 Teacher to Teacher, col. 2, line 7 "Caiencro High School," "Carencro High School," 08-Apr-2002


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