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Corrections for Science Explorer/Book C: Cells and Heredity ©2000

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 Science Explorer/Book C: Cells and Heredity © 2000.

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 Science Explorer/Book C: Cells and Heredity 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
0-13-434479-0

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
23 par. 1, lines 5–6 "...are over 75 meters tall..." "...are over 110 meters tall..." 25-Nov-2001
26 Exploring Plant and Animal Cells art Leader from "Cell wall" label points to cell membrane; leader from "Cell membrane" label points to cytoplasm. New art 09-Sep-2000
57 Try This "What's in Your Breath?" activity Delete activity. 03-Sep-2000
86 Materials "...PTC paper" Delete PTC paper. 26-Dec-2001
86 art Revise art to reflect revised text. Revised Page 86 Art 26-Dec-2001
86 col. 2 "3. For trait F,...
4. Count...students."
Delete #3 and renumber #4:
3. Count...students."
26-Dec-2001
86 col. 2, Data Table, last two rows "F. Can taste PTC* Cannot taste PTC*
*PTC stands for phenylthiocarbamide
"
Revise row F, and delete last row:
F. Smile dimples No smile dimples"
26-Dec-2001
87 art Revise art to reflect revised text. Revised Page 87 Art 26-Dec-2001
121 Fig. 9 caption, line 1 "Princess Alexandra..." "Empress Alexandra..." 25-Nov-2001
121 In Your Journal, lines 1–2 "...Princess Alexandra...." "...Empress Alexandra...." 25-Nov-2001
121 Social Studies Connection, par. 2, line 6 "...Princess Alexandra," "...Empress Alexandra," 03-Sep-2000
132 par. 1, lines 10–12 "...about 60,000 to 80,000 genes—or about 3 billion DNA base pairs." "...about 3 billion DNA base pairs—or about 30,000 to 35,000 genes." 25-Nov-2001
141 par. 4, lines 4–6 "...of life forms. The giant tortoises,...prickly cactus plants." "...of life forms. He saw large numbers of giant tortoises, or land turtles, which he described as 'immense' in size. There were fur-covered seals, and lizards that ate cactus plants for food and water." 25-Nov-2001
149 Fig. 7 Key "Range of Abert squirrel" "Range of Abert's squirrel" 25-Nov-2001
149 Fig. 7 caption, lines 5–6 "...from the Abert squirrel..." "...from Abert's squirrel..." 25-Nov-2001
149 par. 3, line 5 "...For example, the Abert squirrel..." "...For example, Abert's squirrel..." 12-Dec-2000
149 par. 3, next to last line "...from the Abert squirrel..." "...from Abert's squirrel..." 12-Dec-2000
159 par. 1, lines 2–3 "...attached to the small intestine...." "...attached to the large intestine...." 25-Nov-2001
185 #5, last line "...line.)" "...line. Also, not all graphs are linear. It may be more appropriate to draw a curve to connect the points.)" 25-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
25 par. 1, line 4 "...being stuck by a chunk of..." "...being struck by a chunk of..." 12-Dec-2000
32 col. 2, Part 2 head "Part 2 Observing Animals Cells" "Part 2 Observing Animal Cells" 12-Dec-2000
79 Wrap Up, line 1 "...(page 108),..." "...(page 109),..." 03-Sep-2000
98 par. 2, lines 3–6 "two pairs. During meiosis...in the organism. In Exploring Meiosis,..." "two pairs. During meiosis...in the organism. In Exploring Meiosis,..." 25-Nov-2001
158 par. 4, line 2 "...Niles Eldridge, have..." "...Niles Eldredge, have..." 19-Feb-2002

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
24 par. 2, line 3 "material that surrounds plant cells...." "material that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms...." 03-Sep-2000
24 par. 2, lines 5–6 "...think of a wooden desk, you will...cellulose is. Wood contains..." "...think of a stalk of celery, you will...cellulose is. Celery contains..." 25-Nov-2001
26 Exploring Plant and Animal Cells, Vacuole caption, lines 3–6 "...This water-filled sac...stores food, waste" "...This sac...stores water, food, waste" 25-Nov-2001
102 par. 2, line 4 "the production of a specific amino acid...." "the attachment of a specific amino acid...." 03-Sep-2000
103 par. 2, line 3 "...an RNA molecule looks like..." "...an RNA molecule almost always looks like..." 03-Sep-2000
128 par. 5, lines 6–8 "...it. Researchers use genetic engineering to produce medicines, to improve food crops, and to try to cure..." "...it. Genetic engineering can produce medicines and improve food crops, and may cure..." 25-Nov-2001
132 par. 3, lines 3–4 "...learn what..." "...learn more about what..." 25-Nov-2001
148 Social Studies Connection, par. 1, lines 1–5 "An example of how human actions can influence natural selection occurred in England in the 1850s. Early in the 1800s,..." "The case of the English peppered moth is an example of how human actions can affect natural selection. In the late l700s,..." 25-Nov-2001
148 Social Studies Connection, par. 2, next to last line "In time,almost all..." "By about 1850,almost all..." 03-Sep-2000
149 Fig. 7 caption, lines 4–5 "...has evolved to become..." "...has become..." 25-Nov-2001
149 par. 3, line 1 "A new species can form..." "A new species might form..." 12-Dec-2000
159 par. 1, last two lines "this is a clue that the ancestors of modern-day humans had a larger appendix that was important for digestion." "this information about modern-day organisms provides clues about their ancestors and their relationships." 03-Sep-2000
159 par. 1, lines 7 "...does not seem to have any function...." "...does not seem to have much function." 03-Sep-2000


Teacher's Edition
0-13-429192-1

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
66 Background, History of Science, line 1 "...In 1955,..." "...In 1953,..." 03-Sep-2000
86 Advance Planning, lines 1–2 "Purchase PTC paper from a science supply house. Gather..." "Gather..." 26-Dec-2001
86 Alternative Materials, lines 1–2 "If PTC paper is not available, this trait can be omitted. If..." "If..." 26-Dec-2001
86 Introducing the Procedure, first bullet, lines 6–8 "...class. Explain that PTC...will not taste anything. Curly..." "...class. Tell students that curly..." 26-Dec-2001
87 Safety, lines 1–4 "Remind students...them to. Review..." "Review..." 26-Dec-2001
121 In Your Journal ans., lines 10–12 "...have affected the princess' relationship with him? (The princess might..." "...have affected Alexandra's relationship with him? (Alexandra might..." 25-Nov-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
68 Section 3 Review Answers, #4, lines 1–4 "One of the daughter cells...would receive no chromosomes...." "Both chromatids of a chromosome would go to the same pole, so neither daughter cell would get the correct number of chromosomes...." 25-Nov-2001
86 Analyze and Conclude ans., #1, lines 1–3 "Some traits...taste PTC. Some..." "One trait controlled by a dominant allele that is usually more common is free earlobes. Some..." 26-Dec-2001
99 Materials, line 3 "the stages of meiosis in animal cells," "the stages of meiosis," 03-Sep-2000


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