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Corrections for Science Explorer/Book C: Cells and Heredity ©2002

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 © 2002.

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
0-13-054064-1

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
86 Materials "...PTC paper" Delete PTC paper. 30-Nov-2001
86 art Revise art to reflect revised text. Revised Page 86 Art 30-Nov-2001
86 col. 2 "3. For trait F,...
4. Count...students."
Delete #3 and renumber #4:
"3. Count...students."
30-Nov-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"
30-Nov-2001
87 art Revise art to reflect revised text. Revised Page 87 Art 30-Nov-2001
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." 18-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
20 par. 1, line 5 "...Matthais..." "...Matthias..." 11-Jun-2001
25 par. 1, line 4 "...being stuck by..." "...being struck by..." 11-Jun-2001
32 col. 2, Part 2 head "Part 2 Observing Animals Cells" "Part 2 Observing Animal Cells" 11-Jun-2001
77 #25, line 2 "...Question 20, what..." "...Question 23, what..." 18-Nov-2001
128 par. 3, line 7, and par. 4, line 1 "...ever produced
To create Dolly, researchers first removed..."
"...ever produced. To create Dolly, researchers removed..." 11-Jun-2001
158 par. 4, line 2 "...Niles Eldridge, have..." "...Niles Eldredge, have..." 19-Feb-2002

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
33 par. 2, lines 6–8 "...atom. The most common elements in living things, including you, are carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen." "...atom. The elements found in living things include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur." 18-Nov-2001
86 #2, line 1 "For traits A, B, C, D, and E, work..." "For each of the traits listed in the data table, work..." 30-Nov-2001
106 par. 4, lines 2–8 "...reproduction. For example,...other types of potatoes." "...reproduction. Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is an example. Antibiotics are chemicals that kill bacteria. Gene mutations have enabled some kinds of bacteria to become resistant to certain antibiotics—that is, antibiotics do not kill bacteria that have the mutations. Since the antibiotic-resistant bacteria are not killed by the antibiotics, the mutations have improved the bacteria's ability to survive and reproduce." 18-Nov-2001
128 par. 3, lines 1–5 "Cloning Animals Producing a clone...clones of animals. Remember Dolly,..." "Cloning Animals Remember Dolly,..." 18-Nov-2001
128 par. 4, last line "...the cell nucleus. Dolly is a clone of that sheep." "...the cell nucleus. Dolly is a clone of that sheep.
Since scientists first cloned Dolly, pigs and calves have also been cloned. Scientists hope that cloning animals will allow humans to live healthier lives. For example, pigs that are being cloned have genes that will make their organs suitable for organ transplants into humans."
11-Jun-2001
128 par. 5, lines 6–8 "...into it. Researchers use genetic engineering to produce medicines, to improve food crops, and to try to cure human genetic disorders." "...into it. Genetic engineering can produce medicines and improve food crops, and may cure human genetic disorders." 18-Nov-2001
132 par. 3, lines 3–4 "...learn what makes the body work,..." "...learn more about what makes the body work,..." 18-Nov-2001
141 par. 4, lines 4–7 "...life forms. The giant tortoises, or land turtles, he saw were so tall that they could look him in the eye. There were..ate nothing but tough, prickly cactus plants." "...life forms. He saw large numbers of giant tortoises, or land turtles, which he described as immense in size. There were...ate cactus for food and water." 18-Nov-2001


Teacher's Edition
0-13-054066-8

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
86 Advance Planning, lines 1–2 "Purchase PTC paper from a science supply house. Gather..." "Gather..." 18-Nov-2001
86 Alternative Materials, lines 1–2 "If PTC paper is not available, this trait can be omitted. If..." "If..." 18-Nov-2001
86 Introducing the Procedure, first bullet, lines 6–8 "...class. Explain that PTC...will not taste anything. Curly..." "...class. Tell students that curly..." 18-Nov-2001
87 Safety, lines 1–4 "Remind students to...instruct them to. Review..." "Review..." 18-Nov-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
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..." 18-Nov-2001
141 Ongoing Assessment, lines 2–4 "...insights Darwin's voyage gave him into the nature of living things." "...insights into the nature of living things that Darwin gained from his voyage." 18-Nov-2001


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