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Corrections for Science Explorer/Focus on Life Science, California Edition ©2001

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/Focus on Life Science, California Edition © 2001.

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/Focus on Life Science, California Edition 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
0-13-044346-8

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
13 par. 1, lines 4–5 "...are over 75 meters tall..." "...are over 110 meters tall..." 03-Nov-2001
76 Materials "...PTC paper" Delete PTC paper. 26-Dec-2001
76 art Revise art to reflect revised text. Revised Page 76 Art 26-Dec-2001
76 col. 2 "3. For trait F,...
4. Count...students."
Delete #3 and renumber #4:
3. Count...students."
26-Dec-2001
76 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
77 art Revise art to reflect revised text. Revised Page 77 Art 26-Dec-2001
111 Fig. 9 caption, line 1 "...Princess Alexandra..." "...Empress Alexandra..." 03-Nov-2001
111 Social Studies Connection, In Your Journal, lines 1–2 "Imagine that you are Princess Alexandra..." "Imagine that you are Empress Alexandra..." 03-Nov-2001
111 Social Studies Connection, par. 2, line 6 "...example, Princess Alexandra,..." "...example, Empress Alexandra,..." 01-Feb-2001
122 par. 1, lines 10–12 "...about 60,000...3 million DNA base pairs." "...about 3 million DNA base pairs—or about 30,000 to 35,000 genes." 03-Nov-2001
137 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." 03-Nov-2001
145 Fig. 7 caption, Interpreting Maps, lines 3–4 "...that of the Abert squirrel?" "...that of Abert's squirrel?" 03-Nov-2001
145 Fig. 7 caption, lines 5–6 "...different from the Abert squirrel..." "...different from Abert's squirrel..." 03-Nov-2001
145 par. 3, line 12 "...from the Abert squirrel..." "...from Abert's squirrel..." 23-Jan-2001
145 par. 3, line 6 "...For example, the Abert squirrel..." "...For example, Abert's squirrel..." 23-Jan-2001
151 par. 1, lines 2–3 "...to the small intestine..." "...to the large intestine..." 03-Nov-2001
175 par. 3, lines 10–11 "...just a few of the 109 currently..." "...just some of the more than 110 currently..." 03-Nov-2001
218 par. 3, line 4 "...at least 2.5 million..." "...at least 1.7 million..." 23-Jan-2001
220 In Your Journal, lines 4–6 "...domestica, Hirudo medicinalis, and Cornus florida. Then..." "...domestica and Hirudo medicinalis Then..." 03-Nov-2001
266 #3.a "slowly inside cells." "by conjugation." 01-Feb-2001
289 Fig. 16, Threadlike Fungi photo label, line 4 "...such as this Rhizopus nigrens...." "...such as this Rhizopus...." 03-Nov-2001
316 Art Incorrect stemlike structure color and root structure New art 01-Feb-2001
363 #20, lines 1–2 "...time during the day is..." "...time is..." 03-Nov-2001
363 #21, line 3 "...during the 24-hour period?" "...during the 18-hour period?" 01-Feb-2001
363 Test Prep: Skills, line 2 "...over a 24-hour period..." "...over an 18-hour period..." 01-Feb-2001
390 Fig. 19 art labels "Blood vessels"
"Hearts"
No label for lower blood vessel
"Upper blood vessel"
"Arches"
"Lower blood vessel"
New art
03-Nov-2001
620 #3.c "muscles in the walls of veins" "breathing movements of the chest" 01-Feb-2001
710 Discover art Image is reversed. New art 01-Feb-2001
710 Photograph Image is reversed. New photograph 01-Feb-2001
764 Interpreting Illustrations art labels "Blood vessels"
"Hearts"
No lower blood vessel label
"Upper blood vessel"
"Arches"
"Lower blood vessel"
New art
01-Feb-2001
773 #47 - #50 "47. After an experiment...
48. Dispose of waste...
49. Wash your hands...
50. Always turn off all burners..."
Re-number #47 - #50 as #46 - #50 and insert new copy:
46. After an experiment has been completed, turn off burners or hot plates. If you used a gas burner check that the gas-line valve to the burner is off. Unplug hot plates.
47. Turn off and unplug any other electrical equipment that you used.
48. Clean up your work area and return all equipment to its proper place.
49. Dispose of waste materials as instructed by your teacher.
50. Wash your hands after every experiment."
01-Feb-2001
784 phylum, lines 1–3 "One of about...(p.370)" "The second broadest classification level into which biologists group organisms. (pp. 222, 370)" 03-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
11 Sharpen Your Skills, Observing, lines 5–6 "...why did Leeuwenhoek called the organisms..." "...why did Leeuwenhoek call the organisms..." 03-Nov-2001
15 par. 1, line 4 "...being stuck by a..." "...being struck by a..." 02-Feb-2001
22 Part 2 head "Part 2 Observing Animals Cells" "Part 2 Observing Animal Cells" 23-Jan-2001
68 Social Studies Connection, line 7 "...occuring..." "...occurring..." 01-Feb-2001
150 par. 2, lines 2–3 "...and Niles Eldridge, have..." "...and Niles Eldredge, have..." 05-Mar-2002
219 par. 1, last line "...crows have wings, feathers, and a beak." "...crows have wings, feathers, and beaks." 16-Apr-2001
223 Fig. 12 art label "Family Strygidae" "Family Strigidae" 03-Nov-2001
248 par. 2, line 5 "...—Archaebacteria and Eubacteria." "...—archaebacteria and eubacteria." 03-Nov-2001
248 par. 4, line 7 "...sewage. It is the bacteria..." "...sewage. They are the bacteria..." 01-Feb-2001
272 par. 1, line 3 "...use psuedopods to..." "...use pseudopods to..." 16-Apr-2001
301 Fig. 1 caption, line 2 "...by a cell wall." "...by cell walls." 16-Apr-2001
307 par. 2, line 4 "...gameophyte. Then the gameophyte..." "...gametophyte. Then the gametophyte..." 01-Feb-2001
383 par. 3, last line "...interact in complex ways," "...interact in complex ways, creating an environment that is rich and beautiful." 08-Mar-2001
570 Procedure, #1, line 3 "...the percent of..." "...the percentage of..." 03-Nov-2001
599 par. 4, lines 5–7 "...the lung into...the lung. As..." "...the lungs into...the lungs. As..." 03-Nov-2001
671 par. 6, lines 2–3 "...as cancer, however,..." "...as cancer, however,..." 03-Nov-2001
747 par. 3, line 6 "...need know..." "...need to know..." 23-Jan-2002
792 col. 3 "Eldridge, Niles 150" "Eldredge, Niles 150" 05-Mar-2002

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
14 par. 2, line 3 "...that surrounds plant cells. The cell wall..." "...that surrounds the cells of plants and other organisms. The cell wall..." 01-Feb-2001
14 par. 2, lines 4–6 "...If you think of a wooden desk, you will...what cellulose is. Wood contains..." "...If you think of a stalk of celery, you will...what cellulose is. Celery contains..." 03-Nov-2001
31 Fig. 16 caption, lines 4–5 "...A. The molecules diffuse into the cell. B. Eventually,..." "...A. There is a higher concentration of molecules outside the cell than inside. B. The molecules diffuse into the cell. Eventually,..." 03-Nov-2001
31 par. 1, line 1 "...by which substances move..." "...by which small molecules move..." 01-Feb-2001
71 par. 1, lines 3–4 "...produce the male sex cells, or pollen." "...produce the pollen, which contains the male sex cells." 03-Nov-2001
92 par. 2, line 4 "...the production of a..." "...the attachment of a..." 01-Feb-2001
118 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..." 03-Nov-2001
122 par. 3, lines 3–4 "...learn what..." "...learn more about what..." 03-Nov-2001
145 Fig. 7 caption, lines 4–5 "...has evolved to become..." "...has become..." 03-Nov-2001
145 par. 3, line 1 "...species can form..." "...species might form..." 23-Jan-2001
151 par. 1, line 7 "...to have any function..." "...to have much function..." 01-Feb-2001
213 par. 3, lines 7–8 "...trapping a bubble of water inside..." "...trapping water inside..." 03-Nov-2001
224 Fig. 13 caption, lines 10–11 "...to trap insects..." "...to pick up insects..." 03-Nov-2001
241 Fig. 4 caption, line 7 "...the virus can inject its..." "...the virus can release its..." 03-Nov-2001
241 par. 1, lines 10–11 "...attach to one kind...is the one with proteins on its surface that..." "...attach to specific cells in the human body. These human cells have proteins on their surfaces that..." 03-Nov-2001
248 par. 1, line 5 "...passes out through..." "...passes through..." 16-Apr-2001
248 par. 1, line 6 "...move, much as kicking your feet helps you to swim. A bacterial..." "...move, by spinning in place like a propeller. A bacterial..." 01-Feb-2001
248 par. 1, line 7 "...Bacteria that do not..." "...Most bacteria that do not..." 01-Feb-2001
270 par. 1, lines 5–6 "...fresh water. Believe it or not, these tiny organisms provide food for..." "...fresh water. These tiny organisms are at the base of the food web that provides food for..." 03-Nov-2001
272 Exploring Protozoans, Food vacuole caption, line 2 "...fuse, they form..." "...fuse around food, they form..." 16-Apr-2001
287 par. 2, line 3 "...from the tips of the hyphae..." "...from the hyphae..." 23-Jan-2001
333 par. 2, line 9 "...for example, are carried..." "...for example, can be carried..." 16-Apr-2001
337 par. 3, line 2 "...inside the bark is..." "...inside the outer bark layer is..." 01-Feb-2001
356 Fig. 19 caption, lines 2–3 "...of its growing season..." "...of its life cycle..." 03-Nov-2001
390 par. 1, lines 4–5 "...worms are sit-and-wait predators that leap out of their burrows to attack animals that come too close." "...worms that live in water are sit-and-wait predators. They leap out of their burrows to attack their prey." 03-Nov-2001
390 par. 4, lines 1–4 "In segments 9 through 13...and blood vessels in Figure 19." "A long blood vessel runs along the top of the earthworm's body. That blood vessel pumps blood through five arches, as shown in Figure 19. From the arches, the blood passes into a blood vessel that runs along the lower part of the earthworm." 03-Nov-2001
397 Going Through Changes, par. 1, line 2 "...its wormlike nymph stage,..." "...its white nymph stage,..." 01-Feb-2001
437 par. 2, lines 2–3 "...is an ectothermic vertebrate..." "...is a vertebrate..." 03-Nov-2001
437 par. 2, lines 5–6 "...most fishes obtain oxygen through gills and..." "...most fishes are ectotherms, obtain oxygen through gills, and..." 03-Nov-2001
465 Section 2, Key Ideas, second bullet, lines 1–3 "A fish is an ectothermic vertebrate that lives in water, has fins, usually has scales, and obtains oxygen through gills." "A fish is a vertebrate that lives in water and has fins. Most fishes are ectotherms, obtain oxygen through gills, and have scales." 03-Nov-2001
496 par. 2, lines 2–3 "...how they eat, how they move, and where they live. For example,..." "...how they eat and how their bodies are adapted for moving. For example,..." 03-Nov-2001
505 Art caption, line 2 "...has been woven..." "...has been made..." 01-Feb-2001
536 par. 1, lines 6–7 "...ends of your femur, your hip bones, and your sternum..." "...ends of your femurs, skull, hip bones, and sternum..." 03-Nov-2001
540 Guide For Reading, second bullet, line 1 "Why do muscles work..." "Why do skeletal muscles work..." 01-Feb-2001
599 par. 3, line 6 "...pumps blood..." "...pumps oxygen-poor blood..." 23-Jan-2001
604 par. 2, line 10 "...from flowing backward." "...from flowing backward. Third, breathing movements, which exert a squeezing pressure against veins in the chest, also force blood toward the heart." 01-Feb-2001
604 par. 2, line 9 "...legs. Third, larger veins..." "...legs. Second, larger veins..." 01-Feb-2001
604 par. 2, lines 3–5 "...First, the muscles inside veins...through a tube. Second, because many veins..." "...First, because many veins..." 03-Nov-2001
606 Data Table, Activity col., last two lines "(1 min) Resting after Exercise
(3+ min) Resting after Exercise
"
"Resting after Exercise (1 min)
Resting after Exercise (3+ min)
"
03-Nov-2001
606 Procedure, #3, line 5 "...Record the number in..." "...Record your resting pulse rate in..." 03-Nov-2001
619 Section 2, Key Ideas, second bullet, line 3 "...in arteries and lowest in veins." "...in arteries." 01-Feb-2001
645 Section 2, Key Ideas, second bullet, line 3 "...such as bronchitis,..." "...such as chronic bronchitis,..." 01-Feb-2001
660 par. 1, line 3 "...is the leading cause of..." "...is one of the leading causes of..." 01-Feb-2001
739 par. 3, line 3 "...zygote: At an early development,..." "...zygote: Early in development,..." 01-Feb-2001
771 Animal Safety, lines 3–4 "...also may require caution..." "...also requires caution..." 03-Nov-2001
772 #21, lines 4–5 "...may be hot. And never leave a lighted burner unattended." "...may be hot. Never leave a lighted burner unattended. Turn off the burner when not in use." 03-Nov-2001
773 #26, lines 2–4 "...chemicals. Never touch,...to do so. Many chemicals are poisonous." "...chemicals. Many chemicals are poisonous. Never touch,...to do so." 03-Nov-2001
773 #41, lines 2–3 "...harm to mammals, birds, reptiles, fishes, or amphibians. This rule..." "...harm to animals. This rule..." 03-Nov-2001
773 #44, line 5 "...avoid contact with them." "...avoid contact with them. Never eat any part of a plant or fungus." 01-Feb-2001
773 #45 "Never eat......or fungus." Delete #45 and copy. 01-Feb-2001
773 #46 "Wash your hands...involving animal parts, plants, or soil." Re-number as #45. 01-Feb-2001
780 fish, line 1 "...An ectothermic vertebrate..." "...A vertebrate..." 01-Feb-2001
781 hypothesis, line 2 "...to a scientific question. (p. 762)" "...to a scientific question; must be testable. (p. 762)" 01-Feb-2001


Teacher's Edition
0-13-044350-6

Corrections of factual errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
76 Advance Planning, lines 1–2 "Purchase PTC paper from a science supply house. Gather..." "Gather..." 26-Dec-2001
76 Alternative Materials, lines 1–2 "If PTC paper is not available, this trait can be omitted. If..." "If..." 26-Dec-2001
76 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
77 Safety, lines 1–4 "Remind students to...instruct them to. Review..." "Review..." 26-Dec-2001
98 Test Prep: Skills ans., #20, lines 6–7 "...pods. If both...green pods." "...pods. Neither parent could be gg, because both parents have green pods, and g is a recessive allele for yellow pods." 03-Nov-2001
328 Possible Materials, line 3 "...that germinate in..." "...that flower in..." 03-Nov-2001
391 Section 4 Review Answers, #4, line 5 "...the heart and..." "...the arches and..." 01-Feb-2001
568 Using the Visuals: Figure 6, line 10 "...vegetables and..." "...vegetables, legumes, and..." 03-Nov-2001
568 Using the Visuals: Figure 6, line 5 "...vegetables, tofu, legumes,..." "...vegetables, legumes,..." 03-Nov-2001

Corrections of typographical or grammatical errors.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
111 Including All Students, lines 10–12 "...have affected the princess' relationship with him? (The princess might..." "...have affected Alexandra's relationship with him? (Alexandra might..." 03-Nov-2001
248 Including All Students, line 3 "...Archaebacteria and Eubacteria..." "...archaebacteria and eubacteria..." 01-Feb-2001
582 Advance Planning, line 4 "...cubes, Prepare..." "...cubes. Prepare..." 03-Nov-2001
583 Analysis and Conclude notes, #1, lines 3–5 "...egg whites in...egg whites in..." "...egg white in...egg white in..." 03-Nov-2001
606 Sample Data Table, Activity col., rows 4–5 "(1 min) Resting after Exercise
(3+ min) Resting after Exercise"
"Resting after Exercise (1 min)
Resting after Exercise (3+ min)"
11-Dec-2001
715 Analyze and Conclude ans., #3, line 1 "Caffeine caused..." "Yes, because caffeine caused..." 11-Dec-2001

Changes for clarification.

Page Location Original Revision Date Posted
76 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
270 Activating Prior Knowledge, line 2 "...in a small dish of..." "...in a small petri dish of..." 01-Feb-2001
391 Answers to Self-Assessment, Caption Question, lines 1–4 "Five paired pumping organs...back to the pumping organs" "A long blood vessel that runs along the top of the earthworm pumps blood through five arches. The blood then passes into a blood vessel that runs along the lower part of the earthworm." 03-Nov-2001
605 Section 2 Review Answers, #3, lines 1–3 "The pushing force of the heart...pushing blood along; skeletal..." "Skeletal..." 03-Nov-2001


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