A thorough overview of the life sciences but now in two volumes with larger format and single-column text. Activity pages with color illustrations and photographs are included in back of student text. Objectives are listed at the beginning of each section, and self quizzes are at the end of each chapter in addition to regular review questions. There is increased emphasis on Bible integration as well as career features, increased compliance with national and state science standards, enhanced appendices on classification and biomes, and an expanded glossary and index.