General Biology II: Organisms and Ecology

 I am a biologist to the core, always have been, and always will be. My interest in all things living is broad and generic. If it’s a living creature—plant, animal, or microbe—I find it fascinating. How did I get this way? Understanding parents and a nurturing habitat are to blame.

I spent many happy hours in my youth in and around a nearby pond and stream and raising tadpoles, white mice, and pigeons.

I eagerly devoured every biology course I could take in college, and although I flirted for a time with the idea of a career in marine biology, I eventually became an educator. For nearly forty years, high schools and universities have actually paid me for doing what I love—teaching biology, and writing all sorts of science curriculum materials from lab manuals to textbooks. As a teacher and writer, I believe it is my responsibility not only to inform but also infuse students and readers with a sense of wonder and awe for all the amazing realms of life found on this planet.