A Short Guide to Writing About Biology teaches students to write and think as biologists. Emphasizing that writing provides a way to examine, to evaluate, and to refine thinking and understanding, this guide helps students get more out of the biology courses they take and prepares them for careers in all aspects of biology. The book emphasizes how to read and evaluate information, take notes, ask questions about data displayed in graphs and tables, summarize effectively, and communicate information concisely and convincingly. It also shows students how to most effectively keep laboratory and field notebooks. A new section offers advice on how to write for a general audience. Throughout, Professor Pechenik, a biologist, includes many examples of student writing.