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Mastering biology

O.F.G. Kilgour and P.D. Riley

(Macmillan master series)

Macmillan, 1999

3rd ed

  • pbk

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Note

Previous ed. by O.F.G. Kilgour, 1987

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Mastering Biology 3rd edition has been fully revised and updated to provide the information required for today's syllabuses. The book provides an interactive element where the readers can focus on the learning objectives, find them easily in each chapter, check their knowledge and understanding by answering the wide-ranging questions and revise their work using the end of chapter summaries. Mastering Biology can be a useful primer for students beginning A Level Biology after studying an integrated course at GCSE. It will also appeal to further education students.

Table of Contents

Introducing Biology and the Scientific Process.- THEME I: BODY FORM AND STRUCTURE.- The Body Form and Structure of Living Things.- THEME II: LIFE SUPPORT PROCESSES.- Green Plants: The Food Producers.- Nutrition and the Food Consumers.- How Living Things Transport Materials.- Respiration.- Homeostasis The Steady State.- THEME III: LIFE PROTECTION PROCESSES.- Irritability.- Support and Movement.- THEME IV: LIFE CONTINUATION PROCESSES.- Reproduction.- Growth and Development.- Genetics.- Evolution.- THEME V: INTERRELATIONSHIPS.- Natural Ecosystems.- The Effects of Modern Humans on the Ecosystem.- Glossary.- Index of Generic Names.- General Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA82636645
  • ISBN
    • 0333660587
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Basingstoke
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 405 p
  • Size
    24 cm
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