Table of Contents

THE BASIS OF LIFE ; 1. What is biology? ; 2. The chemicals of life ; 3. Metabolic reactions ; 4. Cells ; ANIMALS AND PLANTS ; 5. Photosynthesis ; 6. Respiration ; 7. Gaseous exchange and transport in mammals ; 8. Homeostasis ; 9. Heterotrophic nutrition ; 10. Nervous and hormonal coordination ; 11. Locomotion and behaviour ; 12. Animal reproduction ; 13. Structure and transport in plants ; 14. Reproduction and coordination in flowering plants ; HEALTH AND DISEASE ; 15. Infectious diseases ; 16. Non-infectious diseases ; 17. Microorganisms and their applications ; GENETICS AND EVOLUTION ; 18. Molecular biology of the gene ; 19. Inheritance ; 20. Evolution ; 21. The variety of living things ; ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION ; 22. Environmental biology ; 23. Applied ecology

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This is an attractive, elegant book, well-illustrated with careful diagrams. TES Excellent presentation, clear diagrams. Good summary and exam question section at the end of each chapter. Thank you for including the answers at the end of the book. Dr G P Bevercombe, Mid-Cheshire College