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- ISBN:9780521561785
- Format:Hardback
- Subject(s):Biology
- Author(s):D. J. Taylor, N. P. O. Green, G. W. Stout, R. Soper
- Available from: October 1997
Biological Science covers both core and option material for AS Level and A Level.
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CONTENTS
- 1. Introduction to the subject
- 2. Classification
- 3. Chemicals of life
- 4. Enzymes
- 5. Cells
- 6. Histology
- 7. Autotrophic nutrition
- 8. Heterotrophic nutrition
- 9. Energy utilisation
- 10. Organisms in their environment
- 11. Quantitative ecology
- 12. Microbiology and biotechnology
- Answers and discussion
- 13. Transport in plants
- 14. Transport in animals
- 15. Coordination and control in plants
- 16. Coordination and control in animals
- 17. Movement and support
- 18. Homeostasis
- 19. Excretion and osmoregulation
- 20. Reproduction
- 21. Growth and development
- 22. Continuity of life
- 23. Variation and genetics
- 24. Application of genetics
- 25. Evolution - history of life
- 26. Mechanisms of speciation
- Answers and discussion
- Appendix 1. Biological chemistry
- Appendix 2. Biological techniques
- Appendix 3. Classification
- Appendix 4. Nomenclature and units
- Appendix 5. The geological time scale
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