| Description |
1 online resource (401 pages) : color illustrations, photographs |
| Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; To the student; 1 Characteristics and classification of living organisms; Characteristics of living organisms; Concept and use of a classification system; Features of organisms; Dichotomous keys; 2 Organisation and maintenance of the organism; Cell structure and organisation; Levels of organisation; Size of specimens; 3 Movement in and out of cells; Diffusion; Osmosis; Active transport; 4 Biological molecules; Biological molecules; Proteins; Structure of DNA; Water; 5 Enzymes; Enzyme action; 6 Plant nutrition; Photosynthesis; Leaf structure |
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Mineral requirements7 Human nutrition; Diet; Alimentary canal; Mechanical digestion; Chemical digestion; Absorption; 8 Transport in plants; Transport in plants; Water uptake; Transpiration; Translocation; 9 Transport in animals; Transport in animals; Heart; Blood and lymphatic vessels; Blood; 10 Diseases and immunity; Pathogens and transmission; Defences against diseases; 11 Gas exchange in humans; Gas exchange in humans; 12 Respiration; Respiration; Aerobic respiration; Anaerobic respiration; 13 Excretion in humans; Excretion; 14 Co-ordination and response; Nervous control in humans |
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Sense organsHormones in humans; Homeostasis; Tropic responses; 15 Drugs; Drugs; Medicinal drugs; Misused drugs; 16 Reproduction; Asexual reproduction; Sexual reproduction; Sexual reproduction in plants; Sexual reproduction in humans; Sex hormones in humans; Methods of birth control in humans; Sexually transmitted infections (STIs); 17 Inheritance; Inheritance; Chromosomes, genes and proteins; Mitosis; Meiosis; Monohybrid inheritance; 18 Variation and selection; Variation; Adaptive features; Selection; 19 Organisms and their environment; Energy flow; Food chains and food webs; Nutrient cycles |
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Population size20 Biotechnology and genetic engineering; Biotechnology and genetic engineering; Biotechnology; Genetic engineering; 21 Human influences on ecosystems; Food supply; Habitat destruction; Pollution; Conservation; Examination questions; Answers to numerical questions; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Summary |
The bestselling title, developed by International experts - now updated to offer comprehensive coverage of the core and extended topics in the latest syllabus |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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"Endorsed by University of Cambridge International Examinations"--Cover |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 17, 2014) |
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Biology -- Examinations -- Study guides
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Biology -- Examinations, questions, etc
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International General Certificate of Secondary Education -- Study guides
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Biology
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Biology -- Examinations
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International General Certificate of Secondary Education
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| Genre/Form |
examination study guides.
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Examinations
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Study guides
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Study guides.
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Examinations.
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Guides de l'étudiant.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hayward, Dave, author
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| ISBN |
9781471807305 |
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1471807304 |
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