New Understanding Biology for Advanced Level /
Glenn Toole, Susan Toole
- 4th ed.
- United Kingdom: Nelson Thornes Ltd.; Oxford University Press, 2014.
- 698 pages : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes index.
Part1 Levels of organisation: size and complexity, molecular organisation, enzymes, cellular organisation, biodiversity. Part 2 The continuity of life: inheritance in context, DNA and the genetic code, cell division, heredity and genetics, genetic change and variation, evolution, reproduction, development and growth. Part3 Energetics: energy and organisms, autotrophic nutrition, heterotrophic nutrition, cellular respiration, energy and the ecosystem, human activities and the ecosystem. Part 4 Why organisms need transport and exchange mechanisms, gaseous exchange, blood and circulation, uptake and transport in plants, osmoregulation and excretion (Part contents)
A complete full-colour version of the best selling Understanding Biology for Advanced Level Student Book. This revised edition includes popular topics such as Biotechnology and Human Disease.