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Biology For Advanced Level, Fourth Edition

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Series Title

New Understanding Biology Series

Call Number

R 574 GLE b (4)

Publisher

Cheltenham : Nelson Thornes., 1999

Collation

698p.;tabs.,illus;27cm,appen,gloss,index

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-7487-3957-2

Classification

574

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Edition

First

Subject(s)

Linux
Energy from Movement
Reproduction
Biology
Evolution
Conservation
Pollution
Cell
Endocrine System
Thyroid Gland
Types of drugs
Dietary guidelines for Australians
Songs of Deliverance
Nervous System
Deficiency Diseases
Fungi
Control Systems in Plants
Food spoilage and food preservation
Circulatory System
Atomic organization
Molecular organization
Cellular organization
Colonial organization
Tissue organization
Organ level of organization
Social level of organization
Inorganic ions
Carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
Disaccharides
Polysacchrides
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic acids
Enzymes
Enzyme structure and function
Properties of enzymes
Enzyme cofactors
Classification of enzymes
Control of metabolic pathways
Cytology - the study of cells
Cell ultrastructure
Movement in and out of cells
Biodiversity
Principles of classification
Viruses
Prokaryotae
Protoctista
Plantae
Animalia
Inheritance in context
DNA and the genetic code
Evidence that the nucleus contains the hereditary
Evidence that DNA is the hereditary material
DNA replication
genetic code
protein synthesis
Genetic engineering
Genetic fingerprinting
Cell division
Chromosomes
Mitosis
Meiosis
Meiosis (reduction division )
Comparison of mitosis and meiosis
Significance of cell division
Heredity and genetics
Mendel and the laws of inheritance
test cross
Sex determination
Allelic interaction
Gene interaction
Genetic change and variation
Methods of recording variation
Types of variation
chi-squared test
t-test
Origins of variation
Causes of mutations
Genetic screening and counselling
Population genetics
Evolution through natural selection (Darwin/Wallac
Natural selection
Artifical selection
Isolation mechanisms
Reproduction, development and growth
Linkage
Artificial selection
Reproduction, development, and growth
Comparison of asexual and sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Reproduction in flowering plants
Fertilization and development in mammals
Sexual cycles
Growth
Energetics
Energy and organisms
First Law of thermodynamics
Second law of thermodynamics
Energy and life
Autotrophic nutrition (photosynthesis)
Leaf structure
Mechanism of light absorption
Mechanism of photosynthesis
Mechanisms of light absorption
Factors affecting photosynthesis
Heterotrophic nutrition
Holozoic nutrition
Priciples of digestion
Digestion in humans
Adaptations to diet
Nervous and hormonal control of secretions
Parasitism
Saprobiontism
Mutualism
Cellular respiration
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Glycolysis
Krebs (tricarboxylic acid) cycle
Electron transport sytem
Anaerobic resiration (anaerobiosis)
Comparison of energy yields
Alternative respiratory substrates
Respiratory quotients
Energy and the ecosystem
Energy flow through the ecosystem
Cycling of nutrients
Ecological factors and their effects on distributi
Ecological techniques
Estimating population size
Populations and communities
Human activities and the ecosystem
Impact of pre-industrial humans on the environment
Exploitation of natural resources
Air pollution
Water pollution
Terrestrial pollution
Impact of agriculture on the environment
Transport and Exchange Mechanisms
Organisms need transport and exchange mechanisms
Gaseous exchange
Respiratory surfaces
Mechanisms of gaseous exchange
Control of ventilation in humans
Measurements of lung capacity
Effects of exercise on breathing and gaseous excha
Blood and circulation
Blood and circulation (transport in animals)
Structure of blood
Functions of blood
Immune system
Heart structure and action
Lymphatic system
Uptake and transport in plants
Importance of water to living organisms
Simple plant tissues
Water relations of a plant cell
Transpiration
Factors affecting transpiration
Uptake of water by roots
Uptake and translocation of minerals
Translocation of organic molecules
Osmoregulation and excretion
Excretory Products
Osmoregulation and excretion in animals
Mammalian kidney
Hormonal control of osmoregulation and excretion
Coordination, Response and Control
How control systems developed
Homeostatis
Principles of homeostatis
Temperature control
Control of blood sugar
Control of respiratory gases
Control of blood pressure
Principles of endorine control
Pituitary gland
Hypothalamus
Adrenal glands
Pancreas
Nervous tissue and the nerve impulse
synapse
reflex arc
automatic nervous system
central nervous system
Sensory perception
autonomic nervous system
Muscular contraction
Skeleton and locomotion
Plant responses
Plant hormones
Control of flowering
Microorganisms, Biotechnology, Health and Disease
Biotechnology
Growth of microrganisms
Industrial germenters and fermentation
Biotechnology and food production
Biotechnology and pharmaceuticals
Biotechnology and fuel production
Biotechnology and waste disposal
Biotechnology and agriculture
Behaviour
Muscular movement and support
Structure of skeletal muscle
Industrial fermenters and fermentation
Other products of the biotechnology industry
Cell, tissue and organ culture
Human health and disease
Principles of human health
Infectious diseases
Inherited diseases
Degenerative diseases
Mental illness
Human inflicted diseases
Protection from disease
Detection of disease
Food, diet and health
Blanced diet
Malnutrition
Food additives
food preservation
Balanced Diet
microorganisms
growth of microorganisms

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