Understanding Biology for Advanced Level
Nelson Thornes Ltd (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. September 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
714 pages
978-0-7487-0539-9 (ISBN)
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Description
The aim of this book is to provide an A-level text which can be followed easily and understood by the average student at this level. The language, while inevitably embracing the complex terminology found at A-level, has been made as accessible as possible. The chapters have been divided up into sections and sub-sections for easy reference. Frequent cross-references are made in the text to help to integrate the various topics. Extensive use has been made of diagrams and photographs throughout the book in order to make points clearer and improve understanding. As part of the attempt to make the information in the book accessible, tables have been used at every opportunity. Through use of these tables it has been possible to include a comparative approach to much of the work. Each chapter is followed by a sample of recent A-level questions relevant to the subject matter it contains. These have been selected to include examples from all the A-level examining boards and to reflect the various styles of questions used by each. it is hoped that this will assist the reader in preparing for A-level examinations. To further this aim there are two additional chapters at the end of the book.
The first is designed to give the student guidance on acquiring the various essential A-level skills such as in reading, essay writing, revising, etc. The second gives detailed advice on preparing for examinations in biology. With a few exceptions, laboratory work has not been included. However, an extensive number of references to such work and the practical evidence for much of the factual information is included. The book has been written after an analysis of every current A-level biology syllabus and therefore includes all the important topics contained within them. It is hoped, therefore, that it will prvide a sound basis for the A-level work of all students, regardless of which board's syllabus they are studying.
The aim of this book is to provide an A-level text which can be followed easily and understood by the average student at this level. The language, while inevitably embracing the complex terminology found at A-level, has been made as accessible as possible. The chapters have been divided up into sections and sub-sections for easy reference. Frequent cross-references are made in the text to help to integrate the various topics. Extensive use has been made of diagrams and photographs throughout the book in order to make points clearer and improve understanding. As part of the attempt to make the information in the book accessible, tables have been used at every opportunity. Through use of these tables it has been possible to include a comparative approach to much of the work. Each chapter is followed by a sample of recent A-level questions relevant to the subject matter it contains. These have been selected to include examples from all the A-level examining boards and to reflect the various styles of questions used by each. it is hoped that this will assist the reader in preparing for A-level examinations. To further this aim there are two additional chapters at the end of the book.
The first is designed to give the student guidance on acquiring the various essential A-level skills such as in reading, essay writing, revising, etc. The second gives detailed advice on preparing for examinations in biology. With a few exceptions, laboratory work has not been included. However, an extensive number of references to such work and the practical evidence for much of the factual information is included. The book has been written after an analysis of every current A-level biology syllabus and therefore includes all the important topics contained within them. It is hoped, therefore, that it will prvide a sound basis for the A-level work of all students, regardless of which board's syllabus they are studying.
The first is designed to give the student guidance on acquiring the various essential A-level skills such as in reading, essay writing, revising, etc. The second gives detailed advice on preparing for examinations in biology. With a few exceptions, laboratory work has not been included. However, an extensive number of references to such work and the practical evidence for much of the factual information is included. The book has been written after an analysis of every current A-level biology syllabus and therefore includes all the important topics contained within them. It is hoped, therefore, that it will prvide a sound basis for the A-level work of all students, regardless of which board's syllabus they are studying.
The aim of this book is to provide an A-level text which can be followed easily and understood by the average student at this level. The language, while inevitably embracing the complex terminology found at A-level, has been made as accessible as possible. The chapters have been divided up into sections and sub-sections for easy reference. Frequent cross-references are made in the text to help to integrate the various topics. Extensive use has been made of diagrams and photographs throughout the book in order to make points clearer and improve understanding. As part of the attempt to make the information in the book accessible, tables have been used at every opportunity. Through use of these tables it has been possible to include a comparative approach to much of the work. Each chapter is followed by a sample of recent A-level questions relevant to the subject matter it contains. These have been selected to include examples from all the A-level examining boards and to reflect the various styles of questions used by each. it is hoped that this will assist the reader in preparing for A-level examinations. To further this aim there are two additional chapters at the end of the book.
The first is designed to give the student guidance on acquiring the various essential A-level skills such as in reading, essay writing, revising, etc. The second gives detailed advice on preparing for examinations in biology. With a few exceptions, laboratory work has not been included. However, an extensive number of references to such work and the practical evidence for much of the factual information is included. The book has been written after an analysis of every current A-level biology syllabus and therefore includes all the important topics contained within them. It is hoped, therefore, that it will prvide a sound basis for the A-level work of all students, regardless of which board's syllabus they are studying.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Oxford University Press
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
b&w photographs, line drawings and halftones
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 200 mm
Weight
1800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7487-0539-9 (9780748705399)
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Content
Part 1 Levels of organization: size and complexity - atomic organization, molecular organization, cellular organization, colonial organization, tissue organization, organ level of organization, social level of organization, the advantages and disadvantages of large size; molecular organization - inorganic ions, carbohydrates, monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides, tests for carbohydrates, lipids, tests for lipids, proteins, tests for proteins, nucleic acids, questions; cellular organization - microscopy, cytology - the study of cells, cell ultrastructure, movement in and out of cells, questions; tissue organization - what is a tissue?, animal epithelial tissues, connective tissue, muscular tissue, nervous tissue, simple plant tissues, compound plant tissues, questions; variety of organisms - principles of classification, origin of multicellular organisms, metazoan organization, adaptations to an aquatic existence, adaptation to a terrestrial existence, questions; lower organisms - viruses, monera, fungi, protista, questions; plantae - algae, bryophyta, pteridophyta, spermatophyta, questions; classification of animals - phylum porifera, phylum coelenterata, phylum platyhelminthes, phylum nematoda, phylum annelida, phylum arthropoda, phylum mollusca, phylum achinodermata, phylum chordata, questions; populations and communities - population growth, interactions between populations, ecological concepts, questions. Part 2 The continuity of life: inheritance in context; DNA and the genetic code - evidence that the nucleus contains the hereditary material, evidence that DNA is the hereditary material, nucleic acids, DNA replication, the genetic code, protein synthesis, gene expression and control, genetic engineering, questions; cell division - chromosomes, mitosis, meiosis (reduction division), the significance of cell division, comparison of mitosis and meiosis, difference between nuclear division and cell division, cancer - a breakdown of control and cell division, questions; heredity and genetics - Mendel and the laws of inheritance. (part contents).