The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary of Biology

by Stockley, Corinne; Rogers, Kirsteen; Seay, Carrie A.

• ISBN13: 9780746037928
• ISBN10: 0746037929
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Usborne Pub Ltd

Summary

This densely illustrated study guide for GCSE students and beyond gives clear definitions and strips away the complexities of difficult scientific concepts.

Table of Contents

Ecology and living things
Living things and their environment	4	(2)
Within an ecosystem	6	(2)
Life and life cycles	8	(2)
The structure of living things	10	(2)
Cell division	12	(2)
Botany
Vascular plants	14	(2)
Stems and roots	16	(2)
Inside an older plant	18	(2)
Leaves	20	(3)
Plant sensitivity	23	(1)
Plant fluid transportation	24	(2)
Plant food production	26	(2)
Flowers	28	(2)
Reproduction in a flowering plant	30	(2)
Seeds and germination	32	(2)
Fruit / Vegetative reproduction	34	(2)
Zoology (animals)
The body structure of animals	36	(2)
Animal body coverings	38	(2)
Animal movement	40	(2)
Animal feeding	42	(2)
Animal respiration	44	(1)
Animal excretion	45	(1)
Animal senses and communication	46	(2)
Animal reproduction and development	48	(2)
Zoology (humans)
The skeleton	50	(2)
Joints and bone	52	(2)
Muscles	54	(2)
Teeth	56	(2)
Blood	58	(2)
The circulatory system	60	(2)
The heart	62	(2)
Tissue fluid and the lymphatic system	64	(2)
The digestive system	66	(2)
Glands	68	(2)
The respiratory system	70	(2)
The urinary system	72	(2)
The central nervous system	74	(2)
The units of the nervous system	76	(2)
Nerves and nervous pathways	78	(4)
The skin	82	(2)
The eyes	84	(2)
The ears	86	(2)
The reproductive system	88	(2)
Development and reproduction	90	(2)
Reproduction and genetics
Types of reproduction	92	(2)
Cell division for reproduction	94	(2)
Genetics and heredity	96	(3)
Genetic engineering	99	(2)
General biology information
Fluid movement	101	(1)
Food and how it is used	102	(2)
Metabolism	104	(2)
Energy for life and homeostasis	106	(2)
Hormones	108	(2)
Digestive juices and enzymes	110	(1)
Vitamins and their uses	111	(1)
The classification of living things	112	(2)
Informal group terms	114	(2)
Index	116