Publisher's Synopsis
Ideal for use in conjunction with Standard Grade Biology Revision Notes, this book offers perfect practice in exam preparation and a useful means of topic assessment. Questions, subdivided by topic, cover main course concepts and aim to test and develop knowledge and understanding and students problem-solving skills.
A detailed answer section clearly indicates General and Credit level questions and students can use helpful revision references to Standard Grade Biology Revision Notes to focus on particularly challenging subject areas and raise their performance.
Contents
* The biosphere: investigating an ecosystem; how it works; control and management
* The world of plants: introducing plants; growing plants; making food
* Animal survival: the need for food; reproduction in animals; water and waste; responding to the environment
* Investigating cells: living cells; diffusion; cell division; enzymes; aerobic respiration
* The body in action: movement; the need for energy; co-ordination; changing levels of performance
* Inheritance: variation; what is inheritance?; genetics and society
* Biotechnology: living factories; problems and profit with waste; reprogramming microbes
