Biology

JULIAN SUTTON teaches Biology at Torquay Boys' Grammar School, Devon. He trained at Pembroke College, Oxford, and Liverpool University. His PhD research was in the field of plant population ecology.

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• PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionPART 1: THE DIVERSITY OF ORGANISMSDescribing the Diversity of OrganismsExplaining The Diversity of Organisms: Natural SelectionPART 2: MOLECULES AND CELLSMolecules and LifeCell Structure and FunctionEnzymesMovement of MoleculesThe Gene at WorkPART 3: ENERGYEnergy in Living SystemsRespiratonPhotosynthesisPART 4: GENES AND LIFE CYCLESCell Division, Variation and Life CyclesThe Gene as the Unit of InheritanceReproduction in Animal Life CyclesReproduction in Plant Life CyclesPART 5: THE WORKING ORGANISMHomeostasisCell Communication: ChemicalsCell Communication: NervesPlant, Soil and AtmosphereTransport in AnimalsGas Exchange in AnimalsHeterotrophic NutritionExcretion and Osmoregulation in AnimalsDefenceSupport and MovementDevelopment and GrowthPART 6: ORGANISMS IN CONTEXTPopulation EcologyCommunity EcologyThe Ecology of EcosystemsBehaviourPART 7: APPLIED TOPICSDiseaseBiotechnology.