Making Use of Biology

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Variety of Living Things....Pages 3-15
Microorganisms....Pages 17-32
Growth in Microorganisms....Pages 33-42
Enzymes....Pages 43-54
Respiration....Pages 55-65
Fermentation....Pages 67-80
Nutrition in Microorganisms....Pages 81-98
Nutrition in Flowering Plants....Pages 99-115
Flowering Plants....Pages 117-128
Recycling....Pages 129-136
Plant Crops....Pages 137-147
Crops as Ecosystems....Pages 149-160
Human Effects on the Environment....Pages 161-171
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Human Cells....Pages 175-180
Food....Pages 181-193
Eating and Diet....Pages 195-209
Movement, Support and Exercise....Pages 211-221
Air Supply....Pages 223-234
Heart and Circulation....Pages 235-248
Temperature Control and Homeostasis....Pages 249-260
Front Matter....Pages 173-173
Nervous and Hormonal Control; Drugs....Pages 261-270
Fertilisation and Family Planning....Pages 271-285
Pregnancy....Pages 287-299
Birth to Old Age....Pages 301-311
Genetics, Cell Division, DNA and Genetic Engineering....Pages 313-333
Inheritance, Variation and Natural Selection....Pages 335-347
Health and Population Dynamics....Pages 349-358
Back Matter....Pages 359-397