Edexcel International Gcse and Certificate Biology Student's Book 9781444179125, 1444179128

Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Book title......Page 2
Contents......Page 4
Acknowledgements......Page 6
Getting the most from this book......Page 7
Section 1 Living organisms: variety and common features......Page 10
1.1 Characteristics of living organisms......Page 11
1.2 Variety of living organisms......Page 16
1.3 Cells and their organisation......Page 20
1.4 Biological molecules......Page 27
1.5 Movement of substances into and out of cells......Page 39
Summary......Page 48
Exam-style questions......Page 49
Extend and challenge......Page 51
Section 2 Nutrition and respiration......Page 54
2.1 Nutrition in flowering plants......Page 55
2.2 Human nutrition......Page 64
2.3 Respiration......Page 73
Summary......Page 79
Exam-style questions......Page 80
Extend and challenge......Page 81
Section 3 Movement of substances in living organisms......Page 84
3.1 Gas exchange in flowering plants......Page 85
3.2 Gas exchange in humans......Page 91
3.3 Transport in living organisms......Page 99
3.4 Transport in flowering plants......Page 103
3.5 Transport in humans (1) – blood, structures and functions......Page 111
3.6 Transport in humans (2) – heart and blood circulation......Page 117
Summary......Page 124
Exam-style questions......Page 125
Extend and challenge......Page 128
Section 4 Coordination and control......Page 130
4.1 Excretion in flowering plants......Page 131
4.2 Excretion in humans......Page 133
4.3 Coordination and response in living organisms......Page 139
4.4 Coordination and response in flowering plants......Page 143
4.5 Coordination and response in humans......Page 147
Summary......Page 158
Exam-style questions......Page 160
Extend and challenge......Page 162
Section 5 Reproduction and inheritance......Page 164
5.1 Reproduction in living organisms......Page 165
5.2 Reproduction in flowering plants......Page 169
5.3 Reproduction in humans......Page 179
5.4 Genes and chromosomes......Page 187
5.5 Patterns of inheritance......Page 193
5.6 Variation, change and evolution......Page 204
Summary......Page 213
Exam-style questions......Page 215
Extend and challenge......Page 217
Section 6 Ecology and the environment......Page 220
6.1 The organism in the environment......Page 221
6.2 Feeding relationships......Page 225
6.3 Cycles within ecosystems......Page 232
6.4 Human influences on the environment......Page 238
Summary......Page 248
Exam-style questions......Page 249
Extend and challenge......Page 251
Section 7 Use of biological resources......Page 252
7.1 Using crop plants to produce food......Page 253
7.2 Using microorganisms to produce food......Page 260
7.3 Producing food in fish farms......Page 264
7.4 Selective breeding......Page 268
7.5 Genetic modification (Genetic engineering)......Page 272
7.6 Cloning......Page 280
Summary......Page 288
Exam-style questions......Page 289
Extend and challenge......Page 291
C......Page 294
E......Page 295
H......Page 296
N......Page 297
R......Page 298
T......Page 299
Z......Page 300