Synopses & Reviews
Fully revised and updated, this new fifth edition is the perfect guide for those studying biology, either at school or university. Containing many new entries, and with biographical entries on key scientists, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry.
- Over 4,700 clear and concise entries
- Over 50 pages of new material for this fifth edition, with all existing entries fully revised and updated
- Feature articles on important topics such as genetically modified organisms
- Chronologies chart the discoveries in the main fields of the subject
Review
"Ideally suited to students of biology, at either secondary or university level, or as a general reference source for anyone with an interest in the life sciences."--Journal of Anatomy
About the Author
Elizabeth Martin (MA) is Managing Editor of Market House Books Ltd.
Table of Contents
Preface
A-Z Dictionary of Biology
Appendices
SI Units
Simplified classification of the animal kingdom
Simplified classification of the plant kingdom
Geological time scale