Nuffield Advanced Biology: Teachers’ Guide to the Study Guide

Published by the Nuffield Foundation, the investigations in the Study guide were constructed from a varied collection of biological data. Each was intended to guide students to an understanding of certain basic concepts through a series of questions and, at the same time, to lead them to further studies involving reading, discussion, and practical work. Together they provided a source of material which could be integrated with work derived from the laboratory guides and other sources in a variety of ways.

The Teachers’ Guide discussed the biological principles involved in each investigation and suggested teaching approaches. It also provided answers to the questions in the Study Guide.

Contents
*Preface
*Using the Study guide

*Maintenance of the organism
Chapter 1: Interaction and exchange between organisms and their environment
Chapter 2: Gas exchange systems
Chapter 3: Transport inside organisms
Chapter 4: Transport media
Chapter 5: Digestion and absorption
Chapter 6: Enzymes and organisms
Chapter 7: Photosynthesis
Chapter 8: Metabolism and the environment

*Organisms and populations
Chapter 1: Variation in a community
Chapter 2: Inheritance and the origin of variation
Chapter 3: The cell nucleus and inheritance
Chapter 4: Population genetics and selection
Chapter 5: Population dynamics
Chapter 6: Organisms and their physical environment
Chapter 7: Organisms and their biotic environment
Chapter 8: The community as an ecosystem
Chapter 9: Evolution and the origin of species

*The developing organism
Chapter 1: Sexual reproduction
Chapter 2: Early development
Chapter 3: Cell development and differentiation
Chapter 4: The nature of genetic material
Chapter 5: Gene action
Chapter 6: Development and the internal environment.
Chapter 7: Development and the external environment

*Control and co-ordination in organisms
Chapter 1: The organism and water
Chapter 2: The cell and water
Chapter 3: Control by the organism
Chapter 4: Stimuli and their influences
Chapter 5: Nerves and movement
Chapter 6: Structure and function in the nervous system
Chapter 7: Social behaviour

*Devising investigations and examinations