Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology: Study Guide II

Published by the Nuffield Foundation, this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Study Guide contains substantial passages of descriptive text on a range of biological subjects, in addition to a collection of biological data presented as study items. The different kinds of investigation were intended to provide students with experience in:
1. Critical reading, writing, and discussion on biological issues.
2. Making observations and asking relevant questions about them.
3. Analysing data and drawing conclusions from them.
4. Handling quantitative information and assessing error.
5. Working out hypotheses and assessing those proposed by others.
6. Designing investigations.
7. Evaluating the implications of biological knowledge for society.

Contents
Foreword
To the students who use this book

*Part Three: Inheritance and Development
Chapter 15: Cell development and differentiation
Chapter 16: The cell nucleus and inheritance
Chapter 17: Variation and its causes
Chapter 18: The nature of genetic material
Chapter 19: Gene action
Chapter 20: Population genetics and selection
Chapter 21: The principles and applications of biotechnology
Chapter 22: Methods of reproduction
Chapter 23: The nature of development
Chapter 24: Control and integration through the internal environment
Chapter 25: Development and the external environment

*Part Four: Ecology and Evolution
Chapter 26: The organism and its environment
Chapter 27: Organisms and their biotic environments
Chapter 28: Population dynamics
Chapter 29: Communities and ecosystems
Chapter 30: Evolution