biology

A guide to preparing for the Advanced Placement exam in biology, featuring test-taking strategies, a review of biology terms, topics, and laboratory exercises, essay writing tips, and two practice exams with explained answers.

The author traces the history of key discoveries in genetics and discusses his own efforts in the field of synthetic genomics.

Contains ten science experiments with step-by-step instructions that explore the science of plants and living things.

After a car accident leaves her brain-dead, Jessica tries to prevent her parents from donating her organs and tissues, but then follows the lives of four fellow teens who are able to survive because she did not.

"Get an up-close look at some of the creatures that live in and on your body"--Provided by publisher.

This book presents information on the lives of animals and plants of all shapes and sizes.

Contains selected readings on biological topics by Aristotle, Francis Baco, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, Claude Bernard, Rachel Carson, Konrad Lorenz, Stephen Jay Gould, Lynn Margulis, and others; and provides questions for each reading.

Provides tips and strategies to prepare for the Advanced Placement Biology exam, detailing a five-step study plan, and providing a diagnostic test, thirteen laboratory experiments, two practice exams, and reviews on chemistry, cells, respiration, photosynthesis, heredity, evolution, taxonomy, plants, human reproduction, ecology, and more. Includes CD-ROM with three additional tests.