This First series has been developed to teach single subject science to lower secondary students, and in particular the most able students. Biology First covers all the life processes and information about living things that you need for Key Stage 3 of the National Curriculum and shows the effect of biology on our everyday lives. Key Points: * Solid foundation for GCSE with material up to Level 8 * Topics presented over two or four pages in an information-based, no-nonsense approach * Questions and activities to check understanding of the main ideas and to prepare for exams * Material that will stimulate, challenge and motivate your brightest and most able students * Questions on every page provide you with ready-made material for extension

 

This book features in the following series: Firsts, Science First .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Oxford University Press .

This book has the following chapters: 1. Life and living things ; 2. Humans and other animals ; 3. Green plants ; 4. Inheritance and genetics ; 5. Living things and their environment ; 6. Micro-organisms and biotechnology