This dictionary of biology contains straightforward definitions for over 1500 widely used terms. It is designed for students working for the more advanced school exams, and for everyone with an interest in the subject. Covers all the core topics and terms of animal and plant biology. Includes cell biology and genetics, and also environmental biology.

 

This book is part of a book series called Collins Pocket Reference .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 320 pages in this book. This is a reference book. This book was published 1996 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Michael Kent has 20 years' experience teaching Pure Maths, Mechanics and Statistics for AS and A Level Mathematics and Further Mathematics, twelve of them also leading a successful department. He co-authored the most recent editions of Collins' GCSE Maths Student Books. Michael Allaby has written numerous books on nature, the environment, and weather, including Facts On File's highly successful Dangerous Weather set, two of the four volumes in the Ecosystem set, and the recently published two-volume Encyclopedia of Weather and Climate. He resides in Tighnabruaich, Scotland.