Book of Science Notes
 
Contents

Three - Biology
 
Part A - WHAT IS BIOLOGY
1. A Natural Science
2. Living and Non-Living Things
3. Differences
4. Variations
5. Life Cycles
6. Requirements for Life
7. These Notes
 
Part B - CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS
1. Introductory
2. The Classification System
3. Algae
4. Bryophytes
5. Ferns
6. Gymnosperms
7. Angiosperms
 
Part C - CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS - INVERTEBRATES
1. Introductory
2. Divisions of the Animal Kingdom
3. Animals and Evolution
4. Protozoa
5. Porifera
6. Coelenterata
7. Platyhelminthes
8. Nematoda
9. Annelida
10. Echinodermata
11. Molluscs
12. Brachiopods
13.Arthropoda
14. Chordates (Vertebrates)
 
Part D - CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS - VERTEBRATES
1. Introductory
2. Division into Classes
3. Fishes
4. Amphibians
5. Reptiles
6. Birds
7. Mammals
 
Part E - FOODS, ENERGY, FOOD CHAINS & NUTRITION
1. Plant Foods
2. Animal Foods
3. High-Energy-Containing Compounds
4. Food Chains
5. Food Triangles and Pyramids
6. Human Nutrition and Health
7. Food Handling and Storage
8. Drugs
 
Part F - THE OPERATION OF A PLANT
1. Plant Tissues
2. Parts of a Plant
3. Photosynthesis
4. Respiration
5. Transpiration
6. Translocation
7. Assimilation and Growth
8. Food Storage
9. Co-ordination in Plants
10. Use of Plants
11. Reproduction in Plants
 
Part G - HOW AN ANIMAL WORKS
1. General
2. Animal Variety
3. Animal Movement
4. The Circulatory System
5. The Respiratory System
6. The Digestive System
7. The Excretory System
8. The Nervous System
9. The Reproductive System
10. Instincts and Behaviour
 
Part H - THE MICOSCOPIC LIVING WORLD
1. Introductory
2. Plant Kingdom
3. Animal Kingdom
4. The Fungus Kingdom
5. The Bacteria Kingdom
6. The Virus Kingdom
 
Part I - ADAPTATIONS OF ORGANISMS TO ENVIRONMENT
1. The Environment
2. Adaptations by Plants to the Physical Environment
3. Adaptations by Plants to the Living Environment
4. Adaptations by Animals to the Physical Environment
5. Adaptations by Animals to the Living Environment
6. Some Highly Specialised Adaptations
7. Adaptations to the Environment in General
8. General Summary of Adaptation
 
Part J - LIVING COMMUNITIES
1. Meanings of Words
2. Food Webs
3. Re-Cycling Chemicals in Living Things
4. Soil
5. Notes on Some Environments and Habitats
6. Man's Influence on his Environment
Part K - CELLS
1. Introductory
2. Parts of a Cell
3. The Chemical Composition of the Cell
4. Processes in a Cell
5. Growth and Cell Division
6. Mitosis
7. Meiosis
8. Fertilisation
 
Part L - REPRODUCTION
1. Introductory
2. Asexual Reproduction
3. Sexual Reproduction
4. Sexual Reproduction in Plants
5. Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants
6. Sexual Reproduction in Animals
7. Sexual Reproduction in Mammals
 
Part M - GENETICS
1. Introductory
2. Mendel's Experiments
3. Facts Discovered since Mendel's Time
4. Variations
5. Explanation of Mendel's Results
6. Mendel's Conclusions and Laws
7. Other Genes
8. Sex Determination in Offspring
9. Twins
10. Mutations
 
Part N - EVOLUTION
1. Introductory
2. Some Known Facts
3. Attempts to Explain How Evolution Occurs
4. The Modem Concept of Biological Evolution
5. More Supportive Information
6. Family Tree
 
Part O - CONSERVATION
1. Conservation and Preservation
2. Resources of Nature
3. Conservation of Soil
4. Conservation of Water
5. Conservation of Air
6. Conservation of Forests
7. Conservation of Fisheries
8. Conservation of Wildlife and Naturalness
9. Conservation of Energy