Includes appendix.

Contents :The microscope: basic skills of light microscopy -- The cell: structure and function -- Biologically important molecules: Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids -- Diffusion and osmosis: Passive movement of molecules in biological systems -- Cellular membranes: Effects of physical and chemical stress -- Enzymes: Factors affecting the rate of activity -- Respiration: aerobic and anaerobic oxidation of organic molecules -- Photosynthesis: pigment separation, starch production, and CO2 uptake -- Mitosis: replication of eukaryotic cells -- Meiosis: reduction division and gametogenesis -- Molecular biology and biotechnology: DNA isolation and bacterial transformation -- Genetics: the principles of mendel -- Evolution: natural selection and morphological change in green algae -- Human evolution: skull examination -- Ecology: diversity and interaction in plant communities -- Population growth: limitation of the environment -- Pollution: the effects of chemical, thermal, and acid pollution --Survey of bacteria: kingdoms archaebacteria and eubacteria -- Survey of the kingdom protista : the algae -- Survey of the kingdom protista : protozoa and slime molds -- Survey of the kingdom fungi : Molds, sac fungi, mushroom and lichens -- Survey of the plant kingdom: liverworts, mosses and hornworts of phyla hepaticophyta, bryohyta, and anthocerophyta -- Survey of the plant kingdom: seedless vascular plants of phyla pterophyta, lycophyta, psilophyta, and sphenophyta -- Survey of the plant kingdom : gymnosperms of phyla cycadophyta, ginkgophyta, and gnetophyta -- Survey of the plant kingdom: angiosperms -- Plant anatomy : vegetative structure of vascular plants -- Plant physiology: transpiration -- Plant physiology: Tropisms, nutrition, and growth regulators -- Survey of the animal kingdom: phyla porifera and cnidaria -- Survey of the animal kingdom: phyla platyhelminthes and nematoda -- Survey of the animal kingdom: phyla mollusca and annelida -- Survey of the animal kingdom: phyla arthropoda -- Survey of the animal kingdom: phyla echinodermata, hemichordata, and chordata -- Vertebrate animal tissues: epithelial, connective muscular, and nervous tissues -- Human biology: the skeletal system -- Human biology: muscles and muscle contraction -- Human biology: breathing -- Human biology: circulation and blood pressure -- Human biology: sensory perception -- Vertebrate anatomy external features and skeletal system of the rat -- Vertebrate anatomy: muscles and internal organs of the rat -- Vertebrate anatomy: urogenital and circulatory systems of the rat -- Embryology: comparative morphologies and strategies of development -- Animal behavior :taxis, kinesis, and agonistic behaviour.