Cambridge IGCSE Biology Coursebook

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This edition of our successful series to support the Cambridge IGCSE Biology syllabus (0610) is fully updated for the revised syllabus for first examination from 2016. Written by an experienced teacher and examiner, Cambridge IGCSE Biology Coursebook with CD-ROM gives comprehensive and accessible coverage of the syllabus content. Suggestions for practical activities are included, designed to help develop the required experimental skills, with full guidance included on the CD-ROM. Study tips throughout the text, exam-style questions at the end of each chapter and a host of revision and practice material on the CD-ROM are designed to help students prepare for their examinations. Answers to the exam-style questions in the Coursebook are provided on the CD-ROM.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction
• 1 Classification
• 2 Cells
• 3 Movement in and out of cells
• 4 The chemicals of life
• 5 Enzymes
• 6 Plant nutrition
• 7 Animal nutrition
• 8 Transport in plants
• 9 Transport in animals
• 10 Pathogens and immunity
• 11 Respiration and gas exchange
• 12 Excretion
• 13 Coordination and response
• 14 Homeostasis
• 15 Drugs
• 16 Reproduction in plants
• 17 Reproduction in humans
• 18 Inheritance
• 19 Variation and natural selection
• 20 Organisms and their environment
• 21 Humans and the environment
• 22 Biotechnology
• Answers to questions
• Glossary
• Index
• Activities
• Notes on activities for teachers/technicians
• Self-assessment checklists
• Answers to end-of-chapter questions
• Study and revision skills
• Revision checklists
• Self-assessment tests
• Model papers and mark schemes
• Animations