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Biology for Advanced Level Secondary Schools
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements .....................................................................................v
Preface .........................................................................................................vi
Chapter One: Cytology ..............................................................................1
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1.1 Concept of cytology ...............................................................................1
1.2 The Cell theory ......................................................................................2
1.3 Types of cells .........................................................................................3
1.4 The organic constituents (biochemistry) of cells .................................33
1.5 Water as a constituent of the cell..........................................................74
Revision exercise 1 .....................................................................................76
Chapter Two: Principles of classification ................................................77
2.1 The concept of classification ................................................................78
2.2 Classification systems .........................................................................79
2.3 Taxonomic ranks .................................................................................83
2.4 Nomenclature ......................................................................................85
2.5 Taxonomic keys ..................................................................................87
Revision exercise 2 .....................................................................................91
Chapter Three: Comparative studies of natural groups of
organisms ...................................................................................................93
3.1 General overview of classification ......................................................93
3.2 Viruses .................................................................................................94
3.3 Kingdom Monera ..............................................................................101
3.4 Kingdom Protoctista ......................................................................... 113
3. 5 Kingdom Fungi .................................................................................128
3.6 Kingdom Plantae ...............................................................................138
3.7 Kingdom Animalia ............................................................................167
Revision exercise 3 ................................................................................... 211
Chapter Four: Coordination and irritability .......................................213
4.1 Nervous coordination in mammals ....................................................213
4.2 Sensory receptor .................................................................................231
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