A new resource for the 2008 OCR specification providing supportive features and increased flexibility in teaching OCR A Level Science. The trusted choice for the 2008 OCR specification. Biology 2 clearly explains concepts and is supported by a CD-ROM in the back of the book that provides extra information and links to a free website full of e-learning activities. The book supports your teaching in the following way: The book comes with an interactive PDF CD-ROM that provides extra information for rapid advancement for pupils requiring it, without creating a heavy and intimidating book. The CD-ROM links to a free website full of e-learning activities, promoting independent and extension learning. Building on the popular and successful previous series of Cambridge Advanced Sciences, this new resource provides extra features and options within a familiar design. How Science Works information is clearly boxed throughout the text and a glossary of key words is included in the summary for ease of reference.

Table of Contents

1. Communication; 2. Nerves; 3. Hormones; 4. Excretion; 5. Photosynthesis; 6. Respiration; 7. Cellular control; 8. Meiosis and variation; 9. Cloning in plants and animals; 10. Biotechnology; 11. Genomes and gene technologies; 12. Ecosystems; 13. Populations and sustainability; 14. Plant responses; 15. Animal responses. 16. Animal behaviour.