This volume has been written specifically to complement "New Higher Biology" by the same writing team. The book adheres closely to the SQA Higher Still syllabus for Higher Biology, with each chapter corresponding to part of a sub-topic of the new syllabus. The examination-style multiple-choice questions and matching exercises are useful as "checking your knowledge" tests and should provide a useful glossary once complete. Simple line drawings illustrate the text and help clarify difficult concepts. Two specimen examination papers at the end of the book offer full-scale test practice. Answers to the multiple-choice questions are available to teachers on request.

Table of Contents

Cell variety in relation to function; absorption and secretion of materials; ATP and energy release; chemistry of respiration; role of photosynthetic pigments; chemistry of photosynthesis; DNA and its replication; RNA and protein synthesis; functional variety of proteins; viruses; cellular defence mechanisms; meiosis; monohybrid cross; dihybrid cross and linkage; sex linkage; mutation; natural selection; speciation; adaptive radiation; extinction and conservation; artificial selection; maintaining a water balance - animals; maintaining a water balance - plants; obtaining food - animals; obtaining food - plants; coping with dangers; plant growth; growth patterns; genetic control; hormonal influences on growth; effects of chemicals on growth; effects of light on growth; physiological homeostasis; regulation of populations; monitoring populations; succession in plant communities.