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3 Cambridge IGCSE™ Biology Coursebook

The document is a coursebook for Cambridge IGCSE Biology by Mary Jones and Geoff Jones, covering essential topics in biology. It includes chapters on characteristics of living organisms, cells, nutrition, transport, diseases, reproduction, genetics, and human impacts on ecosystems. The structure is organized into 20 chapters, each addressing key concepts and processes in biology.

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3 Cambridge IGCSE™ Biology Coursebook

The document is a coursebook for Cambridge IGCSE Biology by Mary Jones and Geoff Jones, covering essential topics in biology. It includes chapters on characteristics of living organisms, cells, nutrition, transport, diseases, reproduction, genetics, and human impacts on ecosystems. The structure is organized into 20 chapters, each addressing key concepts and processes in biology.

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Biology

for Cambridge IGCSE™


COURSEBOOK

Mary Jones & Geoff Jones


Contents
How to use this series

How to use this book

Introduction

1 Characteristics and classification of living organisms


1.1 Characteristics of organisms
1.2 The biological classifiction system
1.3 Keys
1.4 Kingdoms
1.5 Groups within the animal and plant kingdoms
1.6 Viruses

2 Cells
2.1 Animal and plant cells
2.2 Bacterial cells
2.3 Specialised cells
2.4 Sizes of specimens

3 Movement into and out of cells


3.1 Diffusion
3.2 Osmosis
3.3 Active transport

4 Biological molecules
4.1 Carbohydrates, fats and proteins
4.2 The structure of DNA

5 Enzymes
5.1 Biological catalysts
5.2 Factors that affect enzymes

6 Plant nutrition
6.1 Making carbohydrates using light energy
6.2 Leaves
6.3 Factors affecting photosynthesis

7 Human nutrition
7.1 Diet
7.2 The human digestive system
7.3 Digestion
7.4 Absorption and assimilation

8 Transport in plants
8.1 Xylem and phloem
8.2 Transport of water
8.3 Translocation of sucrose and amino acids

9 Transport in animals
9.1 Circulatory systems
9.2 The heart
9.3 Blood vessels
9.4 Blood

10 Diseases and immunity


10.1 Transmission of pathogens
10.2 The immune response

11 Respiration and gas exchange


11.1 Respiration
11.2 Gas exchange in humans

12 Coordination and response


12.1 The human nervous system
12.2 Sense organs
12.3 Hormones
12.4 Coordination in plants

13 Excretion and homeostasis


13.1 Excretion
13.2 Homeostasis

14 Reproduction in plants
14.1 Asexual and sexual reproduction
14.2 Sexual reproduction in flowering plants
14.3 Advantages and disadvantages of different methods of reproduction

15 Reproduction in humans
15.1 The human reproductive systems
15.2 Sexually transmitted infections

16 Chromosomes, genes and proteins


16.1 Chromosomes and cell division
16.2 Inheriting genes
16.3 Genes and protein synthesis

17 Variation and selection


17.1 Variation
17.2 Selection

18 Organisms and their environment


18.1 Energy flow and food webs
18.2 Nutrient cycles
18.3 Populations

19 Human influences on ecosystem


19.1 Human pressures on ecosystems
19.2 Conservation

20 Biotechnology and genetic modificatio


20.1 Biotechnology
20.2 Genetic modification

Acknowledgements

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