| Publication |
New York, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2000.
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| Description |
64pBlack and White Spine
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| Series |
Eyewitness
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| Summary/Abstract |
Investigates the origins and diversity of life, and explores how living things survive. Illustrated with light- and electron-microscope 3D photographs.
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| Contents |
What is life?
The carbon key
Life's building blocks
Single-celled life
Cells and organisms
Photosynthesis
Respiration
Getting supplies
Getting around
Sensing the world
Keeping a balance
Attack and defense
Growth and development
Asexual reproduction
DNA - the essence of life
How DNA works
Sexual reproduction
Heredity
Evolution
Interactions within species
Interactions between species
Classifying living things
Kingdoms of life
Plants and animals
How did life begin?
Increasing complexity
The edge of life
Genetic engineering
Life beyond earth
Index
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| Standard Number |
078944884X Hb.
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