01959nam a22003137a 4500 20260210143700.0 260210b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780241437469 HSLRC QH 309 .B56 2024 The Biology book : big ideas simply explained / Mary Argent-Katwala, consultant ; Gretel Guest, consultant ; Michael Bright, Derek Harvey, Robert Dinwiddie, Tom Jackson, John Farndon, Steve Parker, Tim Harris, Robert Snedden, contributors. Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2024 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm Big ideas simply explained 60381 Includes index Life -- Food and energy -- Transport and regulation -- Brain and behavior -- Health and disease -- Growth and reproduction -- Inheritance -- Diversity of life and evolution -- Ecology What is life? Why do bees dance? How do animals know their mothers? Who discovered germs? Biology is the story of our quest to understand the living world and interact - whether microbes, mushrooms, or mammals. Written in plain English, The Biology Book is packed with short, pithy explanations of more than 95 key ideas. Step-by-step flowcharts unpick complex theories, diagrams demystify biological processes, illuminating quotes make the ideas and discoveries memorable, and witty illustrations enhance and play with our understanding of the science. Biology. 60382 Bright, Michael, contributor. 60383 Harvey, Derek, contributor. 60384 Dinwiddie, Robert. contributor 60385 Jackson, Tom, contributor. 60386 Farndon, John, contributor. 60387 Parker, Steve, contributor. 60388 Harris, Tim, contributor. 60389 Snedden, Robert, contributor. 60390 lcc BK 98691 98691 0 0 lcc 0 0 NFIC HSLRC HSLRC CIR 2026-02-10 QH309 .B56 2024 HS14829 2026-02-10 00:00:00 2026-02-10 BK