Mastering Biology
Mastering Biology 3rd edition has been fully revised and updated to provide the information required for today's syllabuses. The book provides an interactive element where the readers can focus on the learning objectives, find them easily in each chapter,
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Biology
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Mastering
Biology Third Edition
0 F G Kilgour and P D Riley
M MACMILLAN
Dedication To Irene Rachelle and Janet Katherine
© O.F.G. Kilgour 1982, 1987; O.F.G. Kilgour and P.D. Riley 1999
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ISBN 978-1-349-14068-8 (eBook)
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Contents
Preface to third edition
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Acknowledgement
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Introduction 1 Introducing biology and the scientific investigation process 1.1 The scientific investigation
