Robinson, Richard

Contains 432 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various people, topics, and events in the field of biology, and includes volume and cumulative indexes, a glossary, and reference charts and illustrations.

Covers every topic included in standard and advanced biology courses, including the history, theory, technology, and uses of genetic knowledge, spanning the field from "classical" genetics to molecular genetics to population genetics.

Explores the forces that govern the natural world with experiments that show gravity, optics, transpiration, and other basics of science.

Contains 280 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about plants and the plant sciences, with biographies; essays on the history of physiology, ecology, taxonomy, and evolution; discussion of evolutionary relationships, genetic control, and biodiversity; and descriptions of careers in the field.

Contains entries that provide information about various people, topics, and events in the field of biology, arranged alphabetically from A through D, with an index, a glossary, and reference charts and illustrations.

Photographs and diagrams describe plants, explaining photosynthesis, plant parts, pollination, growth, and other related topics; and includes scientific experiments.