Life - A Book for Elementary Students

First published in 1925, this book was written to provide students of elementary biology with an understanding of the unity and interconnectedness of life.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Protoplasm and cells; 3. Cells and their parts; 4. Feeding; 5. Chlorophyll; 6. The nitrogen cycle; 7. The soil and the sap; 8. Food; 9. Digestion; 10. Respiration; 11. Movement; 12. Rhythm; 13. Reproduction; Index.

Summary

Arthur Shipley (1861–1927) was a British zoologist who held the position of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Cambridge from 1917 to 1919. First published in 1925, as the second edition of a 1923 original, Shipley wrote this book to provide students of elementary biology with an understanding of the unity and interconnectedness of life.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur E. Shipley, Arthur Everett Shipley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2013
• EAN: 9781107645998
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64599-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, SCIENCE / History, History of Science, Zoology and animal sciences, Zoology: Vertebrates