Table of Contents

Part 1: A local ecosystem
Chapter 1: Distribution and diversity in ecosystems
Chapter 2: How do ecosystems operate?
Chapter 3: Changes in ecosystems

Part 2: Patterns in nature
Chapter 4: Cells: structure and function
Chapter 5: Cells: specialisation and growth
Chapter 6: Fuel for plants and animals
Chapter 7: Gas exchange in plants and animals
Chapter 8: Transport and exchange of nutrients and wastes

Part 3: Life on earth
Chapter 9: Life on Earth: when, where and how?
Chapter 10: Life on Earth: past and present
Chapter 11: Classifying the world of life

Part 4: Evolution of Australian biota
Chapter 12: The Australian environment: changes over time
Chapter 13: Evolution of Australia's flora and fauna
Chapter 14: Survival down under