Encyclopedia of life science / Katherine Cullen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Supports research and general interest across many areas, including biological evolution, the cell, energy and matter, and the interdependence of organisms.The set includes 12 essays, interpersed throughout the text, by guest essayist that discuss the colllapse of the honeybee population, the effects of climate change on tropical forests, the epidemic of childhood obesity, and other topical issues. Entries include addiction, biodiversity, cell communication, cloning of organisms, Darwin, Charles, environmental concerns, human-induced, gene therapy, human reproduction, Linnaeus, Carl, microscopy, nervous system, plant form and function, reproduction, Wilmut, Sir Ian. With seven appendixes, a chronology, a glossary, a bibliography of print and Web resources, Periodic Table of the Elements, chart of special metric system conversions, list of temperature conversions.