Offers the plain facts of life from all areas of biology, including such fascinating topics as growth rates of hair and nails, and ages and weights of seeds. Warning: Anybody who begins browsing through this book will not easily stop reading!

This book of tables provides comparative data from the fields of zoology, botany, microbiology, and human biology that can be used to present specific information in university and school classes. It is a "must" for everyone interested in biology but also of help for all parents to address questions such as "Mama/Papa, how old can a ... be?". The book is also known as the "Guinness book of biological records". The plain facts of life from all areas of biology, including such topics as growth rates of hair and nails, and ages and weights of seeds are simply fascinating. All told, the book is a useful and comprehensive reference work including over 10,000 items of biological data.

A useful and comprehensive reference work including over 10,000 biological data Clearly laid out presentation The author, Rainer Flindt, professor at the Pedagogical University of Ludwigsburg, specializes in training biology teachers Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Prof. Dr. Rainer Flindt ist Biologie-Dozent an der Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg und Mitherausgeber der Spektrum-Reihe "Basiswissen Biologie".

Inhalt
to the 6th German Edition.- to the 6th German Edition.- Zoology.- General: Size, Weight, Age ....- Movement, Locomotion.- Alimentation, Digestion.- Metabolism.- Excretion.- Heart, Circulation.- Blood.- Respiration.- Reproduction, Development.- Nervous System.- Senses.- Botany.- General Data: Dimensions, Age, etc..- Cellular Values.- Germination and Growth.- Reproduction: Blossoms, Fruits, Seeds.- Constituents.- Physiological Values.- Microbiology.- Microbiology.- Human Biology.- General Data.- Skin, Skin Adnexa (Hair, Nails, Glands).- Heart, Circulation, Blood.- Respiration.- Nutrition, Digestion, Excretion.- Brain, Nerves, Senses.- Comparative Data.- Comparative Data.