Description

Each book in the Surfing series contains a summary, with occasional more detailed sections, of all the mandatory parts of the syllabus, along with questions and answers.
All types of questions – multiple choice, short response, structured response and free response – are provided.
Questions are written in exam style so that you will become familiar with the concepts of the topic and answering questions in the required way.
Answers to all questions are included.
A topic test at the end of the book contains an extensive set of summary questions. These cover every aspect of the topic, and are useful for revision and exam practice.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Words to Watch
1 Assumed Knowledge
2 Mutation
3 Mutation and Polypeptide Synthesis
4 Point Mutations
5 Block Mutations
6 Transposable Genetic Elements
7 Chromosome Abnormalities
8 Gene Expression Affects Phenotype
9 Allele Frequency
10 Gene Flow
11 Genetic Drift
12 Microevolution
13 Tay-Sachs Disease
14 Sickle cell Anaemia
15 Thalassemia
16 Natural Selection, Speciation and Evolution
17 Allele Frequencies and Natural Selection
18 Activity – Model for Natural Selection
19 Endonucleases
20 DNA ligases
21 DNA polymerases
22 The Polymerase Chain Reaction
23 Gel Electrophoresis
24 Developmental Biology
25 Comparative Genomics
26 Molecular Homology
27 Ancestral Gene Homologues
28 Molecular Clocks
29 Evolution of Genes
30 Cladistics
31 Homologous and Analogous Traits
32 Activity – Vertebrate Forelimbs
33 Fossils
34 Absolute Age and Relative Age
35 Radiometric Dating
36 Changes in Technology
37 Activity – Fossils Give a Timeline for Life on Earth
38 Historical Development of Evolution Theories
39 Punctuated Equilibrium
40 Human Evolution
41 The Primates
42 Primate Hands and Feet
43 Primate Head and Skull
44 Primate Skeletons and Locomotion
45 Primate Reproductive Features
46 The Hominidae
47 The Hominins
48 The Australopithecines
49 Genus – Homo 
50 Homo habilis 
51 Homo ergaster 
52 Homo erectus 
53 Homo heidelbergensis and Homo floresiensis
54 Homo neanderthalensis
55 Homo sapiens
56 Dating Hominin Fossils
57 Models for Human Evolutionary Trees
58 Models for Evolution of Homo sapiens
59 Development of Culture
Topic Test
Answers
Index