The Focus On Middle School Biology Student Textbook, 3rd Edition introduces young students to the scientific discipline of biology. Students will learn about philosophical maps, taxonomy, tools used in biology labs and fieldwork, microscopes, the chemistry of living things, the different types of cells, viruses, bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi, plant structures and reproduction, photosynthesis, animal cells and structures, non-chordates, mammals and other chordates, human anatomy, and more. The Focus On Middle School Biology Student Textbook, 3rd Edition has 16 full-color chapters and a glossary-index with pronunciation guides. 214 pages. Grades 5-8.