Living systems
Subtitle: life's inside story
By: by Emily Sohn and Patricia Ohlenroth
Contributors: Ohlenroth, Pat
Series: iScience readers; iScience readers
Publisher: Norwood House Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781599534275
Subjects: Biology; Biological systems; Juvenile literature
Description: "Describes the different systems that make up humans and plants: how and why they both eat, drink, and stay alive. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn about these specific living systems, an activity based on real world situations challenges them to apply what they've learned in order to solve a puzzle"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
Table of contents: title: iScience puzzle; title: Discover activity; title: Body basics: cells; title: What is the purpose of your body's transport systems?; title: Pump it!; title: Connecting to history; title: Science at work; title: Breath of life; title: Eat up!; title: How does material move through the excretory system?; title: Transport systems in plants; title: Solve the iScience puzzle; title: Beyond the puzzle.