The World of the Cell - Life on a Small Scale.pdf

Age Range: 11 and up
Grade Level: 6 and up
Series: Cells & Life
Publisher: Heinemann Library (August 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1588106764
ISBN-13: 978-1588106766

This title looks at how cells are put together and how they sustain life by controlling a complex series of chemical reactions. It examines the differences between the two fundamental cell types: the prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea) and the eukaryotes (everything else!). The book shows how the first forms of life were probably cells very similar to some bacteria today. The newly-classified kingdom archaea may also offer clues to the origin of life on Earth.