Biological Science—Processes and Patterns of Life.

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The introduction of any new standard text for secondary schools is an important event. This production, Biological Science, by a small Curriculum Development Unit of the New Zealand Department of Education, under the guidance of an editorial committee headed by Professor G. A. Knox, is an astonishing achievement. To do it justice, this review is a corporate one by several biologists, each covering different parts but paying special attention to the ecological content.