Cambridge International AS and A Level Biology

Coursebook CD-ROM

Help notes

Contents

1 Getting started 2

2 Files 3

3 Multiple-choice questions 3

4 Answers to end-of-chapter questions 3

5 Animations 4

6 Exiting the program 4

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1 Getting started

1 Advice on how to revise for and approach examinations

Launches a PDF containing advice on how to revise and approach the AS and A Level
Biology examinations.
2 Chapter summaries
Launches a PDF with copies of the summaries from each Coursebook chapter, which you can
use as checklists as you revise.
3 Multiple-choice tests for Chapters 1–14
Links through to a page containing interactive multiple-choice tests for each of the AS
chapters.
4 Answers to self-assessment questions
Links through to a page containing the answers to the self-assessment questions within a
particular chapter of the Coursebook.
5 Answers to end-of-chapter questions
Links through to a page containing the answers to the end-of-chapter questions within a
particular chapter of the Coursebook.
6 Animations
Links through to a collection of animations to help you visualise key concepts from the
Coursebook.
7 Weblinks that lead to the Cambridge University Press web page for international publishing
and the Cambridge International Examinations website.
8 Help notes
Launches the file you’re reading now.

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2 Files
PDFs
The PDF files on this CD-ROM open using your default PDF reader.

Animations
The animations provided on this CD-ROM are in Shockwave Flash format. You will need a
suitable Flash player to be able to view the animations. You can download Adobe Flash
Player for free at http://get2.adobe.com/flashplayer/
Depending on your browser, the animation may initially be blocked. In that case, you should
allow the browser to run the animation. Follow the instructions in your browser.

3 Multiple-choice questions

This page contains one PDF for each of the 14 chapters that cover the AS Level material from
the syllabus. If you click on any of the multiple-choice answers to the questions, a pop-up will
tell you whether the answer is correct or incorrect.
You can scroll down to the links at the bottom of the page.

4 Answers to end-of-chapter questions

This page contains one PDF of answers to end-of-chapter questions for each chapter. You
can scroll down to the links at the bottom of the page.

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5 Animations

Each link on this page links through to another page, which lists all the animations available
for that chapter. For example:

If you click on any of the links on these pages, the animation will launch in a new window. You
will need a Flash player to be able to view the animations.

6 Exiting the program

You can exit this program at any time simply by closing the browser window.

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