Five Kingdoms Cd-Rom

Synopsis

A CD-ROM guide giving an overview of the major phyla of the five biological kingdoms: ‘Monera’ (bacteria), ‘Protoctista’ (algae, protozoans, and other aquatic and parasitic organisms), ‘Fungi’ (mushrooms, moulds and lichens), ‘Animalia’ (animals with and without backbones), and ‘Plantae’ (mosses, ferns, and cone-bearing and flowering plants). Shows 92 phyla in photographs, audio clips, and text.

Series

World Biodiversity Database Cd-Rom Series, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Multimedia; CD-ROM. PC Windows or Apple Macintosh (separate versions).

Year of production

1994

Availability

Sale; 1997 sale: £51.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Reviewed by Chris Elliott in ‘Life Sciences Educational Computing’ Vol 8 No 1 (3/97), pp34-5.

Uses

Secondary and undergraduate biology.

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

algae; bacteria; botany; fungi; moulds; plants

Credits

Writer

Karlene Schwartz; Lynn Margulis

Distribution Formats

Type

CD-ROM

Sponsor

Name

UNESCO

Notes

See: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

Distributor

Name

Microinfo Ltd

Email

ops@ukminfo.demon.co.uk

Web

http://www.microinfo.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

01420 86848

Fax

01420 89889

Address

PO Box 3
Omega Park
Alton, Hants
GU34 2PG

Name

The Stationery Office

Web

http://www.the-stationery-office.co.uk/publicat/infopub.htm External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7873 9090

Address

Publications Centre
PO Box 276
London
SW8 5DR

Notes

General enquiries: 020 7873 0011