Basic An Introduction is a brilliantly composed book that takes the reader through the fundamentals of biology in a way that is easy to follow. It specifically avoids the unnecessarily complicated language that is common in biology and makes the topics of the living world a joy to learn about. Easy and enjoyable to read, by the end of the book, the reader knows the basic information about life on Earth. The book introduces readers to topics such as genetics, cells, evolution, basic biochemistry, the broad categories of organisms, plants, animals, and taxonomy.