Biology Laboratory Manual

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Edition: Lab
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher(s): PRENTICE HALL SCHOOL GROUP
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Table of Contents

Safety in the Biology Laboratory 9(1)
Safety Symbol Guide 10(1)
Science Safety Rules 11(2)
Safety Contract 13(1)
How to Use the Laboratory Manual 14(1)
Presenting Data 15(6)
LABORATORY SKILLS
Recognizing Laboratory Safety
21(4)
Identifying Laboratory Equipment
25(4)
Making Metric Measurements
29(4)
Applying the Scientific Method
33(4)
Using a Compound Light Microscope
37(8)
Using the Bunsen Burner
45(4)
Preparing Laboratory Solutions
49(4)
Using Graphing Skills
53(6)
The Nature of Science
A Metric Scavenger Hunt
59(4)
The Uncertainty of Measurements
63(4)
Biology as a Science
Characteristics of Life
67(6)
Measuring with a Microscope
73(4)
Introduction to Chemistry
Making Predictions Using Indirect Evidence
77(4)
Physical and Chemical Changes
81(4)
The Chemical Basis of Life
Using Acid-Base Indicators to Test Unknown Substances
85(4)
Identifying Organic Compounds
89(6)
Cell Structure and Function
Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
95(4)
Comparing Plant and Animal Cells
99(6)
Cell Energy: Photosynthesis and Respiration
Plant Pigments
105(4)
What Plants Do with Sunlight
109(4)
Nucleic Acids and Protein Synthesis
Assembling a Protein Molecule
113(4)
Simulating Protein Synthesis
117(4)
Cell Growth and Division
Investigating the Limits of Cell Growth
121(4)
Determining the Time Needed for Mitosis
125(4)
Introduction to Genetics
The Principles of Genetics
129(6)
Biochemical Genetics
135(4)
Genes and Chromosomes
Human Sex Chromosomes
139(4)
Karyotypes
143(8)
Human Heredity
Constructing a Human Pedigree
151(6)
Investigating Inherited Human Traits
157(6)
Genetic Engineering
Cloning
163(4)
Evolution: Evidence of Change
Interpreting Events from Fossil Evidence
167(6)
Amino Acid Sequences and Evolutionary Relationships
173(8)
Evolution: How Change Occurs
A Human Adaptation
181(6)
Variation Within a Population
187(6)
Classification Systems
Classifying Organisms
193(10)
Using and Constructing a Classification Key
203(6)
The Origin of Life
Making Coacervates
209(4)
Viruses and Bacteria
Identifying Bacteria
213(6)
Controlling Bacterial Growth
219(6)
Protists
Adaptations of the Paramecium
225(6)
Comparing Protists
231(6)
Fungi
The Structures of Fungi
237(6)
Mold Growth
243(4)
Multicellular Algae
Characteristics of Green Algae
247(4)
Examining an Algal Bloom
251(4)
Mosses and Ferns
Comparing Marine and Land Nonvascular Plants
255(6)
Special Characteristics of Ferns
261(6)
Plants with Seeds
Seed-Bearing Plant Tissues
267(6)
Comparing Monocots and Dicots
273(4)
Roots, Stems, and Leaves
Root and Stem Structures
277(8)
Leaf Structures
285(8)
Estimating the Number of Stomata in a Leaf
293(6)
Plant Growth and Development
Plant Hormones
299(8)
Germination Inhibitors
307(4)
Observing Plant Responses
311(6)
Reproduction in Seed Plants
Reproductive Structures in a Flower
317(6)
Fruits and Seeds
323(6)
Germination and Seedling Development
329(6)
Sponges, Cnidarians, and Unsegmented Worms
Sponges and Hydras
335(6)
Flatworms and Roundworms
341(4)
Mollusks and Annelids
Examining a Clam
345(6)
The Earthworm
351(8)
Arthropods
The Grasshopper
359(8)
Isopod Environments
367(6)
Echinoderms and Invertebrate Chordates
The Starfish
373(6)
Comparing Invertebrates
Comparing Invertebrate Body Plans
379(6)
Identifying Invertebrates
385(6)
Fishes and Amphibians
The Fish
391(6)
The Frog
397(12)
Reptiles and Birds
Adaptations in Lizards
409(6)
Examining Bird Adaptations
415(8)
Mammals
The Most Intelligent Mammal
423(8)
Humans
Comparing Primates
431(8)
The Hands of Primates
439(4)
Animal Behavior
Animal Behavior
443(6)
Competition or Cooperation?
449(4)
Comparing Vertebrates
Vertebrate Skeletons
453(8)
Nervous System
Constructing a Model of a Nerve Cell
461(6)
Skin Sensitivity
467(6)
Skeletal, Muscular, and Integumentary Systems
Bone Composition and Structure
473(4)
The Skeletal System
477(6)
The Muscular System
483(6)
Nutrition and Digestion
Mechanical and Chemical Digestion
489(4)
Measuring Food Energy
493(4)
Respiratory System
Measuring Lung Capacity
497(6)
The Effect of Exercise on Respiration
503(4)
Circulatory and Excretory Systems
Simulating Blood Typing
507(4)
Simulating Urinalysis
511(6)
Endocrine System
Observing Human Growth
517(6)
Reproduction and Development
Ovaries and Testes
523(6)
The Human Menstrual Cycle
529(10)
Examining an Unfertilized Chicken Egg
539(4)
Human Diseases
A Model for Disease Transmission
543(4)
Relating Chronic Diseases and Nutrition
547(6)
Immune System
Lysis by a Bacteriophage
553(6)
The Effect of Alcohol on the Growth of Microorganisms
559(4)
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
The Effects of Alcohol on Human Reactions
563(4)
The Effects of Tobacco and Alcohol on Seed Germination
567(6)
The Biosphere
The Oxygen Cycle
573(4)
Adapting to the Cold
577(8)
Populations and Communities
Counting a Population
585(6)
Relationships in an Ecosystem
591(4)
Ecological Succession
595(6)
People and the Biosphere
Investigating Air and Water Pollution
601(6)
The Effects of Acid Rain on Seed Germination and Plant Growth
607(6)
Classifying Garbage
613

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