Synopses & Reviews
This lab manual is for a one or two-semester majors level general biology lab and can be used with any majors-level general biology textbook. The labs are investigative and ask students to use more critical thinking and hands-on learning. The author emphasizes investigative, quantitative, and comparative approaches to studying the life sciences.
Table of Contents
1 Science: A Way of Gathering Knowledge2 Techniques in Microscopy3 Cellular Structure Reflects Function4 Determining How Materials Enter Cells5 Quantitative Techniques and Statistics6 Determining the Properties of an Enzyme7 Measuring Cellular Respiration8 Determining Chromosome Number in Mitotic Cells9 Observing Meiosis and Determining Cross-Over Frequency10 Determining Genotypes of Fruit Flies11 Isolating DNA and Working with Plasmids12 Testing Assumptions in Microevolution and Inducing Mutations13 Using Bacteria as Experimental Organisms14 Diversity Among Protists15 Investigating Plant Phylogeny: Seedless Plants16 Investigating Plant Phylogeny: Seed Plants17 Observing Fungal Diversity and Symbiotic Relationships18 Investigating Early Events in Animal Development19 Animal Phylogeny: Investigating Evolution of Body Plan20 Protostomes I: Investigating Evolutionary Development of Complexity21 Protostomes II: Investigating a Body Plan Allowing Great Diversity22 Deuterostomes: Investigating Origins of the Vertebrates23 Investigating Plant Tissues and Primary Root Structure24 Investigating Primary Structure, Secondary Growth, and Function of Stems25 Investigating Leaf Structure and Photosynthesis26 Angiosperm: Reproduction, Germination, and Development27 Investigating Digestive and Gas Exchange Systems28 Investigating Circulatory Systems29 Investigating the Excretory and Reproductive Systems30 Investigating the Properties of Muscle and Skeletal Systems31 Investigating Nervous and Sensory Systems32 Statistically Analyzing Simple Behaviors33 Estimting Population Size and Growth34 Performing Standard Assays of Water QualityAppendix A Significant Figures and RoundingAppendix B Making GraphsAppendix C Simple StatisticsAppendix D Writing Lab Reports and Scientific Papers