Biology Laboratory Manual (2025 Evergreen Release)

by Darrell S. Vodopich

• ISBN13: 9781266322297
• ISBN10: 1266322299
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781264406029
• Edition: Evergreen
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2022-01-18
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education (US)
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Table of Contents

• 1. Scientific Method: The Process of Science
• 2. Measurements in Biology: The Metric System and Data Analysis
• 3. The Microscope: Basic Skills of Light Microscopy
• 4. The Cell: Structure and Function
• 5. Solutions, Acids, and Bases: The pH Scale
• 6. Biologically Important Molecules: Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Nucleic Acids
• 7. Separating Organic Compounds: Column Chromatography, Paper Chromatography, and Gel Electrophoresis
• 8. Spectrophotometry: Identifying Solutes and Determining Their Concentration
• 9. Diffusion and Osmosis: Passive Movement of Molecules in Biological Systems
• 10. Cellular Membranes: Effects of Physical and Chemical Stress
• 11. Enzymes: Factors Affecting the Rate of Activity
• 12. Respiration: Aerobic and Anaerobic Oxidation of Organic Molecules
• 13. Photosynthesis: Pigment Separation, Starch Production, and CO2 Uptake
• 14. Mitosis: Replication of Eukaryotic Cells
• 15. Meiosis: Reduction Division and Gametogenesis
• 16. Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: DNA Isolation and Genetic Transformation
• 17. Genetics: The Principles of Mendel
• 18. Evolution: Natural Selection and Morphological Change in Green Algae
• 19. Human Evolution: Skull Examination
• 20. Ecology: Diversity and Interaction in Plant Communities
• 21. Community Succession
• 22. Population Growth: Limitations of the Environment
• 23. Pollution: The Effects of Chemical, Thermal, and Acidic Pollution
• 24. Survey of Prokaryotes: Domains Archaea and Bacteria
• 25. Survey of Protists: Algal Autotrophs
• 26. Survey of Protists: Protozoan Heterotrophs
• 27. Survey of the Kingdom Fungi: Molds, Sac Fungi, Mushrooms, and Lichens
• 28. Survey of the Plant Kingdom: Liverworts, Mosses, and Hornworts of Phyla Hepatophyta, Bryophyta, and Anthocerophyta
• 29. Survey of the Plant Kingdom: Seedless Vascular Plants of Phyla Pterophyta and Lycophyta
• 30. Survey of the Plant Kingdom: Gymnosperms of Phyla Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Coniferophyta, and Gnetophyta
• 31. Survey of the Plant Kingdom: Angiosperms
• 32. Plant Anatomy: Vegetative Structure of Vascular Plants
• 33. Plant Physiology: Transpiration
• 34. Plant Physiology: Tropisms, Nutrition, and Growth Regulators
• 35. Bioassay: Measuring Physiologically Active Substances
• 36. Survey of the Animal Kingdom: Phyla Porifera and Cnidaria
• 37. Survey of the Animal Kingdom: Phyla Platyhelminthes and Mollusca
• 38. Survey of the Animal Kingdom: Phyla Annelida and Nematoda
• 39. Survey of the Animal Kingdom: Phylum Arthropoda
• 40. Survey of the Animal Kingdom: Phyla Echinodermata and Chordata
• 41. Vertebrate Animal Tissues: Epithelial, Connective, Muscular, and Nervous Tissues
• 42. Human Biology: The Human Skeletal System
• 43. Human Biology: Muscles and Muscle Contraction
• 44. Human Biology: Breathing
• 45. Human Biology: Circulation and Blood Pressure
• 46. Human Biology: Sensory Perception
• 47. Vertebrate Anatomy: External Features and Skeletal System of the Rat
• 48. Vertebrate Anatomy: Muscles and Internal Organs of the Rat
• 49. Vertebrate Anatomy: Urogenital and Circulatory Systems of the Rat
• 50. Embryology: Comparative Morphologies and Strategies of Development
• 51. Animal Behavior: Taxis, Kinesis, and Agonistic Behavior
• Appendix I- Dissection of a Fetal Pig
• Appendix II- Conversion of Metric Units to English Units