Prentice Hall Exploring Life Science

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780138078430
• ISBN10: 0138078432
• Edition: Lab
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-01-01
• Publisher: PRENTICE HALL SCHOOL GROUP

Table of Contents

Safety Symbols	6	(1)
Science Safety Rules	7	(2)
Laboratory Skills Checkups	9	(8)
Exploring Life Science
Testing a Hypothesis	17	(4)
The Microscope: A Tool of the Scientist	21	(6)
Using the Microscope	27	(6)
The Nature of Life
Investigating Space Requirements of Seed Plants	33	(4)
Properties of Organic Compounds	37	(4)
Cells, Tissues, and Organ Systems
Comparing Plant and Animal Cells	41	(4)
Cells, Tissues, and Organs	45	(4)
Observing Movement of Molecules Through a Cell Membrane	49	(6)
Identifying Stages of Mitosis	55	(4)
Making Models of Mitosis	59	(4)
Food Production in Photosynthesis	63	(6)
Organisms and Carbon Dioxide	69	(4)
Classification of Living Things
Developing a Classification System for Seeds	73	(4)
Identifying Vertebrates Using Classification Keys	77	(6)
Viruses and Monerans
Identifying Bacteria and How They Grow	83	(6)
Bacteria That Dine on Vegetables	89	(4)
Protists
Comparing Protists	93	(4)
Fungi
Examining Three Forms of Fungi	97	(6)
Culturing Yeast Cells	103	(4)
Plants Without Seeds
Observing Mosses and Liverworts	107	(4)
Plants With Seeds
Identifying Root Structures	111	(4)
Structures of Stems	115	(6)
Identifying Leaf Structures	121	(4)
Investigating Germination Inhibitors	125	(4)
Observing Reproductive Structures in Angiosperms	129	(8)
Sponges, Cnidarians, Worms, and Mollusks
Sponges and Hydras	137	(4)
Flatworms and Roundworms	141	(4)
The Earthworm	145	(8)
Examining a Clam	153	(6)
Arthropods and Echinoderms
Observing Organisms in the Soil	159	(4)
Observing Mealworms	163	(6)
The Grasshopper	169	(8)
Investigating an Ant Society	177	(4)
The Starfish	181	(6)
Fishes and Amphibians
The Fish	187	(6)
The Frog	193	(8)
Reptiles and Birds
Adaptations in Lizards	201	(6)
Examining Bird Adaptations	207	(8)
Mammals
The Most Intelligent Mammals	215	(6)
Skeletal and Muscular Systems
Investigating Tissues	221	(4)
Examining Bones and Joints	225	(4)
Comparing Bones, Joints, and Muscles	229	(6)
Digestive System
Nutrient Identification	235	(6)
Investigating Proteins	241	(6)
How Much Vitamin C Is in Fruit Juice?	247	(4)
Observing the Digestion of Starches	251	(4)
Circulatory System
Observing Blood Circulation	255	(4)
Investigating the Heart	259	(4)
Respiratory and Excretory Systems
Investigating Breathing and Respiration	263	(6)
Investigating the Effect of Exercise on Respiration	269	(4)
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Observing Human Reflexes	273	(4)
Observing the Effect of Adrenaline on Daphnia	277	(4)
Reproduction and Development
Observing the Development of Frog Eggs	281	(4)
The Immune System
A Model for Disease Transmission	285	(4)
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
Effects of Tobacco and Alcohol on Seed Germination	289	(4)
Genetics
Solving Heredity Problems	293	(4)
Building a DNA Model	297	(4)
Observing Human Traits	301	(6)
Investigating the Results of Inherited Traits	307	(6)
Applied Genetics
Cloning	313	(4)
Changes in Living Things Over Time
A Human Adaptation	317	(4)
Variation and Natural Selection	321	(6)
Variation in a Classroom Population	327	(4)
Interactions Among Living Things
Examining an Unknown Community	331	(6)
Investigating Relationships in an Ecosystem	337	(4)
Observing Schooling Behavior in Fishes	341	(4)
Cycles in Nature
Investigating Daily Cycles in Humans	345	(4)
Exploring Earth's Biomes
Adapting to the Cold	349	(6)
Investigating Habitats	355	(4)
Conservation of Living Things
Weather and Whooping Cranes	359