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Explorations in Basic Biology, 8/e

Stanley Gunstream

Published July, 1998 by Prentice Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics

Copyright 1999, 481 pp.
Paper
ISBN 0-13-079990-4


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Summary

This self-contained laboratory manual is designed for one-semester or full-year introductory biology courses taken by non-biology majors, and mixed biology majors.

Features


NEW—An exercise on DNA Fingerprinting — a simulation which gives students a taste of biotechnology through experience in separating DNA restriction fragments by electrophoresis and interpreting the resultant gels.
NEW—Updated and revised most exercises to reflect current background. — e.g., The Cell (Chapter 3), The Skeletal System (Chapter 26), Heredity (Chapter 34), Evolution (Chapter 37), and Ecological Relationships (Chapter 39).
NEW—Illustration program includes many new figures and over 50 figures were revised to increase clarity. FEATURES
Contains forty-one self-contained exercises.

  • Each exercise is self-directing, allowing students to work independently without continuous assistance by the instructor.
  • Offers flexibility! Exercises may be used in any sequence desired.
Features several exercises that include investigative components where students design and conduct experiments on their own.
Offers a wide range of exercises — and activities within exercises.
Provides sufficient background information for each lab activity — to help students understand the subject of the exercise, and prepare them for the activities that follow.
Clearly describes Laboratory Procedures in a step-by-step manner within each assignment section.
Lists required Materials (equipment and supplies) for each activity in an exercise.
  • The exercises utilize standard equipment and materials that are available in most biology departments.
Provides a Laboratory Report for each exercise.
  • The Laboratory Reports provide a place for students to record observations, impressions, collected data, and conclusions, and to assess their understanding.
  • Laboratory Reports for exercises on organismic diversity contain a mini-lab practicum that challenges students to use knowledge gained in the laboratory session to identify organisms on the basis of their recognition characteristics.
Includes over 250 figures and several color photos of hard-to-see microscopic subjects.
  • Students are asked to color code selected figures to help them learn the structure of organisms.
Emphasizes the scientific method throughout.
Provides an accessible reading level — with exceptionally clear descriptions, explanations, and directions.
  • Highlights new terms in bold print.
Learning Objectives help overview key concepts for each lab exercise.
  • Activities to be performed by students are identified by an Assignment heading that clearly distinguishes activities to be performed from the background information.
  • The assignment sections are numbered sequentially within each exercise and all the laboratory reports to facilitate identification and discussion.


Table of Contents
I. FUNDAMENTALS.
    1. Orientation.
    2. The Microscope.

II. CELL BIOLOGY.
    3. The Cell.
    4. Chemical Aspects.
    5. Diffusion and Osmosis.
    6. Enzymes.
    7. Photosynthesis.
    8. Cellular Respiration.
    9. Cell Division.
III. DIVERSITY OF ORGANISMS.
    10. Monerans and Protists.
    11. Fungi.
    12. Green, Brown, and Red Algae.
    13. Terrestrial Plants.
    14. Simple Animals.
    15. Mollusks, Segmented Worms, and Arthropods.
    16. Echinoderms and Chordates.
IV. ANIMAL BIOLOGY.
    17. Dissection of the Frog.
    18. Dissection of the Fetal Pig.
    19. Blood and Circulation.
    20. Gas Exchange.
    21. Digestion.
    22. Excretion.
    23. Neural Control.
    24. Sensory Perception in Humans.
    25. Chemical Control in Animals.
    26. The Skeletal System.
    27. Muscles and Movement.
    28. Reproduction in Vertebrates.
    29. Fertilization and Development.
    30. Early Embryology of the Chick.
V. PLANT BIOLOGY.
    31. Structure of Flowering Plants.
    32. Transport in Plants.
    33. Chemical Control in Plants.
VI. HEREDITY AND EVOLUTION.
    34. Heredity.
    35. Molecular and Chromosomal Genetics.
    36. DNA Fingerprinting.
    37. Evolution.
    38. Evolutionary Mechanisms.
VII. ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR.
    39. Ecological Relationships.
    40. Population Growth.
    41. Animal Behavior.
VIII. LABORATORY REPORTS.
    Appendix A. Common Prefixes, Suffixes, and Root Words.
    Appendix B. Common Metric Units and Temperature Conversions.
    Appendix C. Oil-Immersion Technique.
    Appendix D. The Classification of Organisms.

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