Laboratory Prep Guide

Introduction iv
A Note on Safety in the Laboratory v

Lab Topic 1 Science: A Way of Gathering Knowledge 1
Lab Topic 2 Techniques in Microscopy 2
Lab Topic 3 Cellular Structure Reflects Function 4
Lab Topic 4 Quantitative techniques and Statistics 7
Lab Topic 5 Determining the Properties of an Enzyme 10
Lab Topic 6 How Do Materials Enter Cells? 14
Lab Topic 7 Measuring Cellular Respiration 18
Lab Topic 8 Determining Chromosome Number in Mitotic Cells 23
Lab Topic 9 Observing Meiosis and Determining Cross-Over Frequency in Fungi and Plants 26
Lab Topic 10 Comparing Autosomal and Sex-Linked Inheritance 29
Lab Topic 11 Experiments with DNA 34
Lab Topic 12 Early Events in Animal Development 38
Lab Topic 13 Simulating Microevolutionary Events 41
Lab Topic 14 Using Monerans as Experimental Organisms 44
Lab Topic 15 Diversity and Phylogenetic Trends Among the Protists 47
Lab Topic 16 Fungal Diversity and Symbiotic Relationships 50
Lab Topic 17 Plant Phylogeny: Adaptation to Terrestrial Living 52
Lab Topic 18 Simple Animal Phyla 55
Lab Topic 19 Protostomes I: Evolutionary Development of Complexity 57
Lab Topic 20 Protostomes II: A Body Plan Allowing Great Diversity 59
Lab Topic 21 Deuterostomes: Origins of the Vertebrates 61
Lab Topic 22 Investigating Form and Function in Photosynthesis 63
Lab Topic 23 Pathways of Fluid Movement in Plants 67
Lab Topic 24 Angiosperm Reproduction, Germination, and Development 70
Lab Topic 25 Investigating Digestive and Gas Exchange Systems 72
Lab Topic 26 Investigating Circulatory Systems 75
Lab Topic 27 Investigating Excretory and Reproductive Systems 78
Lab Topic 28 Investigating the Properties of Muscle and Skeletal Systems 80
Lab Topic 29 Investigating Nervous and Sensory Systems 82
Lab Topic 30 Statistically Analyzing Simple Behaviors 84
Lab Topic 31 Estimating Population Size and Growth 86
Lab Topic 32 Aquatic Environmental Biology 89

Appendix 93
Equipment Inventory 95
Chemical Inventory 96
Laboratory Calculations 97

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