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Overview"Revised Printing of 4th Edition Now Available! In this collection of laboratory investigations we have chosen to follow Darwin's lead by highlighting some of the many forms of life's biological diversity and complexity - and there are many! Biological evolution, after all, is an extremely creative process. You'll be examining diversity and complexity from the level of DNA, to that of species, and finally to how species are assembled into communities and how these communities are studied. You'll also be looking at some of the important mechanisms and natural systems that underlie, maintain, and change biological diversity. It is not much of an exaggeration to say that life as we know it, in all its myriad and beautiful forms, is about variation and interaction. These labs are designed to be stand-alone activities that are primarily self-directed. You will find that your instructor will """"teach"""" much less than you may be used to. Think of your instructor as a facilitator or as a resource for learning - the real learning is up to you. Said differently, the degree of learning you accomplish while conducting these investigations is almost entirely dependent on the effort you put into them, inside and outside the laboratory." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steve O'Kane , Kimberly Cline-BrownPublisher: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. Imprint: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co ,U.S. Edition: Fourth Edition ISBN: 9781524921118ISBN 10: 1524921114 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 15 May 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Spiral bound Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsPreface Getting the Most Out of Class and This Manual Lab 1: Your Body ~ A Habitat Getting to Know Your Microscope Prepare a Wet Mount of Cheek Cells Observe Cheek Cells Using the Light Microscope We're Outnumbered!! - Bacteria in Your Body Life on Your Face! Lab 2: Water: Osmosis, Tonicity, and Transpiration Osmosis in Potato Cores Tonicity of Elodea Cells Transpiration From Plants Lab 3: Life: Atmosphere and Energy. Photosynthesis & Respiration Products of Photosynthesis The Color of Plants Measuring Dissolved Gasses Lab 4: Estimating Biodiversity ~ The Species-Area Relationship Lab 5: DNA Diversity and Its Measurement (two lab periods) Lab 1 DNA Isolation from Cheek Cells PCR Amplification of the D1S80 VNTR Locus Lab 2 Gel Electrophoresis So How Rare Is My Genotype? Lab 6: Reproducer ~ The Processes of Natural and Sexual Selection Modeling Selection Changes in Genotypes and Allele Frequencies Lab 7: Plant Reproduction ~ Getting Into the Future Flower Morphology Flower Power - Attracting Pollinators Fruit and Seed Examination Lab 8: Plant Nutrition and Symbiosis Tomato Seedlings & Nutrients Mycorrhizal Fungi Effects of Nitrogen Sources on Clover Plants Examination of Root Nodules Lab 9: Soil ~ The World Beneath Your Feet (two lab periods) Part I: Physical Properties of Soil Texture Field Capacity Wilting Point Available Water Other Physical Properties of Soil Part II: Biological Properties - The Living Soil Microbe Diversity Estimating Microbial Population Numbers Part III: Soil Animals Soil Invertebrates Baermann Funnels Direct Observations Group Comparisons Illustrated Guide to Common Soil Animals Lab 10: Aquatic Toxicology Observations of Daphnia The LD50 Test Lab 11: Saving Biodiversity ~ An Example Using Threatened CommUnities Lab 12: Puzzling the PastReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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