Lab Manual for Essentials of Biology
by Sylvia Mader
The 25 laboratory sessions in this manual have been designed to introduce beginning students to the major
concepts of biology, while keeping in mind minimal preparation for sequential laboratory use. The laboratories
are coordinated with Essentials of Biology, a general biology text that covers all fields of biology. In addition,
this Laboratory Manual can be adapted to a variety of course orientations and designs. There are a sufficient
number of laboratories and exercises within each lab to tailor the laboratory experience as desired. Then, too,
many exercises may be performed as demonstrations rather than as student activities, thereby shortening the
time required to cover a particular concept.
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Author Biography
Sylvia S. Mader has authored several nationally recognized biology texts published by McGraw-Hill. Educated at Bryn Mawr College, Harvard University, Tufts University, and Nova Southeastern University, she holds degrees in both Biology and Education. Over the years she has taught at University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Massachusetts Bay Community College; Suffolk University; and Nathan Mayhew Seminars. Her ability to reach out to science-shy students led to the writing of her first text, Inquiry into Life, which is now in its fifteenth edition. Highly acclaimed for her crisp and entertaining writing style, her books have become models for others who write in the field of biology.
Table of Contents
Unit I The Cell 1 Scientific Method 2 Measuring with Metric 3 Microscopy 4 Cell Structure and Function 5 How Enzymes Function 6 Photosynthesis Unit II Genetics 7 Mitosis: Cellular Reproduction 8 Meiosis: Sexual Reproduction 9 Patterns of Inheritance 10 DNA Biology and Technology 11 Human Genetics Unit III Evolution and Diversity of Life 12 Evidences of Evolution 13 Microbiology 14 Nonvascular Plants and Seedless Vascular Plants 15 Seed Plants 16 Organization of Flowering Plants 17 Invertebrates 18 The Vertebrates Unit IV Animal Structure and Function 19 Basic Mammalian Anatomy I 20 Chemical Aspects of Digestion 21 Energy Requirements and Ideal Weight 22 Cardiovascular System 23 Basic Mammalian Anatomy II 24 Nervous System and Senses Unit V Ecology 25 Effects of Pollution on Ecosystems
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