This laboratory manual is designed for use in a one or two-semester introductory biology course at the college level and can be coordinated with any general biology textbook. Each exercise is a self-contained unit with clearly stated objectives, a variety of learning experiences, and thought-provoking review questions. Depending on the organization of your course, you may choose to perform the exercises in any order.

This edition features many new and improved photographic representations of organisms your students will observe in the laboratory. Selected exercises now feature a series of investigative questions, under the heading "Using the Scientific Method", that ask students to think about what they are trying to accomplish in the lab. These questions ask students to create hypotheses, predict test results, and then draw conclusions once the experiment is completed. The entire manual has been thoroughly reviewed to improve readability, and the glossary has been expanded to further assist your student's ability to understand the material.

Exercise 1: The Scientific Method and Metric Measurements
Exercise 2: The Microscope
Exercise 3: Chemical Aspects of Life
Exercise 4: Cell Structure
Exercise 5: Exchange Between Cells and Their Environment
Exercise 6: Enzymes
Exercise 7: Energy Capture, Fermentation, and Cellular Respiration
Exercise 8: Photosynthesis
Exercise 9: Mitosis and Meiosis
Exercise 10: Mendelian Genetics
Exercise 11: Molecular Biology
Exercise 12: Life Classifications and Reproduction
Exercise 13: Kingdoms Archaebacteria and Eubacteria
Exercise 14: Kingdom Protista
Exercise 15: Kingdom Fungi
Exercise 16: Kingdom Plantae: Phylum Bryophyta
Exercise 17: Kingdom Plantae: Vascular Plants Without Seeds: Ferns (Phylum Pterophyta) and Others
Exercise 18: Kingdom Plantae: The Gymnosperms: Phylum Coniferophyta and Others
Exercise 19: Kingdom Plantae: Phylum Anthophyta, The Angiosperms
Exercise 20: Vegetative Structures of Angiosperms
Exercise 21: Water Movement
Exercise 22: Kingdom Animalia: Porifera, Cnidaria, and Ctenophora Phyla
Exercise 23: Kingdom Animalia: Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Rotifera, and Annelida Phyla
Exercise 24: Kingdom Animalia: Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Echinodermata Phyla
Exercise 25: Kingdom Animalia: Hemichordata and Chordata Phyla
Exercise 26: Population Genetics and Evolution
Exercise 27: Tissues, Organs, and Systems
Exercise 28: Fetal Pig Dissection
Exercise 29: Circulation
Exercise 30: Nervous System
Exercise 31: Sensory Mechanism
Exercise 32: Skeletal System
Exercise 33: Muscular System
Exercise 34: Reproduction in Animals and Gametogenesis
Exercise 35: Comparative Embryology
Exercise 36: Excretory System
Exercise 37: Ecology
Appendices
Glossary
Index