Lab Manual for Inquiry Into Life

15. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-259-68861-4
Verlag: McGraw Hill LLC

Buch, Englisch, 496 Seiten, Format (B × H): 231 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 1043 g

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mader, Sylvia S.

Mader, Sylvia

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ContentsPreface p. ivTo the Instructor p. ivTo the Student p. vLaboratory Safety p. xPart I Cell Biology1 Scientific Method p. 12 Metric Measurement and Microscopy p. 93 Chemical Composition of Cells p. 27 4 Cell Structure and Function p. 41 5 Mitosis and Meiosis p. 576 How Enzymes Function p. 737 Cellular Respiration p. 83Part II Plant Biology8 Photosynthesis p. 919 Organization of Flowering Plants p. 101 10 Reproduction in Flowering Plants p. 119Part III Maintenance of the Human Body11 Animal Organization p. 13712 Basic Mammalian Anatomy I p. 15313 Chemical Aspects of Digestion p. 16714 Cardiovascular System p. 17715 Basic Mammalian Anatomy II p. 19316 Homeostasis p. 207 Part IV Integration and Control of the Human Body17 Nervous System and Senses p. 22318 Musculoskeletal System p. 239Part V Continuance of the Species19 Development p. 25320 Patterns of Inheritance p. 27121 Human Genetics p. 28522 DNA Biology and Technology p. 299Part VI Evolution and Diversity23 Evidences of Evolution 31324 Microbiology 331 25 Seedless Plants 35126 Seed Plants 36527 Introduction to Invertebrates 37928 Invertebrate Coelomates 39729 The Vertebrates 419Part VII Behavior and Ecology30 Sampling Ecosystems 43931 Effects of Pollution on Ecosystems 449AppendicesA Preparing a Laboratory Report/Laboratory Report Form 457B Metric System 461Practical Examination Answer Sheet 462Index 463

Über Autor(innen)

Mader, Sylvia
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.