2007, ISBN 978-0-88725-332-4,

8 1/2 x 11 wire binding, 153 pages, seventh edition

Introduction to Lab Safety, The Scientific Method, and The Microscope • Systematics, Taxonomy, Classification, and Nomenclature • Chemical Components of the Cell • Microscopy and the Eukaryotic Cell • Brownian Movement, Diffusion, Osmosis, and Dialysis • Prokaryotic Cells and Viruses • Cellular Respiration • Investigation of Plant Photosynthetic Machinery and Pigments • Cell Cycle • Asexual Reproduction, Meiosis, Lower Animal Development, and Human Development • Genetics • Evolution - Simulating the Process of Microevolution •

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Discoveries in Human Systems
by Helen A. Cadwallader
Martha S. Rosenthal

ISBN 0-88725-304-0

The Scientific Method • The Compound Light Microscope • The Cell Structure and Function • Genetics and Population Growth • Tissues • Skeletal System • Muscular System • Nervous System • Special Senses • Endocrine • Reproduction • Digestive System • Respiratory System • Blood and Immunity • Cardiovascular System • Urinary System • Bioethics

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Part I, Fourth Edition, ISBN 0-88725-306-7
Part 2, Fourth Edition, ISBN 0-88725-313-X

Part 1: Measurement and the Scientific Method • Molecular Models • Testing for Some Molecules • Enzymes • Microscopy • Eukaryotic Cells • Diffusion and Osmosis • Photosynthesis • Respiration • The Cell Cycle • Meiosis • Genetics: Part I • Genetics: Part II • Molecular Genetics • Central Dogma

Part 2: Symbiosis • Bacteriology • Protista • Plant Anatomy • Sexual Reproduction in Angiosperms • Animal Tissues • Rat Dissection • Enzymes and Digestion • The Circulatory System • Excretion • The Central Nervous System • The Senses • Muscles, Bones and Joints • Reproductive Systems

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Fourth Edition, ISBN 978-088725-336-2

Measurements, Experiments, and the Scientific Method • The Microscope • Chemical Composition of Cells • Cell Organization, Structure, and Function • Effects of Environmental Factors on Enzyme Activity • Photosynthesis-Plant Parts and Products • Photosynthesis-Plant Pigments and Light • Metabolism and Cellular Respiration • Nucleic Acid Structure and Function • Mitosis • Meiosis and Gamete Formation • Genetics

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Revised Fourth Edition , ISBN 0-88725-307-5

The Compound Microscope • Cells and Movement of Material Across Their Membranes • Selected Animal and Plant Tissues; Plant Anatomy • Photosynthesis and Water Movement in Plants • Enzyme Activity • Vertebrate Anatomy: External Anatomy, Skin and Digestive System • Vertebrate Anatomy: Circulatory System • Vertebrate Anatomy: Skeleton System and Musculature • Vertebrate Anatomy: Urogenital and Nervous Systems • Cell Division • Monera and Prosista • Fungi, Algae and Bryophyta • Vascular Plants • Porifera, Cnidaria and Platyhelminthes • Nematoda, Rotifera, Mollusca and Annelida • Arthropoda, Echinodermata, Hemichordata and Chordata • Sea Star Development • Genetics

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ISBN 0-88725-153-6

The Microscope • Plant Cells • Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis • Tissues • Diffusion Phenomena • Metabolism of Plants • Flowers • Fruits • Seeds and Seedlings • Roots • Stems • Leaves • Plant Growth and Development • Bacteria and Blue-green Algae • Lower Fungi • Higher Fungi and Lichens • Algae • Liverworts and Mosses • Fern Allies • Ferns • Gymnosperms

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Fourth Edition, ISBN 0-88725-255-9

The Whole Plant • The Compound Microscope • The Living Plant Cell • Plant Tissues • Cell Division: Mitosis and Cytokinesis • Diffusion and Osmosis • Seed Structure • The Herbaceous Stems • Stem Differentiation • Woody Stems • The Root • The Leaf • Water Relations • Photosynthesis • Respiration • Growth Regulators • Growth Movements • Blue Green Algae • Green Algae • Golden Brown Algae, Brown Algae, Red Algae • Slime Molds • Water Molds • Bread Molds • Sac Fungi • Lichens • Club Fungi • Liverworts • True Mosses • Whisk Ferns • Club Mosses • Horsetails • Ferns • Gymnosperms • Angiosperms • Classification of Fruits

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2nd Edition, ISBN 0-88725-314-8

Part One: Plant Structure The Microscope • The Plant Body • The Structure of Plant Cells • Plant Cell Types • Leaves: External Characteristics • Leaves: Microscopic Structure • Leaf Pigments • Stems: Their Origin • Stems: Herbaceous • Stems: Woody • Roots • Flowers • Fruits • Seeds and Seed Germination

Part Two: Plant Processes Transpiration and Guttation: Water Flow in Plants • Food Synthesis and Storage in Leaves • Movements in Plants • Diffusion and Osmosis: The Movement of Water and Dissolved Materials in Plants

Part Three: A Survey of Plants The Classification of Living Things • Evolutionary Relationships Between the Five Kingdoms • Geological Time Scale • Meiosis: A Type of Cell Division Vital to the Genetic Diversity of Life • The Bacteria • The Fungi • Myxomycetes: The Plasmodial Slime Molds • Algae • Liverworts and Mosses: Bryophyta • Early Vascular Plants • Gymnosperms • Angiosperms

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Revised Sixth Edition, ISBN 0-88725-302-4

Part One: General Microbiology Introduction to the Microscope • Ocular and Stage Micrometers • Indicators and Buffers • Isolation of Pure Cultures • Dilutions and the Quantitative Plate Count • Simple Staining and Bacterial Morphology • Differential Staining (Gram Stain and Acid-fast Stain) • Special Staining Techniques • Bacterial Motility • Higher Microorganisms: Algae, Fungi and Protozoa • Oxygen Requirements of Bacteria • Culture Media Preparation and Minimal Growth Requirements • Bacterial Enumeration • Bacterial Growth • Selective and Differential Media • Extracellular Enzymes • Intracellular Enzymes • Carbohydrate Utilization • IMViC Tests • Biochemical Reactions and Multiple-test Media • Identification of Unknowns • Effects of Temperature on Microorganisms • Effects of Osmotic Pressure and pH on Microorganisms • Effects of Ultraviolet Light on Microorganisms • Effects of Organic Material on Antiseptics and Disinfectants • Phenol Coefficient • Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing • Antagonism Among Microorganisms • Gradient Plate Technique
Part Two: Applied Microbiology Soil Microbiology • Microbial Population in the Soil • Bacterial Plant Pathogens • Bacterial Examination of Water • Bacteriophage • Milk • Food Spoilage • Production of Sauerkraut • Fermented Dairy Products • Alcoholic Fermentation • Fermented Sausage • Production of an Antibiotic by Streptomyces • The Microbial Production of Citric Acid • Microbial Production of Riboflavin • The Biological Production of Vinegar • Immobilized Enzymes • Entrapment of Yeast Cells in Alginate (Ethanol Production) • Microbiological Assay for Nicotinic Acid • Microbial Production of Invertase • Biological Production of Single Cell Protein (SCP) • Flora of the Skin • Flora of the Throat and Nasal Passage • Dental Plaques and Dental Caries • Capsular Antigen (Quellung Reaction) • Induced Mutation and Replica Plating Technique • Bacterial Transformation • Bacterial Transduction • Bacterial Conjugation

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Revised Sixth Edition, ISBN 0-88725-285-0

Microbiology laboratory safety rules • Maintaining a laboratory notebook• Exercises: Introduction to the Microscope • Ocular and Stage Micrometers • Indicators and Buffers • Isolation of Pure Cultures (Introducing Aseptic Transfer Techniques) • Dilutions and the Quantitative Plate Count • Simple Staining and Bacterial Morphology • Differential Staining (Gram Stain and Acid-Fast Stain) • Special Staining Techniques • Bacterial Motility • Higher Microorganisms – Algae, Fungi and Protozoa • Oxygen Requirements of Bacteria • Color Plates • Culture Media Preparation and Minimal Growth Requirements • Bacterial Enumeration • Bacterial Growth • Selective and Differential Media • Extracellular Enzymes • Intracellular Enzymes • Carbohydrate Utilization •         IMViC Tests • Biochemical Reactions and Multiple-test Media • Identification of Unknowns • Effects of Organic Material On Antiseptics and Disinfectants • Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing • Soil Microbiology (Part I) • (Part II) • Food Spoilage • Fermented Dairy Products • Alcoholic Fermentation • Flora of the Skin, Throat and Nasal Passage (Part I) •         (Part II) • Appendixes • Student CD

Student CD: Microscopy • Staining and Slide Preparation • Dilution • Buffers and Indicators • Selected and Differential Media • Quantifying Bacteria

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Laboratory Studies in Zoology
James F. Payne, Michael L. Kennedy, Dr. Gary A. Heidt

Fifth Edition, ISBN 0-88725-319-9

Microscopes • The Cell • Animal Diversity and Classification • The Protozoans • Animal Organization • Sponges • Cnidarians • Flatworms • Pseudocoelomates • Mollusks • Annelids • Arthropods • Echinoderms • Chordates • A Vertebrate Type: The Leopard Frog • A Vertebrate Type: The Fetal Pig • Inheritance • Exercise Physiology • The Process of Organic Evolution • Animal Behavior • Ecologic Relationships • Conservation Biology and Biodiversity • Appendix I: Anatomical Terms, Symmetry, and Body Planes and Sections • Appendix II: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy

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A Handbook of Biological Investigation
Ambrose, Ambrose, Emlen and Bright

Seventh Edition ISBN 0-88725-331-8
copyright 2007

What is Science? • Asking Questions and Formulating Hypotheses • Kinds of Data and Scales of Measurement • Description of Data: Central Tendencies • Description of Data: Dispersion • The Experimental Plan • The Statistical Analysis • Statistical Tests • Using the Library • An Introduction to Biological Literature • How to Write a Scientific Paper • Illustrating Data in Tables and Figures • Problems and Pitfalls in Writing a Scientific Paper • Preparing and Delivering Oral Presentations

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