This laboratory manual accompanies the 14th edition of Inquiry into Life.
Part 1 Cell Biology
1. Scientific Method
2. Metric Measurement and Microsopy
3. Chemical Composition of Cells
4. Cell Structure and Function
5. Mitosis and Meiosis
6. How Enzymes Function
7. Cellular Respiration
Part 2 Plant Biology
8. Photosynthesis
9. Organization of Flowering Plants
10. Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Part 3 Maintenance of the Human Body
11. Animal Organization
12. Basic Mammalian Anatomy I
13. Chemical Aspects of Digestion
14. Cardivascular System
15. Basic Mammalian Anatomy II
16. Homeostasis
Part 4 Integration and Control of the Human Body
17. Nervous System and Senses
18. Musculoskeletal System
Part 5 Continuance of the Species
19. Development
20. Patterns of Inheritance
21. Human Genetics
22. DNA Biology and Technology
Part 6 Evolution and Diversity
23. Evidences of Evolution
24. Microbiology
25. Seedless Plants
26. Seed Plants
27. Introduction to Invertebrates
28. Invertebrate Coelomates
29. The Vertebrates
Part 7 Behavior and Ecology
30. Sampling Ecosystems
31. Effects of Pollution on Ecosystems
Appendices
A Preparing a Laboratory Report/Laboratory Report Form
B Metric System
C Tree of Life
hSylvia Mader is the best-selling author of introductory biology textbooks. Other books she has authored for WCB include: Inquiry Into Life, Human Biology, Introduction to Biology, and Understanding Human Anatomy & Physiology.