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Introduction
Welcome to the lab manual for your introductory biology for majors series. This book provides laboratory experiments and exercises for a two-semester introductory biology majors series, including topics of general principles, cell biology, organismal biology, ecology, and evolution.
Audience
This book is a lab manual for lower division biology majors. Biology majors will typically take a two-semester (one year) introductory series to introduce them to major topics in biology and prepare them for upper division coursework. This book is designed to provide comprehensive laboratory exercises and experiments for this introductory series.
Chapter Outline
The text is organized into 34 chapters, with chapter 1-19 intended for a General Principles and Cell Biology course and 20-34 for an Organismal Biology and Biodiversity course.
General Principles and Cell Biology
- Chapter 1: Microscopy Part I
- Chapter 2: Measurement & Equipment
- Chapter 3: Scientific Investigation
- Chapter 4: Ph & Buffers
- Chapter 5: Organic Macromolecules
- Chapter 6: Microscopy Part II
- Chapter 7: Eukaryotic Cells
- Chapter 8: Bacteriology (Prokaryotic Cells)
- Chapter 9: Diffusion & Osmosis
- Chapter 10: Enzymes
- Chapter 11: Spectrophotometry
- Chapter 12: Cellular Respiration & Fermentation
- Chapter 13: Photosynthesis
- Chapter 14: Mitosis
- Chapter 15: Meiosis
- Chapter 16: Genetics
- Chapter 17: DNA & Chromosomes
- Chapter 18: Recombinant DNA & Bacterial Transformation
- Chapter 19: Molecular Biology
Organismal Biology and Biodiversity
- Chapter 20: Scientific Method
- Chapter 21: Evolution & Natural Selection
- Chapter 22: Microscopy Part III
- Chapter 23: Protist Diversity
- Chapter 24: Fungal Diversity
- Chapter 25: Plant Diversity
- Chapter 26: Animal Diversity
- Chapter 27: Plant Anatomy & Transport
- Chapter 28: Plant Growth
- Chapter 29: Animal Tissues
- Chapter 30: Comparative Animal Anatomy
- Chapter 31: Experimental Physiology
- Chapter 32: Field Biology & Ecology
- Chapter 33: Animal Behavior
- Chapter 34: Museum Science
Appendices
Appendix A: Lab Safety
Appendix B: Brief Introduction to Statistics
Appendix C: Sample Lab Report
For the Student
Each chapter in this lab manual begins with several learning objectives (content and skill objectives). Following the objectives is an introduction to the subject, procedures for the lab, and a lab report section. Students should read the introduction before each lab to ensure readiness for the material. The lab report section is the data you will collect and questions you will answer to turn in to your instructor. Your instructor may ask you to print and fill out these pages or answer the questions in a lab notebook.
For the Instructor
Learning objectives can be found at the beginning of each chapter. There are often several exercises in one chapter, and you may omit or modify as time and institution resources permit. The lab report section can be printed, filled out, and turned in, or you can have students complete the exercises and questions in a lab notebook.
A set of instructor resources with formative and summative questions, further lab instruction, and guidelines for lab setup for technicians will be available on Libretext in 2024.