Thinking About Biology

<ul> <h3>Exercise 1 Introduction to the Scientific Method</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Forming Hypotheses to Solve Problems</li> <li>Activity 2 Testing Hypotheses</li> <li>Activity 3 Interpreting Data</li> <li>Activity 4 Performing an Experiment and Collecting Data</li> <li>Activity 5 Graphing Your Results</li> <li>Activity 6 Interpreting Data Using Simple Statistics</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 2 Windows to a Microscopic World</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Learning to Use the Dissecting Microscope</li> <li>Activity 2 Making Observations with the Dissecting Microscope</li> <li>Activity 3 Getting Familiar with the Compound Microscope</li> <li>Activity 4 Parts of the Compound Microscope</li> <li>Activity 5 Learning to Use the Compound Microscope</li> <li>Activity 6 Preparing Temporary Slides - Wet Mounts</li> <li>Activity 7 Using the Microscope to Answer a Question: What Do Aquarium Snails Eat?</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 3 Functions and Properties of Cells</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Cellular Organelles</li> <li>Activity 2 Observing Living Cells</li> <li>Activity 3 Amyloplasts in Potato Tubers</li> <li>Activity 4 Stem Cells</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 4 Movement of Molecules Across Cell Membranes</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Water Molecules in Motion</li> <li>Activity 2 Diffusion and Osmosis</li> <li>Activity 3 Controls for the Diffusion and Osmosis Experiment</li> <li>Activity 4 Completing the Diffusion and Osmosis Experiment</li> <li>Activity 5 Osmosis in Elodea Cells</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 5 Investigating Cellular Respiration</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Do Microorganisms Perform Cellular Respiration?</li> <li>Activity 2 Comparison of Classroom Air with Exhaled Air</li> <li>Activity 3 Effect of Exercise on Carbon Dioxide Production</li> <li>Activity 4 Alternatives to Aerobic Respiration</li> <li>Activity 5 Anaerobic Respiration</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 6 Photosynthesis</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Absorption of Carbon Dioxide During Photosynthesis</li> <li>Activity 2 Testing Leaves for Starch</li> <li>Activity 3 Cells of the Leaf Epidermis</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 7 Organic Molecules and Nutrition</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Positive and Negative Indicator Tests</li> <li>Activity 2 Testing Food Samples</li> <li>Activity 3 An Embryo in a Peanut Seed</li> <li>Activity 4 Dietary Intake and Good Health</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 8 Factors that Affect Enzyme Activity </h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Demonstration of Enzyme Activity</li> <li>Activity 2 Enzyme Activity in Food Vacuoles</li> <li>Activity 3 Effect of Environmental Conditions on Protein Structure</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 9 Introduction to Molecular Genetics</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Removing DNA From Cells</li> <li>Activity 2 The Basics of DNA Structure</li> <li>Activity 3 Building a Model of DNA</li> <li>Activity 4 Steps of Protein Synthesis</li> <li>Activity 5 Building a Real Protein</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 10 Mitosis and Asexual Reproduction</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 How Mitosis Works</li> <li>Activity 2 Recognizing the Stages of Mitosis</li> <li>Activity 3 Mitosis - The Real Thing!</li> <li>Activity 4 Estimating the Duration of the Cell Cycle</li> <li>Activity 5 Regeneration</li> <li>Activity 6 Asexual Reproduction: Growing a Plant From a Cutting</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 11 Connecting Meiosis and Genetics</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Getting Started: Build a Pair of Chromosomes</li> <li>Activity 2 Homologous Chromosomes Separate in Meiosis to Form Gametes</li> <li>Activity 3 Fertilization: Nature's Equivalent to Rolling the Dice</li> <li>Activity 4 What's Your Baby's Genotype?</li> <li>Activity 5 Genotype Determines Phenotype</li> <li>Activity 6 Passing On Traits</li> <li>Activity 7 Practicing Genetics Problems</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 12 Human Genetics</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 PTC Tasting</li> <li>Activity 2 X-Linked Traits</li> <li>Activity 3 Codominance and Sickle Cell Disease</li> <li>Activity 4 A Family History of Sickle Cell Disease</li> <li>Activity 5 Codominance and Multiple Alleles</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 13 Evolution</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Determining the Age of Rock Layers and Fossils</li> <li>Activity 2 Reconstructing Fossil Evidence</li> <li>Activity 3 Natural Selection</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 14 Functions of Tissues and Organs</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Skin: The Outer Protective Layer</li> <li>Activity 2 The Epidermis</li> <li>Activity 3 The Dermis</li> <li>Activity 4 Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow</li> <li>Activity 5 Below the Skin (the Hypodermis)</li> <li>Activity 6 Touch Sensitivity</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 15 The Cardiovascular System</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Circulation of Blood Around the Body</li> <li>Activity 2 A Closer Look at the Heart</li> <li>Activity 3 Understanding Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate</li> <li>Activity 4 Cardiovascular Disease</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 16 Introduction to Anatomy: Dissecting the Fetal Pig</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Getting Started</li> <li>Activity 2 Following Anatomical Directions</li> <li>Activity 3 External Anatomy of the Fetal Pig</li> <li>Activity 4 Dissection of the Mouth</li> <li>Activity 5 Dissection of the Neck</li> <li>Activity 6 Dissection of the Thoracic Cavity</li> <li>Activity 7 Measuring Lung Capacity</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 17 Organs of the Abdominal Cavity</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Dissection of the Abdominal Cavity</li> <li>Activity 2 The Urinary System</li> <li>Activity 3 Internal Structure of the Stomach</li> <li>Activity 4 Examining the Small Intestine</li> <li>Activity 5 The Importance of Surface Area</li> <li>Activity 6 Earthworm Locomotion</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 18 Introduction to Forensic Biology</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Getting Started</li> <li>Activity 2 Classifying Fingerprint Patterns</li> <li>Activity 3 Analyzing Fingerprint Evidence</li> <li>Activity 4 Blood Typing</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 19 Biotechnology: DNA Analysis</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Sources of DNA Evidence</li> <li>Activity 2 Solving a Crime Using RFLP Fingerprints</li> <li>Activity 3 The Use of PCR For STR Analysis</li> <li>Activity 4 Solving a Criminal Case Using STR Evidence</li> <li>Activity 5 Deciding a Paternity Suit Involving STR Analysis</li> <li>Activity 6 DNA Barcodes</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 20 Using Biotechnology to Assess Ecosystem Damage</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Exploring Bioluminescence</li> <li>Activity 2 Getting Started</li> <li>Activity 3 Making Accurate Serial Dilutions</li> <li>Activity 4 Preparing Bacterial Samples</li> <li>Activity 5 Testing the Toxicity of Your Chemical</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 21 Ecosystems</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Food Chains</li> <li>Activity 2 Loss of Energy in Food Chains</li> <li>Activity 3 Food Chains Interact to Form Food Webs</li> <li>Activity 4 Bioaccumulation</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 22 Biodiversity and Conservation</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Value of Biodiversity</li> <li>Activity 2 Commercial Fishing as an Example of Tragedy of the Commons</li> <li>Activity 3 Ecosystem Jenga®</li> </ul> <h3>Exercise 23 Population Ecology</h3> <ul> <li>Activity 1 Introduction to Sampling - An Ecological Tool</li> <li>Activity 2 Sampling Quadrats to Estimate Population</li> <li>Activity 3 The Mark and Recapture Technique for Estimating Population Size</li> </ul> </ul> <h3>APPENDICES</h3> <ol> <li>Game Cards for Exercise </li> <li>Self Test Answers</li> </ol>