This manual contains completely worked-out solutions for all the odd-numbered exercises in the text.

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