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Year: 2,011
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Language: English
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Toc: Cover......Page 1Title Page......Page 5Copyright......Page 6Preface......Page 7Brief Contents......Page 10Table of Contents......Page 11INTRODUCTION......Page 17SCIENTIFIC THEORIES......Page 18CONTROLLED SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS......Page 19Exercise 1.1 Testing the Chemical Content of Different Water Samples......Page 20Exercise 1.2 Comparing the Taste and Smell of Different Water Samples......Page 22Visualizing the Lab Step by Step 1.3 Testing the Effectiveness of Hand Washing......Page 25INTRODUCTION......Page 31DISSECTING MICROSCOPES......Page 33COMPOUND LIGHT MICROSCOPES......Page 34DEPTH OF FIELD......Page 36INVERSION OF MICROSCOPIC IMAGES......Page 37Visualizing the Lab Step by Step 2.1 Observing Skin with Light Microscopy......Page 38Visualizing the Lab Step by Step 2.2 Observing Hair with Light Microscopy......Page 42Visualizing the Lab Step by Step 2.3 Observing Cheek Cells through a Compound Microscope......Page 45Exercise 2.4 Observing Prepared Tissue Slides......Page 48INTRODUCTION......Page 51EPITHELIAL TISSUE......Page 52Exercise 3.1 Identifying Epithelial Tissue on Microscope Slides......Page 54MUSCLE TISSUE......Page 57Exercise 3.2 Identifying Muscle Tissue on Microscope Slides......Page 58NERVOUS TISSUE......Page 60Exercise 3.3 Identifying Nervous Tissue on Microscope Slides......Page 61Exercise 3.4 Identifying Connective Tissue on Microscope Slides......Page 62INTRODUCTION......Page 71TESTING FOR ORGANIC MOLECULES IN HOUSEHOLD ITEMS......Page 74Exercise 4.1 Testing for Reducing Sugars with Benedict’s Reagant......Page 75Exercise 4.2 Testing for Starch with Iodine Reagent......Page 77Exercise 4.3 Testing for Proteins with Biuret Reagent......Page 78Exercise 4.4 Testing for Lipids with the Sudan IV Test......Page 79Exercise 4.5 Testing for DNA with the Dische Diphenylamine Test......Page 81CONCLUSIONS......Page 83INTRODUCTION......Page 87Exercise 5.1 Gross Anatomy of the Digestive System......Page 88CHEMICAL DIGESTION VERSUS MECHANICAL DIGESTION......Page 91Visualizing the Lab Step by Step 5.2 Determining the Specificity of Lactase......Page 93Exercise 5.3 Effects of pH on Trypsin Activity......Page 96Exercise 5.4 Effects of Temperature on Amylase Activity......Page 99Exercise 5.5 Effects of Bile on Lipase Activity......Page 101Exercise 5.6 Disorders of the Digestive System......Page 10