Thinking about Biology


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For one-semester, non-majors introductory biology laboratory courses with a human focus. This manual offers a unique, extensively class-tested approach to introductory biology laboratory. A full range of activities show how basic biological concepts can be applied to the world around us. This lab manual helps students: Gain practical experience that will help them understand lecture concepts Acquire the basic knowledge needed to make informed decisions about biological questions that arise in everyday life Develop the problem-solving skills that will lead to success in school and in a competitive job market Learn to work effectively and productively as a member of a team The Fifth Edition features many new and revised activities based on feedback from hundreds of students and faculty reviewers.




Discovering Biology in the Lab


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A lab manual that builds on the goals and themes in Discover Biology to make students more scientifically literate.




Exploring Biology in the Laboratory: Core Concepts


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Exploring Biology in the Laboratory: Core Concepts is a comprehensive manual appropriate for introductory biology lab courses. This edition is designed for courses populated by nonmajors or for majors courses where abbreviated coverage is desired. Based on the two-semester version of Exploring Biology in the Laboratory, 3e, this Core Concepts edition features a streamlined set of clearly written activities with abbreviated coverage of the biodiversity of life. These exercises emphasize the unity of all living things and the evolutionary forces that have resulted in, and continue to act on, the diversity that we see around us today.







Introductory Plant Biology


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Encounters with Life


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This laboratory manual is designed for use in a one or two-semester introductory biology course at the college level and can be coordinated with any general biology textbook. Each exercise is a self-contained unit with clearly stated objectives, a variety of learning experiences, and thought-provoking review questions.




Laboratory Manual for Non-majors Biology


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Succeed in biology with LABORATORY MANUAL FOR NON-MAJORS BIOLOGY, 6E, International Edition! Through hands-on lab experience, this biology laboratory manual reinforces biology concepts to help you get a better grade. Exercises, pre-lab questions, and post-lab questions enhance your understanding and make lab assignments easy to complete and easy to comprehend.




Concepts of Biology


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Black & white print. Concepts of Biology is designed for the typical introductory biology course for nonmajors, covering standard scope and sequence requirements. The text includes interesting applications and conveys the major themes of biology, with content that is meaningful and easy to understand. The book is designed to demonstrate biology concepts and to promote scientific literacy.