Biology Matters Practical Book provides a complete practical course to complement the Biology Matters Textbook by Lam Peng Kwan and Eric Y K Lam. The investigations in this practical book cover the latest G.C.E. 'O' Level Biology syllabus specified by the Ministry of Education, Singapore.
Features of this Edition:
Enriches Learning
Builds Skills
Prepares Students for Assessment
There are no answer keys in the Practical Book.
Biology Matters Practical Teacher Edition may be available in 2008 - no publishing date as yet.
Biology Matters Practical Book
Skill Build-Up
1 Cells
Investigation 1.1 Examining animal cells
Investigation 1.2 Examining plant cells
Investigation 1.3 Examining cells under a light microscope
2 Movement of Substances
Investigation 2.1 Diffusion
Investigation 2.2 Osmosis
Investigation 2.3A Osmosis in plant tissue
Investigation 2.3B Osmosis in plant tissue
Investigation 2.4 Surface area to volume ratio, absorption and diffusion
Investigation 2.5 Investigating water potential of plant tissue
3 Nutrients
Investigation 3.1 Testing for nutrients
Investigation 3.2 Food tests
4 Enzymes
Investigation 4.1 Action of enzyme at room temperature
Investigation 4.2A Effect of temperature on enzyme action
Investigation 4.2B Effect pf temperature on enzyme action
Investigation 4.3A Effect of pH on enzymes
Investigation 4.3B Effect of pH on enzymes
Investigation 4.4 Action of liver and potato tuber on hydrogen peroxide solution
5 Nutrition in Humans
Investigation 5.1 Investigating enzyme activity
Investigation 5.2 What happens during starch digestion?
Investigation 5.3 Absorption of carbohydrates in the mammalian alimentary canal
6 Nutrition in Plants
Investigation 6.1 How can we test for starch in a leaf?
Investigation 6.2 Is sunlight an essential condition for photosynthesis?
Investigation 6.3 Is carbon dioxide an essential condition for photosynthesis?
Investigation 6.4 Is chlorophyll necessary for photosynthesis?
Investigation 6.5 What gas is produced during photosynthesis?
Investigation 6.6A Effect of different light intensities on the rate of photosynthesis
Investigation 6.6B Effect of different light intensities on the rate of photosynthesis
Investigation 6.7A Effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis
Investigation 6.7B Effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis
Investigation 6.8 What are some of the essential conditions for photosynthesis?
7 Transport in Humans
Investigation 7.1 Examining mammalian blood
Investigation 7.2 Investigating capillary circulation and examining arteries and veins
Investigation 7.3 Examining a mammalian heart
8 Transport in Plants
Investigation 8.1 Internal structures of a dicotyledonous stem, root and leaf
Investigation 8.2 Path of water through a plant
Investigation 8.3 The ringing experiment
Investigation 8.4 Investigating root pressure
Investigation 8.5 Investigating transpiration in leaves and stems
Investigation 8.6 Comparing transpiration in leaves and stems
Investigation 8.7 Comparing the transpiration rates of the upper and lower surfaces of leaves
Investigation 8.8 Transpiration through the upper and lower surfaces of leaves
Investigation 8.9 Measuring transpiration rate of a potted plant
Investigation 8.10 Investigating transpiration rate (using a potometer)
9 Respiration
Investigation 9.1A Is carbon dioxide given off during respiration?
Investigation 9.1B Is carbon dioxide given off during respiration?
Investigation 9.2 Is heat released during respiration?
Investigation 9.3 Respiration in animals
Investigation 9.4 The human respiratory system
Investigation 9.5 Comparing the amount of carbon dioxide in inspired and expired air
Investigation 9.6 Comparing the amount of oxygen in inspired and expired air
Investigation 9.7 Comparing the water content and temperature of inspired and expired air
10 Excretion
Investigation 10.1 Examining the mammalian urinary system
Investigation 10.2 Investigating the different regions of a human kidney
Investigation 10.3A Simulating temperature regulation during sweating
Investigation 10.3B Simulating temperature regulation during sweating
11 The Human Eye
Investigation 11.1 Examining a sheep's eye
Investigation 11.2 Examining the human eye
12 Reproduction in Plants
Investigation 12.1 Examining organs of vegetative reproduction
Investigation 12.2 Examining an insect-pollinated flower
Investigation 12.3 Examining a wind-pollinated flower
Investigation 12.4 Examining a flower
13 Molecular Genetics
Investigation 13.1A Studying variation in seed length
Investigation 13.1B Studying variation in seed length
Investigation 13.2 Extracting DNA from living materials
Samples
Investigation 2.2: Osmosis in plant tissue p.13
Investigation 2.2: Osmosis in plant tissue p.14
Investigation 2.2: Osmosis in plant tissue p.15
Investigation 2.2: Osmosis in plant tissue p.16
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