LABORATORY TOPICS IN BOTANY. 8TH EDITION

TOPIC 1 The Microscope
TOPIC 2 Scientific Inquiry: Formulating a Hypothesis
TOPIC 3 Introduction to the Vascular Plant Body
TOPIC 4 Introduction to the Eukaryotic Cell
TOPIC 5 Mitosis and Cytokinesis
TOPIC 6 The Movement of Substances into and out of Cells
TOPIC 7 Respiration and Enzyme Action
TOPIC 8 Photosynthesis
TOPIC 9 Meiosis
TOPIC 10 Genetics
TOPIC 11 Prokaryotes
TOPIC 12 Fungi
TOPIC 13 Protists: Euglenoids, Stramenopiles, and Red Algae
TOPIC 14 Protists: Green Algae and Slime Molds
TOPIC 15 Bryophytes
TOPIC 16 Seedless Vascular Plants: The Lycopodiophyta and Monilophyta
TOPIC 17 Seed Plants: The Gymnosperms
TOPIC 18 Seed Plants: The Angiosperms
TOPIC 19 Fruits and Fruit Development
TOPIC 20 Early Development of the Plant Body
TOPIC 21 Cells and Tissues of the Plant Body
TOPIC 22 The Root
TOPIC 23 Primary Structure of the Stem
TOPIC 24 The Leaf
TOPIC 25 Woody Stems
TOPIC 26 Wood: Secondary Xylem
TOPIC 27 Growth Regulators
TOPIC 28 External Factors and Plant Growth
TOPIC 29 Inorganic Nutrients Required by Plants
TOPIC 30 The Movement of Water and Solutes in Plants
TOPIC 31 Ecology

APPENDIX A How to Write a Lab Report
APPENDIX B Basic Statistics for the Botany Lab
APPENDIX C Using the Spectrophotometer
APPENDIX D Classification of Living Organisms Traditionally Regarded as Plants D – 1
APPENDIX E Metric Table E – 1
APPENDIX F Plant Propagation F – 1

Laboratory Topics in Botany familiarizes students with recent advances in botany, while maintaining a strong emphasis on the basic facts and principles necessary for a sound foundation in the plant sciences.This manual complements Biology of Plants, Eighth Edition, and has been updated to reflect the changes made to the textbook.

Features
• It offers several exercises within each topic that can be selected for coverage that suits individual course needs.
• Questions and problems follow each topic.
• It is available in a convenient, 3-hole punched, loose-leaf format.

Authors
• Ray F. Evert (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
• Susan E. Eichhorn (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
• Joy Perry