Basic Life Diversity Laboratory Manual
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 200
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 160
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The exercises and background material found in this manual guide hands-on investigation into the vast diversity of life. Activities explore the organismal biology of plants, animals, fungi, and protists, and provide students an introduction to ecology, taxonomic classification, evolution, and genetics. These activities help elucidate concepts learned in the accompanying lecture course and build a solid base of lab skills for more advanced lab courses.
Introduction to the Lab
CHAPTER 1 Scientific Papers, Paraphrasing, and Plagiarism: How to Read and Write in Science
CHAPTER 2 Microscopy
CHAPTER 3 Taxonomy and Classification
Phylogenetics
CHAPTER 4 Mendelian Genetics
CHAPTER 5 The Wide World of Fungi
CHAPTER 6 Introduction to Plants
Seedless Plants
CHAPTER 7 Seed Plants: Gymnosperms
CHAPTER 8 The Seed Plants: Angiosperms
CHAPTER 9 Plant Organs and Tissues
CHAPTER 10 The Weird World of Protists
CHAPTER 11 Introduction to Animals
CHAPTER 12 The Lower Invertebrates: Porifera and Cnidaria
CHAPTER 13 Higher Invertebrates: Lophotrochozoa
CHAPTER 14 Higher Invertebrates: Ecdysozoa
CHAPTER 15 Deuterostomes: Echinodermata
CHAPTER 16 Phylum Chordata and Vertebrate Classes
CHAPTER 17 Vertebrate Diversity—Natural History Museum
CHAPTER 18 Evolution and Ecology
APPENDIX Resources for Writing Lab Reports