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Practical biology : for advanced level, medical and intermediate students /

Practical Biology for Advanced Level and Intermediate Students, Fifth Edition is an eight-part laboratory manual covering the syllabuses in biology of the advanced level students and other examinations of similar standard. The Introduction presents general instructions for practical work and for the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallis, C. J. (Author)
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London : William Heinemann Medical Books, 1966.
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
Biology > Laboratory manuals.
Biologie > Manuels de laboratoire.
Biology
Electronic books.
Laboratory Manual
Laboratory manuals
Laboratory manuals.
Manuels de laboratoire.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Practical Biology for Advanced Level, Medical and Intermediate Students; Copyright Page; FOREWORD TO FIFTH EDITION; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Table of Contents; INTRODUCTION; I. GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR PRACTICAL WORK; II. GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR THE KEEPING OF PRACTICAL NOTEBOOKS; DRAWINGS; III. INSTRUMENTS AND APPARATUS REQUIRED; CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING ORGANISMS; CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS (TAXONOMY); CLASSIFICATION OF PLANTS; CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS; BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE; PART I: MICROSCOPICAL TECHNIQUE; I. THE MICROSCOPE; (a) Description; (b) Magnification
  • (C) Measurement(d) Use and Care; II. THE PREPARATION OF MICROSCOPICAL SLIDES; (1) SECTION CUTTING; (2) KILLING, FIXING AND HARDENING; (3) STAINING; (4) DEHYDRATION; (5) CLEARING; (6) MOUNTING; (7) RINGING; (8) SMEARS; (9) IRRIGATION; PART II: THE VARIETY OF ORGANISMS MORPHOLOGY AND ANATOMY; INTRODUCTORY NOTES; (8) DISSECTION TECHNIQUE; I. NON-CELLULAR ORGANISMS; AMOEBA PROTEUS; PARAMOECIUM; VORTICELLA; PLEUROCOCCUS (PROTOCOCCUS); CHLORELLA; CHLAMYDOMONAS; DIATOMS; EUGLENA; II. SIMPLE MULTICELLULAR ORGANISMS; CARCHESIUM; PANDORINA; VOLVOX; SPIROGYRA; FUCUS; HYDRA; OBELIA
  • A TURBELLARIAN FLATWORMIII. SIMPLE TERRESTIAL PLANTS; PELLIA; FUNARIA; DRYOPTERIS FELIX-MAS; LYCOPODIUM; SELAGINELLA; IV. THE FLOWERING PLANT (SPERMATOPHYTA); A GYMNOSPERM LIFE-HISTORY; ANGIOSPERMS; I. THE ROOT; II THE STEM; III. THE FOLIAGE LEAF; IV. THE INFLORESCENCE; V. THE FLOWER; VI. THE FRUIT; VII. THE SEED AND SEEDLING; V. FURTHER MULTICELLULAR ANIMALS THE RAG WORM; THE RAG WORM; THE EARTHWORM; INTERNAL ANATOMY; THE MEDICINAL LEECH; VI. CHORDATE ANIMALS; THE DOGFISH; PART III: CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY; I. PLANT CYTOLOGY AND HISTOLOGY; INTRODUCTORY NOTES; I. THE HISTOLOGY OF THE ROOT