Introduction to Environmental Science with Lab
Will be published approx. on 30. December 2011
Book
Spiral bound
96 pages
978-0-7575-9778-7 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-0-7575-9778-7 (9780757597787)
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Content
- EXERCISE
- 1.Use of the Microscope
- a.The non-science majors way of the microscope
- 2.Intro to Ecology and Pond Study
- a.Becoming acquainted with ecological terminology
- b.Microscopic examination of pond water for flora and fauna
- c.Prepared slides of common pond organisms
- 3.Ecological Modifications in Plants and Animals
- a.Modifications of plants and animals for success in theirhabitats.
- b.Xerophytic, mesophytic and hydrophytic plant leaves
- c.Examples of animal modifications
- 4.Paleoecology
- a.Reconstructing ancient environments
- 5.Shelford's Law of Tolerance #1
- a.Effects of environmental perturbations on populations;
- the effects of radiation and thermal pollution
- 6.Shelford's Law of Tolerance #2
- a.Effects of acid precipitation on population growth
- b.Effects of toxic substances on population growth
- c.Laboratory exercises illustrating the concepts of pH
- 7.Symbiosis
- a.Illustrations and examples of the symbiotic relationships of mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
- 8.Predator-Prey Relationships
- a.A classic example in population biology - the snowshoe hare and Canada lynx
- 9.The Wolf - An Endangered Species
- a.An attempt to understand a controversial predator
- b.Using Internet data to track radio-collared wolves
- 10.Ecological Sampling-a Forest Ecosystem
- a.The point-quarter method to gather data to generate basic ecological statistical information
- 11.Ecological Sampling-a Meadow Ecosystem
- a.The quadrat method for sampling vegetation is used to gather basic ecological information
- 12.Dangerous Plants and Animals I
- a.Plants and animals that are harmful to humans
- b.Phyla: Protozoa, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, and Aschelminthes
- 13.Dangerous Plants and Animals II
- a. Phylum Arthropoda
- 14. Biology Scavenger Hunt
- 15. Your Environmental Inventory
- 1.Use of the Microscope
- a.The non-science majors way of the microscope
- 2.Intro to Ecology and Pond Study
- a.Becoming acquainted with ecological terminology
- b.Microscopic examination of pond water for flora and fauna
- c.Prepared slides of common pond organisms
- 3.Ecological Modifications in Plants and Animals
- a.Modifications of plants and animals for success in theirhabitats.
- b.Xerophytic, mesophytic and hydrophytic plant leaves
- c.Examples of animal modifications
- 4.Paleoecology
- a.Reconstructing ancient environments
- 5.Shelford's Law of Tolerance #1
- a.Effects of environmental perturbations on populations;
- the effects of radiation and thermal pollution
- 6.Shelford's Law of Tolerance #2
- a.Effects of acid precipitation on population growth
- b.Effects of toxic substances on population growth
- c.Laboratory exercises illustrating the concepts of pH
- 7.Symbiosis
- a.Illustrations and examples of the symbiotic relationships of mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
- 8.Predator-Prey Relationships
- a.A classic example in population biology - the snowshoe hare and Canada lynx
- 9.The Wolf - An Endangered Species
- a.An attempt to understand a controversial predator
- b.Using Internet data to track radio-collared wolves
- 10.Ecological Sampling-a Forest Ecosystem
- a.The point-quarter method to gather data to generate basic ecological statistical information
- 11.Ecological Sampling-a Meadow Ecosystem
- a.The quadrat method for sampling vegetation is used to gather basic ecological information
- 12.Dangerous Plants and Animals I
- a.Plants and animals that are harmful to humans
- b.Phyla: Protozoa, Cnidaria, Platyhelminthes, and Aschelminthes
- 13.Dangerous Plants and Animals II
- a. Phylum Arthropoda
- 14. Biology Scavenger Hunt
- 15. Your Environmental Inventory