Practical Biology

Foreword to the Fifth EditionPrefaceIntroduction General Directions for Practical Work Sharpening of Scalpels General Directions for the keeping of Practical Notebooks Instruments and Apparatus required—Characteristics of Living Organisms Differences between Plants and Animals TaxonomyPart I Microscopical Technique The Microscope Magnification Measurement Use and Care Preparation of Slides Section Cutting Killing, Fixing and Hardening Staining Dehydration Clearing Mounting Ringing Smears Irrigation Methods for Permanent MountsPart II The Variety Of Organisms Morphology And Anatomy Introductory Notes Dissection Technique Non-Cellular Organisms Amoeba Paramoecium Vorticella Pleurococcus Chlamydomonas Chlorella Diatoms Euglena Simple Multicellular Organisms Carchesium Pandorina Volvox Spirogyra Fucus Hydra Obelia Planaria Further Multicellular Plants Pellia Funaria Dryopteris Lycopodium Selaginella The Flowering Plant Pinus The Angiosperm Further Multi-Cellular Animals Nereis Earthworm Starfish Crayfish Daphnia Centipede Cockroach Insect Life-Histories Snail Freshwater Mussel Dogfish Bony Fish Frog Lizard Snake Pigeon Rabbit RatPart III Cytology and Histology Mitosis Plant Tissues Introductory Notes Kinds of Plant Tissues Root Stem Leaf Animal Tissues Introductory Notes Epithelium Connective Tissues Blood Muscle Nervous Tissue Skin Tooth Tongue Salivary Glands Oesophagus Stomach Duodenum Ileum Large Intestine Liver Pancreas Thyroid Gland Kidney Testis Ovary Mammary Gland Muscle Nerve Spinal CordPart IV Elementary Biochemistry Introductory Notes Physical Properties of Organic Compounds Crystalloids and Colloids Brownian Movement Coagulation Osmosis Dialysis Chemical Properties of Organic Compounds Proteins Carbohydrates Lipides Analytical Table to Indentify Biochemical Compounds VitaminsPart V Physiology Introductory Notes Nutrition In Plants In Animals Respiration In Plants In Animals Translocation Passage of Water through the Plant Absorption Transpiration Turgidity and Plasmolysis Osmotic Pressure Circulation and Properties of Blood Excretion In Plants In Animals Growth Conditions for Germination Root and Shoot Water Culture Experiments Growth in Animals Movement and Irritability Cyclosis Tropisms Taxis Nastic Movement Reflex Action Hormones Auxins Animal HormonesPart VI Embryology Germination of Pollen Development of Plant Embryo Germination of Seeds Vertebrate Embryology Introductory Notes Frog Chick Mammalian FetusPart VII Other Forms and Modes of Life Introductory Notes Insectivorous Plants Fungi Bacteria Saprophytism Bacteria Mucor Penicillium Yeast Mushroom Symbiosis Commensalism Parasitism Dodder Viruses Pathogenic Bacteria Potato Blight Pythium Peronospora Albugo Erysiphe Puccinia Entamoeba Monocystis Malarial Parasite Trypanosoma Ascaris Heterodera Flukes Tapeworm Life-histories of Parasitic Insects and VectorsPart VIII Genetics Introductory Notes Terms used—Mendel's Laws Inheritance in Maize and Pea Inheritance in Drosophilia Life History Technique Apparatus and Materials Keeping Cultures Mating Monohybrid Inheritance Dihybrid Inheritance LinkageSex LinkageAppendices Appendix I. The Preparation of Reagents Microscopical Reagents Biochemical and General Reagents Appendix II. Biological Methods Aquaria Blood, to prevent Clotting Cleaning of Glass Apparatus Culture Methods Formaldehyde, to Keep Frog Plate Graphic Records, to Preserve Hormone Experiments Injection of Blood Vessels Joints, to make Airtight Killing of Animals Labels Maceration Micro-Aquaria Microscopical Slide Labels Microscopical Slides, to Clean Museum Specimens—Nerves, to Show Up during Dissection Pithing a Frog Preservation and Storage of Material Skeletons, to Prepare Sterilization Thermostat Thermo-regulator Transparencies Appendix III. Equivalents, Conversion Table Appendix IV. Treatment of Accidents in the Laboratory Appendix V. Firms Supplying Biological Apparatus and MaterialIndex