• Each exercise in this manual is a self-contained unit with clearly stated objectives, so the instructor may vary the organization to suit the organization of the course.
• Photographs and illustrations throughout the book represent organisms the students will observe in the laboratory.
• Selected exercises include "Using the Scientific Method" questions to help students develop and test hypotheses they formulate prior to the laboratory exercise.
• The life classification system reflects the three-domain, six-kingdom approach.

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• An online Instructor's Manual contains answers to all of the exercises

• This edition features many new and improved photographic representations of organisms your students will observe in the laboratory.
• Selected exercises now feature a series of investigative questions, under the heading “Using the Scientific Method”, that ask students to think about what they are trying to accomplish in the lab.  These questions ask students to create hypotheses, predict test results, and then draw conclusions once the experiment is completed.
• The entire manual has been thoroughly reviewed to improve readability and the glossary has been expanded to further assist your student’s ability to understand the material.
• A complete instructor’s manual is available online.

An online Instructor's Manual contains answers to all of the exercises