Contents: Microscopy and linear metric measurement -- Chemical composition of cells -- Cell structure and function -- Photosynthesis -- Enzymes -- Mitosis and meiosis -- Mendelian genetics -- Human genetics -- Molecular genetics -- Biotechnology-gene cloning -- Biotechnology-gel electrophoresis -- Evidence of evolution -- Mechanisms in evolution -- Diversity I: bacteria, protista, and fungi -- Diversity II: nonseed plants -- Diversity III: seed plants -- Diversity IV: primitive invertebrates -- Diversity V: protostomes -- Diversity VI: deuterostomes -- Structure and organization of plants -- Water absorption and transport in plants -- Control of plant growth and development -- Basic mammalian anatomy -- Comparative vertebrate anatomy -- Chemical aspects of digestion -- Homeostasis -- The Nervous system -- Senses -- Musculoskeletal system -- Animal development -- Animal behavior -- Symbiotic relationships -- Analysis of an ecosystem -- Effects of pollution -- Appendix A: Preparing a laboratory reports/laboratory report form -- Appendix B: Metric system -- Appendix C: Classification of organisms -- Appendix D: List of materials.