Includes index

Contents: Scientific method -- Metric measurement and the scientific method -- Atoms and molecules -- Chemical composition of cells -- Diffusion and osmosis -- Structure of some organic molecules -- The microscope -- Survey of cell types -- Enzymes -- Photosynthesis and respiration -- The chemistry and ecology of yogurt production -- DNA and RNA: structure and function -- Mitosis: cell division -- Meiosis -- DNA extraction -- Bacteria and protists -- Genetics problems -- Human variation -- Bacterial selection -- Appendix A: Preparing a laboratory report/laboratory report form Appendix B: Metric system Appendix C: Classification of organisms