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Laboratory Manual

Exploring The Natural World, by John DeBow

Begin to become familiar with this book.

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Assignment: Complete crossword and answer Questions for Chapter 1. See schedule for due dates.


Flash Cards for Survey of Biology - Highly Recommended

Several years ago students were always saying "There is so much information in lecture, the lab manual, and the textbook, how do I know what you want me to learn." Obviously, it would not be possible to learn everything. This is how the flash cards were conceived. I wrote these questions from the lectures, lab manual, and textbook to cover the foundation material that you need to know. Does this mean that you can get an "A" in the course just by knowing flash cards? No, of course not. What is does mean is that you can easily learn the core material for the course to make certain you have mastered many of the fundamentals of biology.

There are over 1,400 questions with answers which cover the foundation material you need to know for each of the four examinations. Each test section is in a different color. Learn how to use these cards by clicking here.

If you want to earn exam points in advance of the exam all you have to do is learn the flash cards on lecture topics already covered and be prepared to answer questions in lab or lecture as time permits. When you answer a question correctly you will be given a slip of paper that you hand in with the next examination. These points are added directly to your score. So, you can see these are very valuable points and make it well worth your time to learn them. You can still earn these points without the flash cards, they simply make learning the basic material much simpler.