Advanced Biology with Vernier contains 17 ready-to-use experiments appropriate for advanced high school and college biology courses.
Use it in addition to Biology with Vernier for a comprehensive set of topics. For inquiry-based experiments, we recommend Investigating Biology through Inquiry.
Table of Contents
Experiment | Suggested Products | |
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1A | Diffusion through Membranes | Conductivity Probe |
1B | Osmosis | Gas Pressure Sensor |
2A | Enzyme Action: Testing Catalase Activity | O2 Gas Sensor |
2B | Enzyme Action: Testing Catalase Activity | Gas Pressure Sensor |
3 | Mitosis & Meiosis | No probeware used |
4A | Plant Pigment Chromatography | No probeware used |
4B | Photosynthesis | Colorimeter |
5A | Cell Respiration (CO2 and O2) | CO2 Gas Sensor, O2 Gas Sensor |
5B | Cell Respiration (CO2) | CO2 Gas Sensor |
5C | Cell Respiration (O2) | O2 Gas Sensor |
5D | Cell Respiration (Pressure) | Gas Pressure Sensor |
6A | pGLO™ Bacterial Transformation | Blue Digital Bioimaging System |
6B | Analysis of Precut Lambda DNA | Blue Digital Bioimaging System |
6B | Forensic DNA Fingerprinting | Blue Digital Bioimaging System |
7 | Genetics of Drosophila | No probeware used |
8 | Population Genetics and Evolution | No probeware used |
9 | Transpiration | Gas Pressure Sensor |
10A | Blood Pressure as a Vital Sign | Blood Pressure Sensor |
10B | Heart Rate and Physical Fitness | Hand-Grip Heart Rate Monitor |
11 | Animal Behavior | No probeware used |
12A | Dissolved Oxygen in Water | Vernier Optical DO Probe, Stainless Steel Temperature Probe |
12B | Primary Productivity | Vernier Optical DO Probe, Primary Productivity Kit |
13 | The Visible Spectra of Plant Pigments | Go Direct® SpectroVis® Plus Spectrophotometer |
14 | Determination of Chlorophyll in Olive Oil | Go Direct® SpectroVis® Plus Spectrophotometer |
15 | Enzyme Analysis using Tyrosinase | Colorimeter |
16 | Introduction to Neurotransmitters using AChE | Colorimeter |
17 | Macromolecules: Experiments with Protein | Colorimeter |