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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
