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    DIY Science: Illustrated Guide to Home Biology Experiments: All Lab, No Lecture
    Preface
    1. Introduction
    2. Equipping a Home Biology Laboratory
    3. Laboratory Safety
    4. Using a Microscope
    5. Mounting Specimens
    6. Staining
    7. Building and Observing Microcosms
    8. Observing Succession in Aquarium Microcosms
    9. Observing the Effects of Pollution in Microcosms
    10. Acids, Bases, and Buffers
    11. Carbohydrates and Lipids
    12. Proteins, Enzymes, and Vitamins
    13. Coacervates
    14. Extracting, Isolating, and Visualizing DNA
    15. Build a Gel Electrophoresis Apparatus
    16. Simulated DNA Separation by Gel Electrophoresis
    17. Chlorophyll and Photosynthesis
    18. Investigating Osmosis
    19. Investigating Cell Division
    20. Sampling Plant Populations in a Community
    21. Observing the Effect of Rhizobia on Plant Growth
    22. Air Pollution Testing
    23. Soil and Water Pollution Testing
    Equipment and Materials
    Background
    Procedure V-4-1: Obtaining Soil and Water Specimens
    Procedure V-4-2: Testing the Reagents
    Procedure V-4-3: Making Boron Concentration Comparison Standards
    Procedure V-4-4: Testing Specimens for Boron
    Review Questions
    24. Exploring Mendelian Genetics
    25. Observing Specialized Eukaryotic Cells
    26. Preparing Culturing Media
    27. Culturing Bacteria
    28. Investigating Bacterial Antibiotic Sensitivity
    29. Investigating Protista
    30. Investigating Fungi
    31. Investigating Simple Plants: Mosses and Ferns
    32. Investigating Seed Plants
    33. Investigating Porifera and Cnidaria
    34. Investigating Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, and Annelida
    35. Investigating Arthropods
    36. Investigating Vertebrate Tissues
    Index
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    Q1: We used acidified tap water to solubilize any boron salts present in the soil specimens. What potential error does this introduce? What change in procedure might we make to eliminate this potential error?

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    Q2: Did you detect boron in any of your water or soil specimens? If so, at what level?

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