Dr. Estelle Levetin,
University of Tulsa Karen McMahon,
University of Tulsa
ISBN: 0072970065 Copyright year: 2008
Supplements
PLANTS AND SOCIETY ONLINE LEARNING CENTER
The Online Learning Center to accompany Plants and Society offers a variety of additional resources for instructors and students. Instructors will appreciate full-color PowerPoint image slides that contain illustrations and photos from the text, and students will find multiple-choice quizzes, short-answer con-cept quizzes, and web links to chapter related-material. Also included is a listing of useful and poisonous plants, as well as tips for growing houseplants and home gardening.
THE LABORATORY MANUAL FOR APPLIED BOTANY BY LEVETIN, MCMAHON, AND REINSVOLD
The lab manual features 18 exercises that focus on examining plants and plant products that have sustained or affected human society. Although the manual includes standard information on plant cells and tissues, there is a practical approach to the investigations. Students extract plant dyes, make paper from plant fibers, and study starch grains used in archaeology. Several laboratory topics are devoted exclusively to economically important crops—grasses, legumes, starchy staples, and spices. Four additional appendixes are titled Science as a Process, A Field Trip to a Health Food Store, A Taster’s Sampler of Caffeine Beverages and Foods, and Notes for Instructors, which provides additional information for each of the labs.
THE AMAZING LIVES OF PLANTS: THE REPRODUCTIVE LIVES OF MOSSES, PINES, FERNS, FLOWERS, AND LEAVES CD-ROM OR DVD
Available upon adoption, The Amazing Lives of Plants includes five independent segments: “Mosses,” “Ferns,” “Pines,” “Flowers,” and “Leaves.” Their reproductive lives are presented in a vivid, full-color combination of live video footage and sharp animation. Subtitled text makes it easy to cue up for use in lecture, and the pace of the program is suitable for students taking notes.
MCGRAW-HILL’S BIOLOGY DIGITIZED VIDEOS
Licensed from some of the highest-quality life science video producers in the world, these brief video clips on DVD range in length from 15 seconds to two minutes and cover all areas of general biology, from cells to ecosystems. Engaging and informative, McGraw-Hill’s digitized biology videos will help capture students’ interest while illustrating key biologi-cal concepts, applications, and processes.
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