Advanced Placement® Biology
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Links for specific laboratory topics:

Animal Behavior | Cell Biology | Cell Division | Cell Energetics | Ecology | Enzymes | Evolution | Genetics |

Membrane Transport | Molecular Biology | Transport in Plants | Other Lab Activities

Sources of lab protocols and information:

Association for Biology Laboratory Education (ABLE) (http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able)

Subject Index (volumes 1-22) of ABLE Laboratory Exercises: (http://www.zoo.utoronto.ca/able/proc/subject.htm)

Access Excellence (http://www.accessexcellence.org/)

Biology Labs On-Line Includes a virtual flylab. By subscription, but a one-day trial is available. (http://biologylab.awlonline.com)

BioQUEST Excellent laboratory simulation software (http://www.beloit.edu/~bquest)

BioQUEST Notes (http://bioquest.org/indexbqnotes.html)

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Bart's Cookbook and Lab Protocols. (http://flosun.salk.edu/users/Sefton_web/Hyper_protocols/TableOfContents.html)

The Science in the Real World: Microbes in Action (http://www.umsl.edu/~microbes)

Virtual Biology Labs Online (commercial vender selling exercises dealing with Drosophila, evolution, translation, demography, hemoglobin, pedigree analysis, enzymes, and other topics): (http://www.biologylab.awlonline.com/)

Virtual Courses on the Web Many subjects related to cell biology and molecular biology

Lab safety

Material Safety Data Sheets (http://www.che.ilstu.edu/ChemSafety/msds.htm)

(also: http://www.flinnsci.com and click on the safety icon and the MSDS Collection link.

Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals. Washington, DC:National Academy Press, 1995.

American Lung Association (http://www.lungusa.org) Working safely with checicals and solvents, etc.

Dissection alternatives:

Animal Behavior and Welfare Sites (http://www.erols.com/mandtj)

AnimaLearn: Animals, Ethics and Education (http://www.animalearn.org)

University of California Center for Animal Alternatives (http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/Animal_Alternatives/main.htm)

Educational Resources for Teaching: Emphasizing Alternatives (http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/Animal_Alternatives/dissection.htm)

The National Anti-Vivisection Society The Dissection Alternative Loan Program (http://www.navs.org/education/dissection_loan_program.cfm)

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