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Practical Guide 6: Development, Control and Integration
Published by the Nuffield Foundation this Revised Nuffield Advanced Biology Practical Guide is linked to chapters 22 - 25 of Study Guide II. Technical information and notes for teachers about the practical activities is given in Teachers’ Guide II.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 22: Methods of reproduction
22A: Reproduction in fungi
22B: Reproduction in Marsilea vestita, the shamrock fern
22C: The life cycle of Dryopteris filix-mas, the male fern
22D: Pollination mechanisms in angiosperms
22E: Events leading to fertilization in angiosperms
22F: The structure and function of the mammalian gonads
Chapter 23: The nature of development
23A: Tracing the early development of a nematode worm, Rhabditis
23B: Embryonic development in shepherd's purse Capsella bursa-pastoris
23C: Morphogenesis in amphibians
23D: Growth and development of the fore-limb of mice
23E: Growing new plants from old
Chapter 24: Control and integration through the internal environment
24A: The microscopic structure of endocrine glands
24B: The effect of IAA on the growth of coleoptiles and radicles
24C: Stimulation of amylase production in germinating barley grains
24D: The effect of plant hormones on seed germination
Chapter 25: Development and the external environment
25A: The effect of temperature on root growth
25B: Effects of light on germination of lettuce seeds
25C: Early environment and later behaviour of mice Suggestions for further reading
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