The laboratory study involves several levels of organization, including the organism, specific organ and tissue structures, and an essential biochemical process, namely photosynthesis. The study was designed to bridge a rather wide gap between population biology and the disciplines of cell and molecular biology. While each discipline is associated with a particular set of methodologies, all disciplines share the same basic approach to scientific investigation that we call the scientific method. You will state a hypothesis, as you did in the previous study, and work with a group to carry out an experiment to test it. A key to successful completion of this study is to focus.
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You will look at many of them, but for the specific experiment you must focus on a single testable hypothesis. Hazardous substances will be employed in this study. Read the general guidelines for safe laboratory work before coming to the laboratory. Some experiments will require the use of specialized instrumentation. Look over the sections on microscopy and liquid scintillation counting as part of your advance preparation.