Biology 20 Textbook Scavenger Hunt

Section One: The Table of Contents

1. How many units are in this textbook? What are the names of each of these units?

2. How many chapters are there in this textbook?

3. What is the title of :

a. Chapter one?

b. Chapter eight?

c. Chapter nineteen?

4. On what page would I find:

a. Investigation 4.1?

b. Investigation 21.2?

c. Information about Cell Division?

d. Information about Genes and Chromosomes?

Section Two: The Appendices

1. If I wanted to know more about Laboratory Safety, which Appendix would I check? In

your own words what are three basic rules this textbook suggests you follow in order to

have a safe lab?

2. Appendix One also gives me information about Measurements. Fill in the blank:

“Measurements under microscopes often are made in _____________________.” What

is this in meters?

3. Appendix Three is useful because it has a lot of tables with useful information!

a. How many tables does it list as having?

b. Which page is the Periodic Table on?

 c. If I needed to know why Potassium was important to my body which table would

I at? What happens if I don’t have enough Potassium in my diet?

d. On what page would I find a list of major biological events? How many years ago

was there the first evidence of dinosaurs (according to this table)?

Section Three: The Glossary/Index

1. Why is a glossary important?

2. What is the purpose of an index?

3. Use the glossary to find definitions for the following words:

a. Anthropologist

b. Ecology

c. Omnivore

Side note: the glossary can be very useful; however, one weakness of the information provided
to you is that it is out of context (or written in a hard to understand way), so if you do not
understand the term after looking up in the glossary, refer to the chapter and read/look at the
related information/diagrams.

4. According to the index where would I find information about:

a. Fairy shrimp?

b. Nitrogen dioxide?

c. T cells?

Section Four: How Can This Help Me?

1. Read any one of the “Biology Today” Features. Explain what the article was about in 3-5

sentences. How can these articles help you in this course?

2. Read any one of the “Investigations”. Explain what the activity was about in 3-5

sentences. How can these activities help you in this course?