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6. Contrast and give examples of each: hypertonic and hypotonic solutions, 

 turgor and plasmolysis, potential and kinetic energy, melanophore, xantho- 

 phore, erythrophore, and guanophore, refraction and diffraction, luciferin and 

 luciferase, hormone, vitamin, and enzyme, toxin and antitoxin, phagocytes and 

 opsonins, anaphylaxis and allergy. 



7. Explain the structure and functions of atoms as they pertain to certain phe- 

 nomena in living organs, including specific examples to prove your points. 



8. Review the physical and chemical properties of living protoplasm (discussed 

 in earlier chapters). 



9. Explain each of the various types of energy transformations encountered in liv- 

 ing animals and plants. 



10. Explain the electrical phenomena present in living organism, including the 

 probable causes and effects of each. 



11. Discuss the statement that "the ultimate source of energy of living organisms 

 is the sun," including examples to prove your contentions. 



12. Discuss the causes and effects of colorations in plants and animals, including 

 examples of each type. 



13. Discuss the production and the effects of light in the living world. 



14. Outline an experiment whereby you would attempt to discover the way in 

 which bioluminescence is produced by a particular living organism. 



15. List as many specific enzymes as possible in plants and animals, including 

 their origin, functions, etc. 



16. Make a list of the vitamins, including sources, functions, etc., of each. 



17. Discuss hormones in ( 1 ) plants, (2) invertebrate animals, and (3) vertebrate 

 animals. (Read additional references.) 



SELECTED REFERENCES 



Avery: Hormones and Horticulture, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. 



Barrows: Biological Actions of Sex Hormon'es, Cambridge University Press. 



Beutner: Physical Chemistry of Living Tissues and Life Processes, Williams & 

 Wilkins Co. 



Boysen-Jensen: Growth Hormones in Plants, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. 



Brown: Hormones in Crustaceans, Academic Press, Inc. 



Cott: Adaptive Coloration in Animals, Oxford University Press. 



Davson and Danielli: The Permeability of Natural Membranes, The Macmillan 

 Co. 



Eddy: Vitaminology, Williams & Wilkins Co. 



Gaynor: Pocket Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy, Philosophical Library, Pub- 

 lishers, 



Hanstrom: Hormones in Invertebrates, Oxford University Press. 



Harrow: Textbook of Biochemistry, W. B. Saunders Co. 



Harvey: Living Light, Princeton University Press. 



Hoskins: The Tides of Life, the Endocrine Glands, W. W. Norton & Co., Inc. 



Howard-Jones: Applied Biophysics, Chemical Publishing Co. 



Lotka: Elements of Physical Biology, Williams & Wilkins Co. 



Meyer and .\nderson: Plant Physiology, D. Van Nostrand Co., Inc. 



Mitchell: Textbook of Biochemistry, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. 



Scharrer: Hormones in Insects, Academic Press. 



Schmidt and Allen: Fundamentals of Biochemistry, McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc. 



Selye: Textbook of Endocrinology, L'niversity of Montreal Press. 



Sherman and Smith: The Vitamins, American Chemical Society. 



Solomon: Why Smash Atoms? Harvard L'niversity Press. 



Stuhlman: Introduction to Biophysics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 



Turner: Endocrinology, W. B. Saunders Co. 



