The purpose of this assignment is to understand basic safety procedures used in the biology laboratory. This assignment will also introduce the scientific method and metric system, which will be used throughout the course, and will explore properties of water that are essential to life. After completing the three Unit 1 Labs and BioNow video questions on Connect (above), apply critical thinking to answer the following: 1. How would it affect organisms living in cold climates if oil or alcohol were their main body fluid? 2. How do you think the cohesive nature of water relates to its evaporation? 3. Describe in detail an experiment you could conduct to test whether another substance could replace water. Upload your answers in a Word document.