BIO 120 - LABORATORY INFORMATION

 

ECTOPARASITE ASSIGNMENT

 

LAB REVIEW IN PICTURES

FALL 2008


ATTENDANCE POLICY: Attendance will be taken for each lab.  There is an attendance requirement for this lab.  See notation on weekly schedule of labs. Contact me immediately if you find that you will not be able to attend a lab.  If you miss a laboratory practical, you must make it up during the same week with a different lab and you must have written verification of the unavoidability of your absence.  If this should occur, contact me immediately and we will try to work this out.
TEXT: Ebersole, L. A. and Dahlem, G. A. "Experiences in Biology" 13TH EDITION
GRADING: Your grade will be based on two laboratory practical exams (100 pts. each) and 11 quizzes (10 pts. each).  If you take all the quizzes, the last quiz will count as extra credit points.  There are no make-ups for quizzes. There are a total of 300 points available in lab.  Your laboratory grade makes up 25% of your final grade in Bio 120

LAB SCHEDULE
WEEK OF: TOPIC: PAGES:

8/26-30

Introduction; The Scientific Method

 

1-12

9/2-6

Nature Hike*

 

23-32

9/9-13

Molecules of Life

 

13-22

9/16-20

Microscopes

 

33-44

9/23-27

Cells & Tissues

 

45-52

9/30-10/4

Enzymes & Reactions

 

53-63

10/7-11

Photosynthesis; Respiration & Fermentation

 

64-73

10/14-18

PRACTICAL EXAMINATION I

 

 

10/22-25

Experimental Design [no lab on Tuesday for Fall Break]

 

74-80

10/28-11/1

Human Cytogenetics and Inheritance

 

81-92

11/5-11/8

Population Genetics and Evolution [no lab on Tuesday for Election Day; will make up lab on Tuesday, Nov. 25]

 

93-107

11/11-15

Adaptations of Animals

 

108-119

11/18-22

Adaptations of Plants

 

120-132

11/25-29

NO LAB CLASSES (THANKSGIVING) [except Tuesday labs, which will cover Population Genetics and Evolution]

 

 

12/2-6

Water Quality

 

133-143

12/9-13

PRACTICAL EXAMINATION II

 

 

* In the advent of heavy rain during a lab scheduled for the week of 9/2, the “Molecules of Life” lab will be substituted and the “Nature Hike” postponed to the following week.

REVIEW SHEETS FOR LABORATORY

Scientific Method

Nature Hike 

Molecules of Life

Microscopes

Cells and Tissues

Enzymes & Reactions

Photosynthesis, Respiration and Fermentation

Experimental Design

Human Cytogenetics & Inheritance

Population Genetics and Evolution

Animal Adaptations

Plant Adaptations

Water Quality