Monsoon 2019
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Course code
BIO112
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Course Title
Credits
Biology Lab I: Basic Biology
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Course Coordinator
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Nature of Course
(pl tick one of them)
Suresh Babu Pakala*, Sanjay Kumar, Swarup Roy
Choudhury
P-lab alone
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Pre requisites(if any)
Objectives & Outcomes
(goals, which semester
offered outcomes etc)
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Revised Course content
(for 2020 batch only)
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Evaluation /assessment
(components with
weightage,
end sem exam-30-40%,
mid sem exam-30-40% &
continuous assessment30-40%
None
Objectives: This course aims to introduce different
interesting concepts in biology: Microbiology,
Genetics and Plant biology. Students who have not
had biology in their high secondary will also
appreciate this basic lab course, which emphasises
on observation, draw and describe. Systematic
observation, Good laboratory practice will be
emphasised during the lab sessions.
Outcomes: Every student who takes this course will
surely be fascinated by the diversity biology offers.
With all the diversity, life sustains in an orderly
manner. Students will learn to methodically observe
a biological experiment, record it in their notebooks.
The viva will train them to defend their observations
and inferences from the experiment.
 General biology-Microbiology-Orientation,
Good lab practices.
 Introduction to microscope
 Preparation of liquid media, sterilization and
plate preparation
 Bacterial culturing methods and bacterial
staining
 Observation of different states of mitosis from
onion root tips
a. End- sem examination- 35%
b. Mid-sem examination- 35%
c. Quiz/viva/internal assessment- 30%
10 Suggested readings
(full list with authors,
publisher, year, edn etc.
for each)
1. Microbiology by Michael J.Pelczar, E.C.S
Chan, Noel R. Krieg (available in library)
2. Bruck biology of microorganisms, Michael
Madiger, John Martinko, Kelly Bender et
al, 4th Edition
3. Janeway’s immunology, 8th edition
4. Prescott’s Microbiology, 8th edition, Plant
Anatomy, Morphology and Physiology by
Clive Koelling (Editor)