Course Number/Title: BIO 213-A
General Biology Labs
Units of Study:
Lab 1: Measurements in Biology (Page 1)
Lab 2:
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Understand metric system Length and Area, Volume, Mass and temperature
Understand numerical data – Sample, Mean, Median, Range, Standard deviation, Variance etc.
Learn to make measurements with help of a micropipetter, pipette, graduated cylinder etc.
Solutions, Acids, bases and pH (Page 49)
Understand the concepts of mole and molarity to prepare solutions
Measure pH of various liquids
Explain how buffers stabilize the pH of a liquid
Lab 3: The Microscope (Page 9 and 21)
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Usage of Compound and Dissecting Microscope
Identifying parts of Compound and Dissecting Microscope and understanding their functions.
Learning to determine magnification, size of the field of view, depth of field of view etc
Preparing a wet mount of biological specimen
Types of Microscopy
Lab 4: Organic compounds
Lab 5: Cell Structure: (Page 33)
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Understand the differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Observe mounts of Cyanobacteria (prokaryotes), Elodea cells (eukaryotes), Amoeba or
Paramecium (protists) (also draw them)
Understand the difference between plant cell and animal cell
Lab 6: Mitosis: (Page 172)
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Observe prepared slides and draw diagrams of various stages of Mitosis
Lab 7: Meiosis: (Page 187)
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Observe prepared slides and draw diagrams of various stages of Meiosis
Understand the differences between Mitosis and Meiosis
Understand the roles of Mitosis and Meiosis
Lab 8: Isolation of DNA (Page 199) (protocol will be handed in the class)
- Use Spectrophotometer to measure the quantity of DNA in isolated sample
Lab 9: Biologically Important Molecules (page 68)
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Usage of Benedict’s reagent to detect presence of carbohydrates
Usage of Iodine to detect presence of starch
Usage of Biuret reagent to detect presence of protein
Usage of Dische diphenylamine to detect presence of Nucleic acids
Explain importance of a control in biochemical tests
How biochemical tests can be used to identify an unknown compound
Lab 10: Genetics: The Principles of Mendel (Page 209)
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Study about the Mendel laws
Describe Simple dominance, incomplete dominance and lethal inheritance
Solve problems on simple dominance, incomplete dominance and lethal inheritance
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