Microscope Portfolio
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Station #1
a. How is genetic information inherited in humans?
i. Is the offspring an exact copy? Why?
ii.HINT: Human Inheritance
b.How is genetic information inherited in budding?
i. Is the offspring an exact copy? Why?
ii.HINT: Budding
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Station #2
a. What do these slides have in common? (NOT THAT
THEY’RE MOUTHS!)
b. Consider some factors why the mouthparts would be
different in these insects?
c. Do they all serve the same purpose?
• HINT:
– Honey Bee
– House Fly
– Grasshopper
Station #2 Answers
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Station #3
a. Find and take a photo of the different phases of
cell division; label each photo
i. Interphase
ii.Prophase
iii.Metaphase
iv.Anaphase
v.Telophase
vi.Cytokinesis
vii. (HINT: Pages 245- 248)
Station #3 Answers
a. Completed by taking photos in next 4 slides
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Station #4
a. Compare the cornea of the insect to that of a
human.
a.HINT: Cornea Function
b.In higher functioning organisms, how is vision
attained by the compound eye? (The process of
sight.)
a.HINT: Human Vision Diagram
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Station #5
a. What diseases does the mosquito carry?
a.HINT: Mosquito Carried Diseases
b.What is the frequency of Malaria in Africa?
a.What are some preventative measures to combat this
disease?
b.HINT: Malaria Statistics
Station #5 Answers
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Station #6
a. What do all these slides have in common?
a.(HINT: Pages 192-193 in text)
b.What level of cell specialization are they?
a.(HINT: Pages 192-193 in text)
c. What body systems are associated with these
slides?
a.(HINT: Pgs. 897-903, 926-931, 933-936 in text)
d.Give an example of an organ found in each body
system.
a.(HINT: Pgs. 892-893 in text)
Station #6 Answers
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Station #7
a. What is a linking factor between these three slides?
b.What area of the body does each infect?
a.What is a disease of sickness associated with each of
these organisms?
• T. cruzi
• Nematoda
• Trichinella
Station #7 Answers
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a.T. cruzi:
b.Nematoda:
c.Trichinella:
c. A:
a.T. cruzi:
b.Nematoda:
c.Trichinella:
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Station #8
a. Is this a plant or animal cell? How can you tell?
a.(HINT: Pg. 175 in text)
b.List the organelles commonly associated with this
cell type.
a.(HINT: Pg. 175 in text)
c. What is the largest species of tree in existence?
i. What is the scientific name of this tree?
i. HINT: Largest Tree and its scientific name
Station #8
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Station #9
a. Which of these is a prokaryote?
i. How can you tell?
ii.(HINT: Pgs. 172-173 in text)
b.Which is the eukaryote?
i. How can you tell?
ii.(HINT: Pgs. 172- 173 in text)
• Give an example of a prokaryote and a
eukaryote
– (HINT: Pgs. 172-173 in text)
Station #9 Answers
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Station #10
a. Using the given iodine solution, stain a piece of
celery and make a slide from it.
b.Write down observations you see.
Station #10 Answers
a. Followed given staining procedure
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Station #11
a. Take a piece of a leaf and create a wet mount slide
of it.
b.While under a light, observe what you see and
record these observations.
c. Is there anything moving? What process could be
happening?
a.(HINT: Pg. 180 in text)
Station #11 Answers
a. Made a proper wet mount slide
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Station #12
a. Observe the movement of the algae
b.What organelle inside them makes them green?
a. Given this, what assumptions can you make about
the organelles within the algae?
a.(HINT: Pg. 180 in text)
b.What is an algal bloom and how are they
detrimental to lake/ pond ecosystems?
a.HINT: Harmful Algal Blooms Info
Station #12 Answers
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Station #13
a. In section 7-1 in your biology book, you will find
the different types of microscopes used in the
world today.
a.(HINT: Pgs. 169-172 in text)
b.Make a list and provide a brief description of these
microscopes.
Station #13 Answer
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Station #14
a. Take a pipette filled with pond water and deliver it
into a Petri dish.
b.Place the Petri dish under the dissection scope and
observe.
c. Record what you see (organisms, movement, etc.)
d.Which famous pioneer in the field of cell’s
experiment have you just replicated? (HINT:
Chapter 7 in your text)
Station #14 Answers
a. Delivered pond water into Petri dish
b.Completed by answer below
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Station #15
a. Using the dissection scope and the given
dichotomous key, classify this organism down to
its genus.
a.(HINT: Blue Post It note in Field Guide)
b.What is this organism?
Station #15 Answer
a. Organism’s Common Name:
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b. Organism’s Scientific Name:
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