Biology 111L LAB
Fall
Instructor: Dr.
Malinda E.C. Fitzgerald
Phone: 321
– 3262,
email: malinda@cbu.edu
Office Hrs.: MWF
10-12, T 9:30-12:00, 2:00-4:00
Thursday off campus at UT
Other times are available by appointment just e-mail
Corequisite: Biol. 111
Books Required: 1.Symbiosis, Benjamin Cummings
2.
Photographic Atlas for Biology, 5th ed., De Graaff and Crawley
Grading: 1
mid semester exam/practical (100 pts)
1
comprehensive final exam (150 pts)
2
lab reports (50 pts. each)
~10
weekly quizzes (20 pts. each)
Total: ~550 pts.
Attendance: For any missed labs, a Drs. note must
be presented as soon as possible. If you are ill, please call or e-mail and let
me know prior to lab. There are 5
sections of this lab that cover the same basic material. SO if you miss a lab make it up prior
to the week ending. For each
unexcused lab missed, 10 pts. will be deducted from your overall lab
grade. Quizzes will be given at
the start of the period. If you
are late and miss a quiz, there will be no make-up quiz. Makeup quizzes will not be given
regardless of whether an absence was excused or not. If you attend all of the
labs, you may drop your two lowest quiz grades. If you miss one lab, you may drop your single, lowest quiz
grade.
Goals:
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To become proficient using such tools as microscopes, pipets,
spectrophotometers, micropipetters, and manometers.
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To be able to distinguish and identify cells from organisms within the five
biological kingdoms.
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To develop an appreciation of scientific enquiry and of the importance of
developing and using controls in an experimental system.
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To learn the anatomic and functional differences characteristic of organisms
within the Kingdoms Fungi, Protista and Prokaryotae.
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To be able to use basic statistical tools for the interpretation of
experimental data.
PLAGUERISM: Occasionally students will use passages, verbatim, (often without evil intent) from other
sources (books, journals, etc.) in
a report. This is PLAGUERISM and
is considered a form of cheating.
The only acceptable way to use another source is to put the passage in
your own words and that is included it in the citation section (see
below). You will receive an F on
your report if you do this.
You
will be asked to write two lab reports. Choose between the first three labs
listed with an asterisk. This report will be
due 2 weeks after the lab exercise.
The 2nd report must be a fruit fly report and will be due
near the end of the semester (see last lab with an asterisk).
I. Abstract ---- This is a summary of the
entire experiment. The Abstract includes a brief summary of your
results. It is condensed into
one paragraph. You do not have to prepare an abstract for your lab report.
II. Introduction ----- Includes any important
facts pertinent to understanding the experimental parameters. Much of the information given in
pre-lab would be found here.
III. Methods ------ This section is a brief
summary of how the experiment was run. No quantities of materials are necessary here.
IV. Results ------ A verbal explanation of
your results is provided here.
Include any data in tables or graphs that are clearly labeled. Any calculations, which apply, are included
here also. GRAPHS MUST BE DONE
IN EXCEL. Always explain tables, graphs, etc. No
commentary about your results is needed here. Just the Facts!
V. Discussion ------ Give your interpretation
of the results. Why do think your experimental results were good or bad? How did your results align with the
information given in your Introduction? If your results were poor, give some
idea as to why they were less than perfect. Be honest. You will not be penalized for poor results. I am most interested in knowing that
you understand the experiment.
This section requires several ÒmeatyÓ paragraphs.
-Avoid
editorializing, such as making statements that begin with, ÒI feel...Ó or ÒAll
in all the experiment went well.Ó or ÒThe experiment went as expected.Ó
VI. Citations------ Any sources included (in your own words) in your
reports should be placed at the end of the report. Citations will be listed numerically in order of their
appearance in the paper. In the
text, references should be cited by putting a number (in superscript) at the end
of the paragraph containing the citations. I will hand out a sheet showing you
how this is done.
Extra tips:
1.
Paper must be written in 3rd person, passive voice, past tense.
2.
. Each time a new topic is addressed, begin a new paragraph, each of which
should have a topic sentence. (If
you donÕt know what this is, ask me.)
3.
Use BOLD
headings and Roman numerals to delineate each section of the report.
4.
Reports must be typewritten and at least 3 pages.
5.
First lab report on an individual basis the second may be done as a group.
Week of Exercises Topics
for Investigation
8/27 Safety
Rules, Scopes and Winogradsky
9/3 ID
Organic Molecules; Quantitative Lab Tech.
*9/10 Properties
of Enzymes _____
*9/17 Cellular
Transport Mechanisms
*9/24 Photosynthesis
and Cellular Respiration
10/1 Mitosis
and Meiosis Fast Plants Activity_____
10/ 8 Exam I
10/15 FALL
BREAK _____
10/22 Mendelian
Genetics (Fast Plants)_________
*10/29 _____________Computer
simulation., Human inheritance___
11/5 Experiments
with DNA
11/12
Population
genetics __ _____
11/19 Bacteria
__________ _____
11/26 Protozoa
and Fungi___________________
12/3 FINAL
LAB EXAM