Biology 5
Laboratory Exercises
and
Exam Reviews
Lab 1
Scientific Method and Laboratory Protocol
Lab Manual Exercise 1
Page 1
Please read pages 1-14 and Appendix A, and study the attached handout before attending lab.
Please complete the following Activities:
Activity 1
Pp. 2-4
Activity 2
Pp. 5-6
Activity 3
Pp. 7-8
Review Questions
p. 13-14, Nos. 1-10
Be sure to clean any equipment as well as your work area. Return all materials to their proper place.
The Metric System
Length
Meter (m) is the standard metric unit
Approximately 39 inches (little over a yard)
Mass (weight)
Gram (g) is the standard metric unit
Approximately 1/28 ounce
Volume
Liter (l) is the standard metric unit
Slightly larger than a quart
Prefixes applied to standard units commonly used in biology:
Kilo (k) 1000 or 103
Centi (c) 1/100 or 0.01 or 10-2
Milli (m) 1/1000 or 0.001 or 10-3
Micro (u) 1/1,000,000 or 0.000001 or 10-6
Nano (n) 1/1,000,000,000 or 0.000000001 or 10-9
Lab 2
The Microscope
Lab Manual Exercise 2
Page 15
Please read pages 16-24 before attending lab.
Please complete the following procedures/exercises:
Activity 1
Pp. 17-19
Activity 2
P. 19
Clean only when necessary. A piece of dry lens paper works fine.
Activity 3
Pp. 19-21
Activity 4
P. 21
Activity 5
Pp. 21-22
Activity 6
P. 22 (For Part 2, view the oval-shaped specimen on the slide (not the square-shaped specimen).
Activity 7
Pp. 23-24
Review Questions
P. 25, Nos. 1-7
As always, be sure to clean and dry any equipment as well as your work area. Return all materials to their proper place.
Lab 3
Cell Biology
Lab Manual Exercise 3
Page 27
Please read pages 28-32 before attending lab
Please complete the following procedures/exercises:
Examine model of typical animal cell on display.
Using illustration on page 28 as...