Table of Contents
Online Texts
- Online textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-2e
Simulations
The following are links to the simulations used in Bio 1101 Lab. These links are also found within the background information for the appropriate labs.
Lab 1
- Parts of the microscope: https://www.ncbionetwork.org/iet/microscope/
- Cell size and scale: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cells/scale/
Lab 2
- Metric conversions: https://www.ncbionetwork.org/iet/metric/
- Creating a line of best fit: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/least-squares-regression/latest/least-squares-regression_en.html
Lab 3
- Build an atom: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/build-an-atom/latest/build-an-atom_en.html
- Acid-base solutions: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/acid-base-solutions/latest/acid-base-solutions_en.html
- pH scale: https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/ph-scale/latest/ph-scale_en.html
Lab 4
Lab 5
- Molecular machinery (proteins): https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/molecular-machinery/
Lab 6
- Spectrophotometer: https://www.ncbionetwork.org/iet/spectrophotometer/
- Beer’s law: http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/beers-law-lab/latest/beers-law-lab_en.html
Lab 7
- Diffusion and molecular mass: http://lab.concord.org/embeddable.html#interactives/sam/diffusion/3-mass.json
- Diffusion across a membrane: http://lab.concord.org/embeddable.html#interactives/sam/diffusion/4-semipermeable.json
Lab 10
Lab 13
- Gel electrophoresis: https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/gel/
Lab 14
- The first DNA fingerprint: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/view/15985-The-first-DNA-fingerprint-.html
- Create a DNA fingerprint: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/interactive/create-dna-fingerprint/
- PCR primer design: https://www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:LabXchange:2960e770:lx_simulation:1
- Polymerase chain reaction: https://dnalc.cshl.edu/resources/animations/pcr.html
