On this page, you can find the background information needed for each lab as well as the individual lab activities that are covered in BIO 1101 Lab.
Table of Contents
Lab 1: Introduction, Microscopy, and the Scientific Method
Background Information: Microscopy, Biology Basics, Reporting on Science
Activities: Using the Microscope
Lab 2: Chromatography
Background Information: The Metric System, Quantitative Skills, Chromatography
Activities: Are the food colorings used in colored candy the same as the FD&C approved chemicals?
Lab 3: Chemistry of Water
Background Information: Atoms, Water, pH
Activities: Titration
Lab 4: Biologically-Important Molecules I: Carbohydrates and Lipids
Background Information: Basic Organic Chemistry, Carbohydrates, Lipids
Activities: Detection of Carbohydrates and Lipids
Lab 5: Biologically-Important Molecules II: Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Background Information: Proteins, Nucleic Acids
Activities: Detection of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Lab 6: Quantitative Determination of Proteins
Background Information: Spectrophotometry, Beer’s Law, Equation of a Line
Activities: Protein Assay Using the SpectroVis
Lab 7: Membranes and Biological Transport
Background Information: Membrane Structure, Osmosis and Diffusion
Activities: Exploring Movement Across a Membrane
Lab 8: Enzymes and Energy
Background Information: Energy, Enzymes
Activities: Measuring Enzyme Kinetics with the SpectroVis
Lab 9: Cellular Energy
Background Information: Cellular Respiration, Fermentation
Activities: Fermentation
Lab 10: Photosynthesis
Background Information: Photosynthesis
Activities: Pigment Exaction and Spectrophotometric Analysis
Lab 11: Cell Division
Background Information: The Cell Cycle and Mitosis, Meiosis, Chromosomes and Karyotypes
Activities: Modeling Mitosis and Estimating the Time Spent in Mitosis
Lab 12: Genetics
Background Information: Genetics, Sex-linked Genes, Codominance and Multiple Alleles, Probability and Chi-Squares
Activities: Corn Cob Genetics and Other Exercises
Lab 13: Principles of Gel Electrophoresis
Background Information: Restriction Enzymes, Analyzing DNA
Activities: Electrophoresis of Dyes
Lab 14: DNA Fingerprinting
Background Information: RFLP, PCR, Forensics
Activities: DNA Fingerprinting
Lab 15: Hardy-Weinberg and Population Genetics
Background Information: Hardy-Weinberg and Population Genetics
Activities: Calculating Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
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