Biology 206L

Laboratory Experiments in Biology:

Structure and Function of Organisms

Summer Session, 2009 (Uniques 8945-89475) PAI 2.48

Instructor: Dr. William Allen
Laboratory Coordinator: Dr. Delia Brownson

Lab Instructors: Ellen Abramson, Ronald Bocsa, Joseph Dekker,
Robert Faris, Chintan Modi, Sandra Sipe

Lab #

 

Lecture Date

quiz#

Lab Topic

1

Monday

July 13

1

Introduction to the Laboratory

2

Wednesday

July 15

2

Techniques of Microscopy I

Bright Field

Phase contrast

3

Friday

July 17

3

Techniques of Microscopy II

Fluorescence

4

Monday

July 20

4

Representative invertebrates: Anatomy of the Crayfish, Procambarus simulans , ghost shrimp, Palaemonetes sp. and amphipoda

Paramecium Digestion 

5*

Wednesday

July 22

5*

Physiology of the Crayfish, Procambarus sp.

Human Cardiovascular Physiology

6*

Friday

July 24

6*

Nest Recognition in the Harvester Ant, Pogonomyremex barbatus

7

Monday

July 27

7

Representative vertebrate: Anatomy of the Rat, Rattus norvegicus

    07a, 07b, 07c, 07d

8

Wednesday

Exam I

July 29

8

Embryonic development: Sea urchin and chicken

Fungal Reproduction, Phycomyces blakesleeanus

9*

Friday

July 31

9*

Dominance Behavior of the Common Cricket, Gryllus domesticus

10*

Monday

August 03

10*

Plant Transpiration from the bean leaf, Phaselous vulgaris

11

Wednesday

August 05

 

Peer Review of Formal Lab Report

12

Friday

August 07

11

Introduction to Neurophysiology labs

13

Monday

August 10

12

Frog Sciatic Nerve

(Final Draft of Formal Report Due)

14

Wednesday

August 12

13

Frog Nerve/Muscle

15

Friday

August 14

 

Last Lab Meeting

 

Monday

August 17

 

FINAL EXAM (2:00 PM-5:00 PM)

* These labs are choices for preparation of lab reports.

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