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Biology 112 Fall 2012

Instructor: Dr. Beth Boyle

Laboratory location : W-3- 066

Required Course Materials:

Text Books: Campbell et al. Biology 9th Edition (8th edition is fine)

A Photographic Atlas for the Biology Laboratory 6th Edition Van De Graaff and Crawley

Laboratory Manual: Quinn Graphics LL 024

Your first lab is at Harvard's Museum of Natural History.

Students: Before your lab starts, you must purchase a lab manual at Quinn Graphics, located on the Lower Level (LL) of the Quinn Service Building (S/LL/024).(take the elevator to LL, take a left, a right and it is on your right) Get there before 5pm! Call Quinn Graphics for info @ 617-287-5020

Final Exam period : the date of the final exam will be announced in class when it is known.

112 Laboratory Syllabus

Week of Lab Exercise
Prelab Assignment Due
Reports & Writeups
9/3/11 None
9/10/11 HMNH field trip
No
9/17/11

Aipotu:Evolution

A sample DNA Sequence to use as a starting point for evolution: GTATAACCATGCATAGTGGTAAACATAGTGCGCGTAGGCATCAAAGGTCATTAACCGGGGGT

Download for home use

yes

10pts

HMNH Field Trip questions (30pts)
9/24/11

Phylogeny Remote access to the online program requires Java plug ins (click on Java and download to your computer)

The Phylogenetic Tree Constructor (animal and plant cytochrome c protein sequences)

Extras:
The Mammalian Tree Constructor. (Mammalian Cytochrome Oxidase II sequences) Construct Trees Ferns (using DNA sequences)
Flu-viruses (using DNA sequences)
Animals (using hemoglobin protein sequences) Vertebrates (using cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 protein sequences)

yes

10pts

Aipotu: Evolution assignment (25 pts)
10/1/11

Microbial Diversity

video link

yes

10pts

Skulls & Evolution assignment/ Molecular phylogeny assignment (25 pts)
10/8/11

Plant I Diversity: life cycles & Greenhouse Tour

Some Plant Images for review for the Lab Practical Exam (work in progress)

yes

10pts

10/15/11

Plant II Structure & Flower Dissection (continued from previous lab)

(root growth set up)
10/22/11 Plant III Growth

yes

10pts

10/29/11

Animal Diversity I

Some Animal Images for review for the Lab Practical Exam (work in progress)

yes

10pts

Plant Growth Assignment (20pts)
11/5/11

prelab Animal Diversity II

Trout and Squid Dissection

yes

10pts

11/12/11

Lab Practical Exam

(100pts)
11/19/11 None Thanksgiving Recess
11/26/11 Animal Behavior

yes

10pts

12/3/11

Phylogenetic Collection

Links to help you find organisms for your collection: NOTE: Use ONLY these sites when determining the phyla for your collection. No other sources are considered valid for this lab.
A list of Animal Phyla with links.
A list of Bacterial Phyla with links.
A list of Fungal Phyla with links.
A list of Plant Phyla with links.
A list of Protist Phyla with links.
The Taxonomy Site for the Lab DO NOT USE THIS WHEN MAKING YOUR COLLECTIONS!!! This is only for use DURING the lab session.

No

Animal Behavior Lab Report (20pts)

Phylogenetic Collection (20pts)
12/10/11 None
Phylogenetic Report (30pts)
   
80 points
250 points
   
330 points

 

 

  
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