What Constitutes Plagiarism?

How to reference citations.

 

Biology 112 Fall 2013

Instructor: Dr. Rob Jennings

 

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

 

Students:Before your first lab you will need to purchase a lab

manual at Quinn Graphics, LL of the Quinn Service Building

(S/LL/042).

(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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

112 Laboratory Syllabus

Week of Lab Exercise
Prelab Assignment Due
Reports & Writeups
9/2/11 None
9/9/11 Animal Behavior

yes

10pts
9/16/11

Aipotu:Evolution

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

Download for home use

yes

10pts

Animal Behavior Lab Report (40pts)
9/23/11

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)
9/30/11

Plankton of Boston Harbor

some Phytoplankton of Boston Harbor

some Zooplankton of Boston Harbor

yes

10pts

Skulls & Evolution assignment/ Molecular phylogeny assignment (25 pts)
10/7/11

Plant Diversity I: life cycles & Greenhouse Tour

(root growth set up)

Some Plant Images for review for the Lab Practical Exam

yes

10pts

Plankton of Boston Harbor (20pts)
10/145/11

Plant Diversity II: Structure, Flower Dissection (continued from previous lab) and Plant Growth Lab
No
10/21/11 Plant Lab Practical Exam

yes

10pts

(Exam 50pts)
10/28/11

Animal Diversity I

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

yes

10pts

Plant Growth Assignment (20pts)
11/4/11

Animal Diversity II Trout and Squid Dissection

yes

10pts

11/11/11

Animal Lab Practical Exam
No

(Exam 50pts)
11/18/11 HMNH field trip
No
11/25/11

No Labs Thanksgiving Recess

No
12/2/11 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

HMNH Field Trip questions (30pts)

Phylogenetic Collection (30pts)
12/9/11 None
   
80 points
290 points
   
370 points
Created Sept. 2007 Updated August 2013M Biology Department UMass Boston