BISC 111/113:Labs 3-6: Plant Biology

BISC 111/113: Introductory Organismal Biology

 Introduction to Organismal Biology Lab  Calendar and Assignments

 Statistics and Graphing  Science Writing Guidelines

 Lab 1: Biodiversity  Lab 2: Population Growth  Labs 3-6: Plant Biology  Labs 7-9: Animal Biology  Lab 10: Laboratory Exam  Lab 11: Population Growth 2  Lab 12: Beetle Presentations

Labs 3-6 - Anatomy and Physiology of Plants
In this series of four weeks of experiments you will learn:
 * 1) How to think, work, and write as scientists
 * 2) To use basic scientific equipment and techniques
 * 3) To make careful, unbiased observations that lead to hypothesis driven investigation
 * 4) To design controlled experiments to answer questions that come from observations
 * 5) To collect, analyze, and show data in effective figures
 * 6) To make and articulate conclusions from experimental results

Experimental subjects of the plant series. From left to right, Rhoeo spathacea, Moses in the cradle; Eichhornia crassipes, water hyacinth; Helianthus annus, sunflower; Scindapsus aureus, pothos.

Lab 3: Transpiration in High Light/High Wind and Low Light/Low Wind Habitats Lab 4: Plant Anatomy Lab 5: Measurement of Chlorophyll Concentrations and Rates of Photosynthesis in Response to Increasing Light Intensity  Lab 6: Group Oral Presentations