Rockland Community College

BIO 107 Honors

Review for Lab Practical I
Lab Topic
1. Enzymes

Material
10/11

Identify the specific enzymes used and their

substrate.
Identify biological indicators. What color
indicates a positive test? negative test?

2. Microscopy and cells

Parts of the microscope (light and stereo)

Identify organelles of the animal and plant
cell based on the cell models.
Identify and classify the following
organisms as well as their organelles:
a) Volvox
b) Protococcus
c) Scenedesmus
d) Trichonympha
e) Elodea
f) Amoeba
g) Onion
h) Potato
i) Carrot
j) Compare and contrast slides treated with
specific enzymes to remove specific
cellular components.

3. Osmosis and Diffusion

Identify biological indicators. What color

indicates a positive test? negative test?
Describe the influences on diffusion rates.
Given an example, predict the diffusion of a
molecule.
Identify tonicity of a given solution.
Given the tonicity, predict the osmosis of
water if a plant or animal cell is placed in
that specific solution.

4. Mitosis and Meiosis

Identify the stages of plant and animal cell

mitosis.
Identify cellular structures germane to each
stage.

In Sordaria sp., identify asci indicating

presence or absence of crossing over.