Unit 1 Biology

List of labs

Lab Title Aim

No.
1 Microscope calibration To calibrate a light microscope using an eyepiece graticule
and stage micrometer
2. Mounting of a slide To mount a slide with onion epidermis
3. Mounting of a slide 2 To mount a slide with red onion epidermis.
4 Plan drawing of a root To do a plan drawing of a root cross section
cross section
5 Food tests1 To identify the presence of starch, lipids, glucose ,protein
and sucrose.
6 Food tests2 To test for the presence of starch, lipids, glucose , protein
and sucrose in 4 unknown solutions.
7 Drawing of an electron To draw and label an electron micrograph of a plant cell.
micrograph of a plant cell
8 Water potential To determine the water potential of potato tissue.
9 Catalase in red bean To investigate the distribution of catalase in soaked red
beans and to determine the effect of different
temperature s
10 Drawing of root tip To draw and label the onion root tip
11 Drawing of mammal testes To draw and label a cross section of mammalian testis
12 Drawing of human ovary To draw and label a cross section of the human ovary
13 Drawing of plant ovule To draw and label a cross section of a plant ovule
14 Drawing of plant anther To draw and label a cross section of the plant anther
15 Meiosis To construct a model showing various stages of meiosis

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