BIOLOGY LAB

THIS IS A 2 PART ASSIGNMENT

PART 1

LAB 1

1. Use the M.U.S.E. link to complete the lab for this Unit. https://class.aiuniv.edu/_layouts/MUSEViewer/MUSE.aspx?mid=MU21180
2. Track your results in the lab worksheet that is provided.
3. Complete a lab report using the scientific method.
4. Submit your completed lab worksheet to the assignment box.

Using the Scientific Method Lab

Establish a better understanding of photosynthesis and cellular respiration, and apply the scientific method to solve (or understand) a problem. Photosynthesis and respiration are reactions that complement each other in the environment. They are essentially the same reactions, but they occur in reverse. During photosynthesis, carbon dioxide and water yield glucose and oxygen. Through the respiration process, glucose and oxygen yield carbon dioxide and water. They work well together because living organisms supply plants with carbon dioxide, which undergoes photosynthesis and produces glucose, and these plants and bacteria give out oxygen, which all living organisms need for respiration.

Using the M.U.S.E. link, review the background information and animation to complete your report. Use the lab 1 worksheet for assignment instructions and data collection.

PART 2 OF THE ASSIGNMENT!!!

LAB 2

For each assignment, you will complete the following steps:

1. Use the M.U.S.E. link to complete the lab for this Unit.  https://class.aiuniv.edu/_layouts/MUSEViewer/MUSE.aspx?mid=MU21183
2. Track your results in the lab worksheet that is provided.
3. Complete a lab report using the scientific method.
4. Submit your completed lab worksheet to the assignment box.

In this lab, you will observe diagrams that show the structure of plant and animal cells. Using the M.U.S.E. tutorial, the textbook, and virtual library resources, fill in the tables of the lab 2 worksheet.

Cytology

This lab will familiarize you with the basic structures (e.g., organelles of animal and plant cells along with their functions in the cell). Click on the M.U.S.E. link to begin the Cytology Lab on Animal and Plant cell structure and function. As you progress through the M.U.S.E. tutorial, you will learn to recognize the various organelles of cells, and you will also learn their functions. Complete the lab 2 worksheet by identifying each organelle according to its number in the tutorial and also by describing its function as specified in the tutorial.

Your lab report this week will consist only of the completed lab 2 worksheet that contains table 1 on animal cells and table 2 on plant cells.