B1 101 Lab Blog

Lower Invertebrates Porifera – Sponges Cnidaria      Corals, Hydroids, Jellyfish Platyhelminthes      Various representatives of the flatworms Annelida      Various representatives of the segmented worms Arthropoda     V arious representatives Exercise: To properly identify morphological characteristics of each group, ecological niches that these species have exploited, and the Taxonomic groups that these species belong to of the Animalia or animal kingdom. Materials: Microscope, various slides

 Plants (Eukarya) Exercise: Studying features/characteristics and ecology in lower and higher plants.       Compare the tissue, seeds, and where the plant would grow best.        Examine whole mount slides and living cultures of the plants. Lower plants:       Bryophyta      Pterophyta Higher plants:       Gymnosperms      Angiosperms Materials: Microscope, slides with ( Bryophyta, Pterophyta, Gymnosperms, and Angiosperms)           

Today’s lab – Week 1 Excersize: study and analyze the representatives of the major groups of Organisms given under the microscope. Know the differences in ecology and characteristics.  Materials: Microscope, Bacteria slide, Protista slide, and Fungi slide    Domain Prokarya - Bacteria         Representative of Eubacteria (3 types)         Representatives of the Blue-green Algae Domain Eukarya - Protista         Various representatives  Domain Eukarya - Fungi         Representatives of the Basidiomycetes         Representatives of the Zygomycetes 

Learn the relationship between genotype, chromosomes, and phenotype  Materials: lab manual, building pieces for Rebop Exercise: build a hypothetical organism (Rebop) with information emailed.       Find the genotype on the Chromosomes      Interpret the genetic information based on the alleles      Build the phenotype end up building different organisms (Rebops) based on the different dominant or recessives code.