Biology Class
Assignments

 

Evolution

  • Here is a link to the EvoDots lab. 15 September 2002 .
  • The green crab and perwinkle exercise can be found here. 18 September 2002 . 
  • The original paper that investigates the evolution of perwinkles after the introduction of crabs is also available .
  • An interesting article on sexual selection among animals can be found here.   19 September 2002 .
  • The EvoDots instructions can be found here. 25 Spetmeber 2003.
  • Evidences for evolution links can be found at the Evolution Project website. 23 September 2002 .
  • The Sex and the Single Guppy lab can be found here. 25 September 2002 , and the link to the assignment is found here .
    • Those people with new computers running Windows XP will need to download Shockwave here.
    • First, log off and log on as your local administrator. Your login name will be your last name, and use the administrator password you were assigned. 
  • Instructions on how to write a formal lab report , and how you should use your answers from the Sex and the Single Guppy worksheet to write your formal report on guppies can be found here. 27 September 2002 .
  • A sample guppy lab write up for your reference. 14 October 2002 .
  • Here is a table summarizing the 4 major macrocolecules , their monomers, and biological significance. 18 October 2002
  • Here are 2 animations explaining Hardy-Weinberg (Shockwave required) 20 April 2004:
  • The Hardy-Weinberg problem set can be found here. 21 April 2004

Chemistry

  • The pH and buffers lab can be found here. 9 October 2002 .
  • An animation explaining the pH scale (from BrainPop.com) {Shockwave animation} 1 Septmeber 2004
  • The enzyme actvitiy lab is available as a pdf file. 29 October 2002
    • A tutorial on protein structure and enzyme denaturation can be found here (Shockwave). 29 October 2002
    • The lab data for the enzyme catalysis lab is available. 1 November 2002
    • Artiss classes - the expectations for the write-up are here. 1 November 2002

 

Cell Biology


Osmosis and Diffusion

  • Here are some sample labs using selectively permeable membranes and dialysis tubing. It might give you some ideas on how to run your own diffusion experiments. 15 January 2002 .


Mitosis, Cell Division, Stem Cells and Cancer:


Basic Punnett Squares Activities:

  • Genetics Face Lab 15 March 2002
    • You might want to start your face with a few basic characters for your face here – print it, and add a few other details.
    • Or for a more anime feel to your child, you can try this link or this one (which is Doc Eh’s personal favorite).
  • Punnett Square Practice Exercise 15 March 2002
  • Which of the kids in this picture belong to which parents? Try to figure it out. 1 September 2004
  • Solutions for this problem set can be found here . 28 March 2002.
  • Assignment – The Genetics Problem Set can be downloaded as a Word file here . 18 March 2002.
  • The handouts on Mendel’s laws can be found here . 18 March 2002.
  • Here is a series of practice exercises that you can do online.
  • Here is another series of online practice exercises (Java required). 26 March 2002.
  • Assignment – another Genetics Problem Set – epistasis, polygenic inheritance and sex-linkage problems. 28 March 2002.
  • Want to see what web pages look like to someone who is color blind? Try this link.4 February 2004.
  • If you want to see Mendel's original manuscripts, check this out. 1 September 2004


DNA and DNA Technology

  • The information you need for the sickle cell anemia lab is found at the Cold Spring Harbor Website . 10 March 2003
  • Sickle Cell Anemia lab - background and prep questions. 10 March 2003.
  • An animation of translation can be found here. 11 March 2003.
  • An animation of transcription can be found here. 11 March 2003.
  • Instructions for the sickle cell write-up (Artiss' class). 14 March 2003.
  • An exercise to help you with transcription and translation (from the Genetics Science Learning Center). 14 March 2003.
  • Some images that summarize transcription and translation are found as an MS Word file here . 10 May 2002.
  • A student’s guide to the pGlo lab protocol as a pdf file . 16 May 2002.
  • Background information on the pGlo lab, along with the lab assignment (Artiss classes only) as an MS Word file . 17 May 2002.
  • Here's a really cool gallery of glowing critters created using the same technology we used in our pGlo lab. 28 March 2004.
  • A comprehensive look at the ethical issues surrounding the Human Genome Project (includes access to information laws, nondiscrimination laws, psychological impact and stigmatization, race and genetics and the ethics of genetic testing). 22 April 2004.

Ecology


General Items: Lab Reports


The Final Project


The Final Exam

  •  A review sheet for the 2003-2004 academic year final exam can be found here .  17 May 2004.