Bio Diversity Lab Manual

Foundations of Biodiversity
Lab Manual
Bio 1A
Fall 2014

Compiled by Drs. Lambrecht, Shaffer, and Soto with additions and changes by Stephanie Trewhitt and Dr. Shannon Bros-Seemann
San Jose State University
INDEX
Week
Date
Lab Topic
Page
1
Aug 25
Lab safety, microscope use, adding course
Lab 1
2
Sept 1
Cell Life cycle - mitosis/meiosis Evolutionary I
Lab 2
3
Sept 8
Plant Evolutionary History I
Lab 3
4
Sept 15
Plant Evolutionary History II

5
Sept 22
Adaptation and Diversity: An introduction to the Molluscs
Lab 4
6
Sept 29
Mendelian genetics - Virtual Lab
Lab 5
7
Oct 6
Structural and functional diversity of plants: Vegetative traits
Lab 6
8
Oct 13
Structural and functional diversity of plants: Reproduction
Lab 7
9
Oct 20
The fact that you are in college is evidence that you are intelligent, so don 't worry about that part.
Attitude
You do not learn by simply attending class, although this is a necessary starting point. A great deal of time is expected of you outside of class: two hours of class preparation time for every hour in class. Since you spend 6 hours a week in class (lecture and lab), you need to allow for another 12 hours a week for study. Learning is a process that requires your critical listening, critical thinking, and active involvement. You will need to continually integrate the information you receive in lecture, lab, discussion, reading and writing into a holistic "big picture" view of animal biology. Your instructors are here to help you, but ultimately the responsibility for learning is yours.
"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Efficient Study