Biology 100 Laboratory

Spring 2009Dr. Russell

Today• Introductions

• Course Information

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Contact Information

• Office location: 135 Science Hall• Office hours: M, W 1:30-2:30, T 2:30-3:30• E-mail: grussell@occ.cccd.edu• Office phone: 714-432-5504

http://faculty.orangecoastcollege.edu/grussell

Course Information

• Biology 100 is for non-majors

• No separate grade for lab and lecture– Refer to your lecture instructor’s final grade

policy

• You must be registered for both lectureand lab the entire semester

Lecture/Lab Registration

• You must be registered for one of thefollowing lectures:– 8:00 am – 9:25 am M/W Science Hall; Elliott, K

– 12:45 pm - 2:10 pm M/W Science 169; Bandaruk, T

– 12:45 pm - 2:10 pm T/Th Science 169; Bandaruk, T

– 4:00 pm – 5:25 pm M/W Science Lecture 102;Sanchez, S

– 7:00 pm – 10:10 pm T Science Hall; Sanchez, S

– Online section: Moravec, M

Lab Conduct

• No food and drink in open containers• You will work in groups• Use your lab manual/handouts for

experiment instructions• Always ask your instructor if you are

unsure about a procedure• Be safe

Earning Points• Quizzes:

– Review the lab from the last week andread the upcoming lab

– Also use your lecture textbook and otherresources to understand the material anddefine any terms

– Typical Format: 7 post-lab & 3 pre-labquestions

– Come to lab on time to take the quiz• once the quiz has begun late comers will not

be able to enter the room until the quiz isover

Earning Points

• Lab Reports:– I will check for completion of the lab results

before you leave lab.– Your paper will be initialed by me.– A lab report is a written document containing

the experimental results, graphs (ifnecessary), and your analysis of the results

– The lab report is due at the beginning of labthe following week

– Late lab reports will not be accepted unlessyou are absent

What happens if you miss alab?

• Lowest quiz score is raised to themaximum point value.

• Lowest lab report grade is raised to 10 pts.• Be prepared to be quizzed on the material• Can make-up a missed lab by attending

another scheduled lab that same weekwith approval.

• This is a one-time option!

• Tide Pools Fieldtrip– Location: Dana Point Harbor– Your lab report will be based on

your observations and research ontide pool organisms.

– Fieldtrip Participation: 15 points

• Includes submitting all required

waiver forms!

Diversity of Life

Lab 13

Bigelow.org

Estimated numbers of described species, and possible global total.

ca.14 000 0001 744 000TOTAL

300 000270 000Plants

1 500 00070 000Fungi

10 600 0001 320 000Animals

600 00080 000Protists (algae,protozoa, etc)

1 000 0004 000Bacteria/Archaea

Estimated total species

Describedspecies

Organism type

UNEP (1995) Global Biodiversity Assessment (henceforth `Global Biodiversity Assessment'

Domain Archaea and Bacteria

• Single-celled• No organelles• Circular DNA• Small ribosomes

http://coursev4files.cod.edu/fancher/ProkaryoticCellLabeled.jpg

Domain Eukarya• Single-celled or

multicellularorganisms

• DNA is double-stranded and foundwithin a nucleus

• Most havemembrane-boundorganelles

Domain Archaea Domain Bacteria

Filamentous

bacterium

Filamentous

iron

oxidizing

bacterium

Curved Rod

Bacteria

Bacteria

Spores

Rod-Shaped

Bacteria

KingdomProtista

Brown Algae and Diatoms: Chlorophylls a and cand fucoxanthin

Red Algae: chlorophylls a & d, andthe pigment phycoerythrin

Precursor to Plants: green algae(chlorophylls a and b, cell wall with cellulose)

Kingdom Plantae• Bryophyta: Mosses, hornworts,

liverworts

Kingdom Plantae• Pteridopsida: Ferns

Seed Plants: Spermatophyta; GymnospermsSeed Plants: Spermatophyta: Angiosperms

Kingdom Fungi

Hypha

Mycelium

KingdomKingdomAnimaliaAnimalia

Phylum Porifera (sponges) Phylum Cnidaria

Phylum Platyhelminthes Phylum Annelida

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Phylum Mollusca Phylum Arthropoda

PhylumEchinodermata Vertebrates

Phylum ChordataSubphylum Vertebrata