Bio 100 Lab

Spring 2016 Lab Manual Reading Assignment Links

General Additional Biology Resources

• Concepts of Biology - OpenStax College
• Bozeman Science - Biology website by Paul Andersen

Lab 1: The Scientific Method

• UC Berkeley - Understanding Science
• Baruchs Biology Lab Safety Tutorial

Lab 2: Scientific Measurements

• National Center for Education Statistics Graphing Tutorial
• Science Made Simple

Lab 3: Macromolecules and Nutrition

• 20152020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
• FDA: How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label

Lab 4: Enzymes

• McGraw Hill Online Learning Center: How Enzymes Work
• Lew-Ports Biology Place: Enzyme Animation

Lab 5: Photosynthesis and Respiration

• Bozeman Science - Photosynthesis video
• Bozeman Science - Respiration video

Lab 6: Microscopes and Cells

• Bozeman Science Bacteria video
• Introduction to the Bacteria - Frank Gregorio
• Bozeman Science - Protists
• Introduction to the Protists - Frank Gregorio

Lab 7: Microbes & Lab 8: Microbe Analysis

• What is a Microbe?
• Types of Microbes
• TED Conference Video of Dr. Bonnie Bassler: How Bacteria Talk (April 2009) 

Lab 9: Analysis of DNA

• National Institute of Justice: DNA Evidence Basics
• DNA Forensics

Lab 10: Plant Diversity

• Bozeman Science - Plants video

Lab 11: Animal Diversity

• Animal Diversity Web University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology
• Shape of Life: The Story of the Animal Kingdom

Lab 12: Ecology

• UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology: Biomes
• Radford University - Biomes of the World
• Biomes: Our Earths Major Life Zones
• Making of the Fittest: Natural Selection and Adaptation

Lab 13: Senses

• PTC: Genes and Bitter Taste
• Crittervision: The world as animals see (and sniff) it
• Discover Magazine: 20 Things You Didnt Know About Animal Senses
• 10 Unusual Animal Senses
• Hearing Test