General Biology I‚ Fall 2011 Lab Report 3 Name: Luan Nguyen Date: 11-30-11 Lab: Gel Electrophoresis Purpose of this lab: In this laboratory investigation‚ students will analyze hypothetical human DNA using restriction endonucleases and gel electrophoresis to match samples from a crime scene to a suspect. Introduction: Your analysis unit will use gel electrophoresis to determine the guilty party. Electrophoresis is a technology in science that allows an individual to separate
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Introduction: This investigation used spectroscopy to evaluate light absorption in different solutions. A spectrophotometer was used in the lab to determine these values. A spectrophotometer is an apparatus used to “measure the absorption of radiation in the visible and UV regions of the spectrum and allows precise at a particular wave length” (Jones et al.‚ 2007). The amount of light absorbed by a substance is directly in relation to the concentration of the solute and also the wavelength moving
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Biology Laboratory Report MEASURING RATE OF WATER UPTAKE BY A PLANT SHOOT USING A POTOMETER Introduction All plants need salts minerals‚ water‚ CO2 and O2. To fulfill their requirements different plants use different ways. Lower plants use diffusion‚ however higher plants use vascular tissue that is located in the middle of the root and in the vascular bundles in the stem. The transpiration is the important process in the plant. The main reason is that transportation
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Station #1: Water and Ice Station Observations on a frozen and a normal can of soda being placed in a pool of water: The normal can of soda Is alright The frozen can of soda Is compressed Observations on Ice cubes being poured in ethanol: Ice cube in ethanol The ice cube floated Ice cube in water The ice cube sank Station #2 Cohesive properties of Water Observations on waters cohesive properties using a paper clip and a coin: Paper clip The paper clip stayed on top for a few
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Alhia Harris October 18‚ 2011 Biology Lab report Proteins are very important throughout the body. They have a lot of functions in cells. Antibodies are proteins that help cells rebuild the cells when they are destroyed. Transport proteins move substances from one place to another. Regulatory proteins control cellular metabolism in a way that cells throughout the body can have the right amount of glucose in the blood. A common protein is an enzyme; in cells they speed up chemical reactions. For
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2 September 2014 Chapter 1 Review 1. Describe the characteristics of science. A. The characteristics of science are observations‚ search for regularities‚ process the information‚ and self-corrections. Science is based upon observations that incorporate our senses‚ or instruments that extend our senses‚ to interpret natural experiences. Science is a searh for regularities. These regularities may include observed phenomena or patterns in nature. After observations have been recorded about regularities
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Lab 1 : Scientific Method 20 Table 2: Water quality vs. fish population 1. Based on the information in Table 2‚ (in the lab manual) what patterns do you observe? 2. Develop a hypothesis relating to the amount of dissolved oxygen measured in the water sample and the number of fish observed in the body of water. 3. What would your experimental approach be to test this hypothesis? 4. What are the independent and dependent variables? 5. What would be your control? 6. What type of graph would
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Cell Biology Lab - Homework 1 Due to the week of Oct. 6-10th This is NOT a lab group project. Do the work individually. You may use any source other than your fellow students. Show your work‚ use your own words and cite all references. 1. (20 points) The HeLa S3 cancer cell line is considered to be “continuous” due to acquired mutations that enable the cells to evade senescence. This property is one of several hallmark characteristics of cancer cell lines. Describe three hallmark characteristics
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Conor Westerman LAB 7 1. List whether the student was positive or negative for each characteristic and include whether the characteristic is dominant or recessive. (6 points) a. Blood type A+ b. Widow’s peak yes‚ + c. Free ear lobes yes‚ + d. Tongue rolling yes‚ + e. Hitchhiker’s thumb yes‚ + f. Left thumb dominance yes‚ + g. Little finger bend No‚- h. PTC taster yes‚ + i. Mid-digit hair no‚ - j. Facial dimples yes‚ + k. Freckles no‚ - l. Cleft chin no‚ - (+)=dominant (-)=recessive 2. Can the student
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Influencing Natural Selection Influencing Natural Selection BIO/101 Influencing Natural Selection Introduction/Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to test the hypothesis that small bird’s physical characteristics can greatly impact their species population growth over time. Using the Finch as a test subject for multiple trial runs on a simulated computer system we can alter the characteristics of the finch and run diagnostics for two completely different locations and set
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