AP Biology Laboratory Exercises

Background, Questions, Examples of Activities, Challenges

The 12 recommended Labs are

Descriptions and objectives http://apbio.biosci.uga.edu/lab/lab-obj.html

• 1. DIFFUSION AND OSMOSIS simulation reading other way one other way 2
  • introductory and here
  • more
  • challenging
  • quantitative
  • lab activities Access Excellence activity, another diffusion activity
  • quiz examples here here here
• 2. ENZYME CATALYSIS simulation reading other way one other way 2
• 3. MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS simulation reading other way one other way 2
• 4. PLANT PIGMENTS AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS simulation reading other way one other way uses of the spectrophotometer
• 5. CELL RESPIRATION simulation reading other way one other way 2
• 6. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY simulation reading other way one other way 2 (For the teacher: different ways Molecular Genetics may be taught National Louis University, University of Maryland, Georgetown, GWU, Howard University, GeorgeMason U, PGCC, Catholic, Trinity

• Introduction to DNA and Molecular Genetics (interesting and thorough), Davidson College Course description and links
• DNA isolation from strawberry, kiwi, onion, liver, bacteria, plants
• genomic/nuclear
• mitochondria
• chloroplasts
• plasmid
• virus
• Characterizing DNA
• Gel electrophoresis, principles, preliminary activity using separation of food coloring, separation of dyes used in science research labs,
• Restriction Enzyme Digests (and Gel Electrophoresis)
• Polymerase Chain Reaction
• DNA Sequencing
• Recombinant DNA Technology c
• Constructing recombinant DNAs with restriction digests and ligation reaction introductory, challenging,
• Cell transformation/transfection
• bacteria
• animal cells
• plant cells
• DNA Structure challenging
• TRANSGENICS Application of DNA technology to plants and animals, topics and issues,
• FORENSICS
• HUMAN GENOME PROJECT, Howard University Center for Minority Human Genome Studies (Dr. Georgia Dunston)

• 7. GENETICS OF ORGANISMS simulation reading other way one other way 2
• 8. POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION simulation reading other way one other way 2
• 9. TRANSPIRATION simulation reading other way one other way 2
• 10. PHYSIOLOGY OF THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM simulation reading other way one other way 2
• 11. ANIMAL BEHAVIORsimulation reading other way one other way 2
• 12. DISSOLVED OXYGEN AND AQUATIC PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITYsimulation reading other way one other way 2