This lab is the first semester of a two semester sequence in introductory biology. The course is designed to accompany BSC 2010. The lab introduces a variety of basic laboratory techniques and equipment. Experimental exercises elucidate physiological processes at the cellular level, including aspects of enzyme kinetics, glycolysis, and photosynthesis. Form and function are investigated on levels from the cell to whole organisms. Several detailed dissections are performed, including those of the earthworm, crayfish, fetal pig, monocot and dicot flowers. The course offers an introduction to the diversity of life on earth from bacteria and protists, to fungi, animals and plants with a rich presentation of specimens, models and microscopic slide material. Scientific writing and the proper presentation of biological data are also emphasized.

   Biology, 7th edition, by Campbell and Reece, 2005 (Benjamin Cummings) has been selected as the text for BSC 2010.