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Core Practical Biology Experiments

This document lists 9 core practical experiments and 5 recommended additional practical experiments in biology. The core practicals involve using Benedict's reagent to estimate starch concentration, investigating vitamin C content in foods, investigating membrane properties and the effects of temperature and alcohol, investigating the effects of temperature, pH, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on enzyme reaction rates, using microscopes to observe and measure animal and plant cells and structures, preparing and observing mitosis in root tip cells, using microscopes to observe plant tissue sections and identify cell and fiber types, determining tensile strength of plant fibers, and investigating antimicrobial properties of plants with aseptic techniques. The recommended additional practicals involve dissecting a mammalian heart, investigating tissue water potentials using plants in

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Core Practical Biology Experiments

This document lists 9 core practical experiments and 5 recommended additional practical experiments in biology. The core practicals involve using Benedict's reagent to estimate starch concentration, investigating vitamin C content in foods, investigating membrane properties and the effects of temperature and alcohol, investigating the effects of temperature, pH, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on enzyme reaction rates, using microscopes to observe and measure animal and plant cells and structures, preparing and observing mitosis in root tip cells, using microscopes to observe plant tissue sections and identify cell and fiber types, determining tensile strength of plant fibers, and investigating antimicrobial properties of plants with aseptic techniques. The recommended additional practicals involve dissecting a mammalian heart, investigating tissue water potentials using plants in

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CORE PRACTICAL 1

Use a semi-quantitative method with Benedict’s reagent to estimate the concentrations of reducing
iodine solution to estimate the concentrations of starch, using colour standards.

CORE PRACTICAL 2
Investigate the vitamin C content of food and drink.

CORE PRACTICAL 3
Investigate membrane properties including the effect of alcohol and temperature on membrane perm

CORE PRACTICAL 4
Investigate the effect of temperature, pH, enzyme concentration and substrate concentration
on the initial rate of enzyme-catalysed reactions.

CORE PRACTICAL 5
(i) use a light microscope to make observations and labelled drawings of suitable animal cells
(ii) use a graticule with a microscope to make measurements and understand the concept of scale

CORE PRACTICAL 6
Prepare and stain a root tip squash to observe the stages of mitosis.

CORE PRACTICAL 7
Use a light microscope to:
(i) make observations, draw and label plan diagrams of transverse sections of roots, stems and leav
(ii) make observations, draw and label cells of plant tissues
(iii)identify sclerenchyma fibres, phloem, sieve tubes and xylem vessels and their location.

CORE PRACTICAL 8
Determine the tensile strength of plant fibres.

CORE PRACTICAL 9
Investigate the antimicrobial properties of plants, including aseptic techniques for the safe handling
RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL 1
Investigate the structure of a mammalian heart by dissection.

RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL 2


Investigate tissue water potentials using plant tissue and graded concentrations of a solute.

RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL 3


Use a semi-quantitative method to estimate protein concentration using biuret reagent and colour s

RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL 4


Investigate factors affecting the growth of pollen tubes.

RECOMMENDED ADDITIONAL PRACTICAL 5


Investigate plant mineral deficiencies.
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