Course title
生物学実験   [Fundamental Experiment on Biology]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 1  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01bo1005b
Instructor(s)
小松 健, 松下 保彦   [KOMATSU Ken, MATSUSHITA Yasuhiko]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
This course will provide experimental/practical training in the field of biology. Students will acquire knowledge on intracellular, ontogenetic and population-based study by using microorganisms, plants and animals. They also learn how to illustrate organisms by hand, how to observe organisms by microscpoe, and how to treat raw data for the subsequent analyses.
Expected Learning
To understand and to learn how to observe microorganisms, plants and animals.
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Course schedule
This course will consist of following part.
1. Introduction: Students will learn what they should prepare for the experiments.
2. Observation of plant cells: Students will learn how to use a microscope and how to illustrate what they see by sketching.
3.Observation of chromosome of plants: Prepare chromosome sample by flattening out the meristem cells derived from plant root, and by smearing method for the salivary glands of chironomid, and compare visible characteristics of plants and animal chromosome.
4. Dissection of mice: Students will learn an anatomical struscture of animals.
5. Observation of microorganisms in a pond: Students learn what kinds of microorganisms are found in aquatic ecosystems.
6. Observation of external structure of arthropods: Studies on insects, especially bees, in both macroscopic and microscopic manners with sketching.
7 and 8. Experiments on human genomes: Students extract their own genomic DNAs and analyse genetic polymorphisms of alcohol dehydrogenase.
Prerequisites
Students should register "Fundamental experiment on Chemistry" as well. Students should peform preperation and review of the experiment in home, using a textbook and handouts using the standard amount of time as specified by the university for each class.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Text will be provided in class. Students should also prepare ‘Precaution against accidents and first-aid treatment (Kagaku-Dojin)’ in advance.

References
References will be provided in class
Assessment/Grading
Grade will be decided by the report submitted during the course (100%).
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
observation, microscopy, sketching, biological data
Office hours
It will be announced during the class.
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
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2/29/2020 12:34:17 PM