Advanced Biology Kit for Apex Learning

(Note: This kit does NOT include the manual.)

This kit is the equipment and supplies only for Quality Science Labs Advanced Biology Kit.  The manual with all the needed instructions is supplied through Apex Learning's online system.  If you would like a printed manual only, click here.  For bulk orders you may use this shopping cart or contact Quality Science Labs at 866-700-1884 for more information.  A microscope is required for use with this kit. If you don’t have a microscope we recommend the MSK-01.

Lab Titles:

Lab 1: Diffusion, Osmosis and their connection to transpiration in plants

Pre lab Questions

Lab 1.1: Surface Area and Cell Size

Lab 1.2: Part 1 - Modeling Diffusion and Osmosis

             Part 2 - Observing Osmosis

             Part 3 - Student Guided Inquiry, Water Potential in Plant Tissues

Lab 2: Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium: Modeling Allele Frequencies in Populations

Pre-lab and Questions: Estimating Allele Frequencies

Lab 2.1: A Micro-Evolution Simulation

Lab 2.2: Part 1 - Estimating Allele Frequencies Tutorial

             Part 2 - Student Guided Inquiry

Lab 3: Comparing DNA Sequences (BLAST)

Pre-lab and Questions: Cladograms

Lab 3.1: Part 1 - BLAST Practice

             Part 2 - Student Guided Inquiry

Lab 4: Cell Division: Mitosis and Meiosis

Pre-lab and Questions: Loss of Cell Cycle Control in Cancer

Lab 4.1  Part 1 - Environmental Effects on Mitosis

             Part 2 - Student Guided Inquiry

Lab 4.2 Meiosis and Crossing Over in Sordaria

Lab 5 Enzyme Activity

Pre-lab Questions

Lab 5.1: Enzyme Specificity

Lab 5.2: Enzyme Rate of Reaction Assay and Baseline

Lab 5.3  Part 1 - Determining the Effect of pH on Enzymatic Activity

             Part 2 - Student Guided Inquiry

Lab 6 Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Pre Lab and Questions

              Part A Photosynthesis

              Part B Cellular Respiration

Lab 6.1  Part 1 - Floating Leaf Disk

             Part 2 - Cellular Respiration

             Part 3 - Student Guided Inquiry

Lab 7 Biotechnology: Bacterial Transformation

Pre-lab and Questions: Genetic Engineering

Lab 7.1: Part 1 - Bacterial Transformation

             Part 2 - Student Guided Inquiry

Lab 7.2: Calculating Transformation Efficiency

Lab 8 Energy Dynamics

Pre-lab Questions

Lab 8.1  Part 1 - Energy Transfer and Productivity