BIO120 Laboratory Manual Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering authors, table of contents, schedule, evaluation structure, safety rules, and policy guidelines from the BIO120 Fall 2026 Laboratory Manual.

Jill Wheeler and Corey Goldman

The editors and primary authors of the BIO120: Adaptation & Biodiversity Laboratory Manual Fall 2026.

Cardinalis cardinalis

The scientific name for the Northern Cardinal featured in the front cover photo of the manual, pictured feeding on staghorn sumac at Humber Bay, Toronto, Ontario.

Rhus typhina

The scientific name for staghorn sumac, an important winter food source for the Northern Cardinal noted on the manual's front cover.

BIO120 Grade Allocation for Lab Material

The percentage of the final course grade determined by lab evaluation, totaling $32\%$.

Reading Research Assignments Grade Weight

The combined lab evaluation component worth $21\%$ of the final course grade, divided into in-class assignments ($6\%$ total), a completed script ($14\%$), and a response ($1\%$).

BIO120 Lab Quizzes

Pre-lab assessments completed on Quercus prior to each lab, worth a combined total of $5\%$ of the final course grade (each quiz worth $1\%$).

Laboratory Clothing Requirements

Personal safety rules requiring legs and feet to be covered (no shorts or sandals), a lab coat for Labs 2, 3, and 4, and disposable gloves when handling chemicals.

Chemical Waste Disposal Procedure

The protocol requiring all chemical wastes to be disposed of in designated labelled containers rather than being poured down the drain.

Glass and Sharps Disposal Protocol

The laboratory safety procedure requiring broken glass or used sharps to be placed in designated containers, prohibiting paper waste in sharps containers and glass in standard garbage pails.

Chapter 1 (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "Insect Diversity and Adaptation", written by Russell Bonduriansky.

Chapter 2 (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "Phenotypic Variation", written by Prof. Rowan Sage and Tobias Mankis.

Chapter 3 (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "Plant-Animal Interactions".

Chapter 4 (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "Measuring Genetic Variation".

Chapter 5 (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "Reconstructing Evolutionary Relationships", written by Dominik Halas and Lorna O'Brien.

Chapter 6 (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "Reading Research", written by Benjamin Downer-Bartholomew.

Appendix A (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "The Scientific Method", written by Frances Hauser, Alison Parker, and Zijian Sim.

Appendix B (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "Introduction to Statistics".

Appendix C (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "Population Genetics".

Appendix D (BIO120 Lab Manual)

Titled "A Guide to Using Sources in your Work".

Lab 4 Assignment Grade Weight

An in-class assignment completed during Lab 4 that accounts for $2\%$ of the final course grade.

Reading Research Response Due Date

A written submission worth $1\%$ of the final course grade, due 7 days after Lab 5.

Test 2 Lab Material Scope and Weight

Evaluates laboratory material covering Chapters 1 to 3 and Appendix A, accounting for $2\%$ of the final course grade.

Final Exam Lab Material Scope and Weight

Evaluates laboratory material covering Chapters 4 to 5 and Appendices B and C, accounting for $2\%$ of the final course grade.