Students Are Normally Tested On The Following Skills By The Examiner On Practical Biology;

PRACTICAL BIOLOGY UNIT01 IMPORTANT FACTS ON PRACTICAL BIOLOGY INTRODUCTION Students are normally tested on the following skills by the examiner on practical Biology experimentation, identification, classification, interpretation of data, and drawing following carefully a sequence of instructions within a set time allowance. This is to test their abilities to recognize and observe features of biological specimens, record their observations, and make deductions about functions of whole specimen. Also to use manipulation skills in assembling apparatuses, in using chemical reagents and in using such instruments as scalpels, droppers, forceps, etc to measure and to perform simple arithmetic calculations. OBJECTIVES At the end of this unit, you should be able to Identify Specimens of interest in biology practicals List the observable features of specimens State the functions of the Specimen Classify a given Specimen MATERIALS Femur Bone, Grasshopper, Spider How to study this unit Read through the unit step by step Answer the activity question that follows Attempt the assignment at the end of the lesson Important facts on Practical Biology Accurate observation of tiny organisms e.g. mosquitoes larvae, moss plant etc will need a hand lens of not less than x6 magnification, whereas slides of specimens such as Spirogyra, blood samples