BIOL 2270 Laboratory – Exploring Cell Structure and Function (Virtual Lab, Minnesota State University

BIOL 2270 Laboratory – Exploring Cell Structure and Function (Virtual Lab,

Minnesota State University)




BIOL 2270 Lab: Cell Structure & Function
(Virtual Lab)
Technology Requirements

This lab requires students to draw what they see in the microscope. Here are a few options for
drawings:
1. Draw in Desktop version of Microsoft Word
a. How to Draw in Microsoft Word 2013
b. Newer Version may have a Draw tab you can use
2. Use an online drawing program
a. AutoDraw - Right click and “Take a Screenshot” to copy
b. Pixilart
3. Draw pictures by hand and upload a picture

Part I: Prokaryotic Cell Structure
Background Information: Watch the Amoeba Sister Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cell Video



Access the BioNetwork’s Virtual Microscope



Click on the “Launch Activity” button.
Click on “Explore”
Click on the slide box. Click on “Bacteria Slides” then on “Gram Stain Mix.”
Sketch/draw (no screen shots) the image at Scanning, Low and High Power. When you
are done click on “Remove Slide.”

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Part II: Eukaryotic Cell Structure
Click on the slide box. Click on “Animal Slides” then on “Whitefish Interphase.”
Sketch (no screen shots) the image at Scanning, Low and High Power. LABEL on high
power the CELL MEMBRANE, CYTOPLASM, and NUCLEUS. When you are done click on
“Remove Slide.”

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Click on the slide box. Click on “Human Slides” then on “Simple Cuboidal Epithelium.”
Sketch (no screen shots) the image at Scanning, Low and High Power. LABEL on high
power the CELL MEMBRANE, CYTOPLASM, and NUCLEUS. When you are done click on
“Remove Slide.”

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