How big is a cell?

Look at a very interesting and informative interactive animation about comparison of cell and other particle sizes.

http://www.cellsalive.com/howbig.htm

Handouts of lecture 02

To download click here.

Questions for lab no 1

Lab No 1: Live staining of pond water organisms

Which organisms did you observe in pond water?

Can you compare different patterns of movement in these organisms?

You can answer these questions on your lab notebook or comment here.

Activate you accounts @fccollege.edu.pk

All students must activate their fccollege.edu.pk email accounts immediately. You can do this by seeing Mr. Ghaus Mohammad in room 205. These will be required for forgotten password issues related to your Student Web Account and is your authentic email to contact administration or faculty at Forman. 
When faculty/administration send an email at your address you are supposed to be able to access it.Therefore activate now. This will serve as an alternate to SMS!

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Fall 2012 Class: Welcome and Course Outline

Dear Students

Welcome to the world of cell biology. Cell - the basic unit of structure and functions of the known living organisms is very important unit to study. Cell biology reveals the wonders of cell as a structural and functional unit; how they are formed, how they coordinate, how they respond to environment, what happen when we are ill, and many more things.

Click here to download course outline.

Good luck.

Biol 201 Students, Please Attention

Dear Students

Many of you have not written their names on their "Practical Note Books" that they submitted. Please on Monday February 20, 2012 come to my office after 1:00 pm to check for your note books. If you failed to do so then I shall not be able to add your marks of practical note books, which are 5% of your grade.

Final Examination - Details

Dear Students

Your final examination is scheduled on:

Section A: February 20, 2012 at 8:00-10:00 am in S-321
Section B: February 16, 2012 at 8:00-10:00 am in S- 331

Instructions: You are not allowed to bring cell phone in examination.

Syllabus

Structure and function of chloroplast and mitochondria; the cytoplasm: endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complex, lysosomes, microbodies and vacuoles; cytoskeleton: types, structure and functions, cilia, flagella, fimbrae, pili, significance of cytoskeleton; cell cycle, cell division and its control; apoptosis and necrosis; cellular communications / cell signaling; stem cells: types, sources, uses and ELSI.


Pattern, Marks Distribution and Weight-age of Final Examination

Marks: 50
Weight-age: 25 %
MCQs: 20 Marks
Diagrams / Short Questions: 20 Marks
Long Questions: 10 Marks (2 questions of 5 marks each)

Good luck.