Unit 2 IA Outline

Morant Bay High School
CAPE Biology Unit 2 IA Outline
DRAWING
Title: Transverse section of dicotyledonous leaf
Aim: To draw the transverse section of a dicotyledonous leaf
Title: Arteries and Veins
Aim: To draw the transverse section of an artery and vein.
MM & AI
Title: Respiration
Aim: To see if oxygen is used up during aerobic respiration, using arthropods.
Materials: arthropods collected from under a rock, boiling tube, cotton wool, spatula, calcium
hydroxide powder, retort stand and clamp, capillary tubing, rubber bung, water,
measuring cylinder.
Procedure:
1. A spatula full of calcium hydroxide was added to a boiling tube and a small piece of damp
cotton placed approximately 2 cm above the calcium hydroxide.
2. Four (4) different species of arthropods were placed on the damp cotton wool.
3. One end of the capillary tube was inserted through the hole in the rubber bung into the
boiling tube.
4. The tip of the other end of the capillary tube was submerged in a measuring cylinder
containing a known volume of water.
5. the apparatus was left to stand and observations recorded for one (1) hour
6. The distance moved by the water in the measuring cylinder up the capillary tube was
measured and recorded every 20 minutes using a timer and a ruler.
MM & ORR
Title: Transpiration
Aim: To determine the effect of changing environmental factors on the rate of

transpiration.
Materials: measuring cylinder, distilled water, dropper, oil, four (4) young shoots from
meristematic portions of plant, plastic bag, electric fan, cotton wool.
Procedure:
1. 40ml of distilled water was poured into four (4) measuring cylinders labelled A – D.
2. Four (4) cuttings of fresh, embryonic portions of a plant were made and placed in each
measuring cylinder.
3. The new volumes were recorded and a dropper used to remove the excess water from the
measuring cylinder to bring the volume back to the initial 40ml
4. A dropper was then used to add a few drops of oil to the surface of the water in the
measuring cylinder to create a waterproof seal to prevent evaporation.
5. A cotton wool was placed at the top of the measuring cylinder to hold the plant in place
6. Apparatus A was placed in bright light; B was placed directly in front of an electric fan to
generate air movement/high wind speed; C was enclosed by a wet transparent plastic bag to
create high humidity; and D was placed on the Lab table under normal room conditions.
7. The change in volume of water in the measuring cylinder was recorded every 20 minutes for
1 hour.
ORR & AI
Title: Exercise and Pulse Rate
Aim: To investigate the effect of exercise on pulse rate
Materials: volunteer, notebook, pencil, stopwatch, stethoscope.
Procedure:
1. The pulse rate of the volunteer was checked and recorded for three (3) consecutive minutes
while seated/at rest.
2. The volunteer was asked to run laps around the room for one minute.
3. The pulse rate was checked and recorded after exercise for consecutive minutes until the
pulse rate returned to the initial pulse rate at rest.
P&D
Title: Heart Rate
Problem Statement: People who are moderately active will likely have a resting heart rate similar
to the rest of the population -- 60 to 100 beats per minute. Professional
athletes, on the other hand, can develop extraordinary cardiovascular
efficiency. A very fit person may have a resting heart rate as low as 40 beats
per minute. According to "National Geographic," the resting heart rate of
five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain was once recorded at 28
beats per minute
(Robbins, Carolyn. Athletes vs Non Athletes Heart Rate. Retrieved from

https://www.livestrong.com/article/82658-athletes-vs.-nonathletes-heart-
rate/ ).
Plan and design an experiment to compare the heart rate of an athlete to

that of an individual who does not exercise regularly.
Title: The Rate of Photosynthesis in Variegated Leaves
Problem Statement: Aegopodium podagraria, widely cultivated in a variegated form, occasionally

gives rise to normal (non-variegated) plants which are comparatively
vigorous, exhibiting marked weedy tendencies. Net photosynthetic rates
and chlorophyll contents were determined for two populations of normal
plants and three populations of variegated plants grown separately under
full sunlight, and in shade. When grown in shade, on a leaf area basis
normal plants averaged 50.1% higher rates of photosynthesis, and 73.5%
higher content of chlorophyll, and the leaves were 27.4% heavier than the
leaves of variegated plants. A. podagraria
(Small, Ernest. Photosynthetic Ecology of Normal and Variegated A.

podagraria. Retrieved from
https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/b73-202?
journalCode=cjb1#:~:text=On%20a%20weight%20basis%2C
%20the,photosynthesis%20than%20did%20normal%20plants. )
Plan and design an experiment to determine if the rate of photosynthesis

varies in variegated leaves.

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CAPE Biology Unit 2 IA Outline

Title: Transverse section of dicotyledonous leaf

Aim: To draw the transverse section of a dicotyledonous leaf

Title: Arteries and Veins

Aim: To draw the transverse section of an artery and vein.

Aim: To see if oxygen is used up during aerobic respiration, using arthropods.

Aim: To determine the effect of changing environmental factors on the rate of

Title: Exercise and Pulse Rate

Aim: To investigate the effect of exercise on pulse rate

Materials: volunteer, notebook, pencil, stopwatch, stethoscope.

Title: Heart Rate

(Robbins, Carolyn. Athletes vs Non Athletes Heart Rate. Retrieved from

Plan and design an experiment to compare the heart rate of an athlete to

Problem Statement: Aegopodium podagraria, widely cultivated in a variegated form, occasionally

(Small, Ernest. Photosynthetic Ecology of Normal and Variegated A.

Plan and design an experiment to determine if the rate of photosynthesis

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