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Lab 7: Experimental Evolution (Artificial Selection, Continued) & Biological Diversity (Part I)
Lab 7: Experimental Evolution (Artificial Selection, Continued) & Biological Diversity (Part I)
Next, add your data to the spreadsheet at the front of the lab. We will use these data to
determine how many seeds to place in each cell of the planting quads.
The next step is to plant the seeds for the next generation:
Each person in the lab should take two clean “quads” to plant.
(If there are additional quads left over when you finish with those,
you will need to do more!)
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The steps involved in planting the seeds are:
1. Place a diamond wick in each cell, such that the tip extends ~2 cm out of the hole in the
bottom. (The wicks help ensure that the soil in the cells will not dry out).
2. Fill each cell hallway with the slightly moistened potting mix.
5. Make a shallow depression on top of each cell (but don’t press hard
enough to compact the potting mix).
8. Water very gently with a pipet until water drips from each
wick. Be careful not to wash seeds out of the cells!
The quads will be placed under 24-hour/day fluorescent lighting until our next lab.