(CORE BIOLOGY PRACTICALS,
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variables
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/ observing titois
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‘resin ethanol
@ 60°C 2 watch
stsses, test tube, 2
pipetes, microscope
slides, forceps, meunted
noedle fiter paper,
rmeoszope wth mag
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mins. femove then place
water, Leave for 45 mins
then repeat process
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characteris of Ue pnt
+ Suef container
+ amount of ight
receive
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fect of gore ond mint on
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‘alstled watecon discs.
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treat large ones of hi
lower conantratons.
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ted ierobes on ag ates
de to bad asetitecrniques,
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