LABORATORY VI

Paper Code: 
MBL 603
Credits: 
02
Contact Hours: 
60
Objective: 

This paper will enable students to understand –

  1. Learn the principle and working of different instruments.
  2. Learn good laboratory practices.
  3. Qualitative and quantitative estimation of various biomolecules.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

 

Paper Code

Paper Title

 

MBL 603

Laboratory VI

CO 85 Understand the importance of properties of soil and water

CO 86 Understand various techniques of water analysis

CO 87 Understand various techniques of soil biodiversity analysis

CO 88 Learn to test food for its microbial quality.

CO 89 To learn the production of fermented food .

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Practical experiments

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Practical experiments in lab, Giving tasks.

 

C A test, Semester end examinations, Viva Voce, Practical record book, Assignments, Classroom interaction

 

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CONTENTS

  1. Measurement of soil pH, moisture
  2. Estimation of free carbon dioxide of water sample
  3. Estimation of acidity of water sample
  4. Estimation of alkalinity of water sample
  5. Estimation of chloride content of water sample
  6. Determination of TS of water sample
  7. Measurement of organic matter in soil
  8. Determination of TDS of water sample
  9. Determination of Dissolved Oxygen concentration of water sample
  10. Testing potability of water (MPN method and detection of coliforms
  11. Isolation and identification of fungi from spoiled food samples
  12. Methylene blue reductase time test for checking microbial quality of milk
  13. Isolation of milk fermenting organisms from milk
  14. Production of fermented food using microbial culture
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