Jove Lab Bio

Lab 15: Animal Behavior — Materials List

Preparation for 10 Students

• Wild type Drosophila culture (~40 flies/vial)
  5
• Clean, empty plastic 16oz water bottles (with caps)
  10
• Extra, clean water bottle caps
  10
• Disposable plastic transfer pipettes
  10
• Sterile cotton balls
  10
• Polypropylene funnel
  5
• Sharpie Markers
  5
• Blade
  5
• Scissors
  5
• Tape
  5
• Stopwatch
  5
• Petri plate
  5
• Standard Ruler
  5
• Distilled Water (10 mL in a petri dish)
  1 station
• Apple cider vinegar (10 mL in a petri dish)
  1 station
• Fly morgue (containing 50-70mL 70% Ethanol)
  1 station
• Double sided tape (1 roll)
  1 station
• Tin foil (1 roll)
  1 station
• Drosophila (fruit fly) culture vials with caps (25-30 flies/vial)
  1 Dependent on the lab size
• Instant Drosophila Medium (1 bag minimum)
  1 Dependent on the lab size