Dr. Standora's Biology Class, Spring 2011

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Dr. Standora had a lab for his biology class at the Field Station in Spring 2011. They explored energy content in different organisms using a bomb calorimeter, and dried crickets and wax worms.

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Samples were finely ground using a mortar and pestle.

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Once ground, the samples were weighed carefully. A maximum of 1g of sample is used each time.

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Samples were loaded into a cup with a fuse, placed in a bomb container that was loaded with oxygen, and put into the bomb calorimeter instrument to measure the energy output of the sample.