October 10 Lab

     Today we did not have an actual lab; instead we took the lab practical. There were 16 stations throughout the lab with questions regarding fungal identification, structure identification, a life cycle question and some techniques. The test was not exactly what my expectations had been. I planned on there being fungal identifications, perhaps not as many, and I thought we were supposed to know the species name as well. I had also prepared to know more structures, but this did not seem to be the focus of the test. I was completely caught off guard with the life cycle question, but I suppose I should have expected a question like that. Finally, I thought there were going to be more technique questions. Before we can even start to identify a fungus, we must know the techniques of culturing or mounting or making riddell mounts. I thought theses were fairly important things to know and take away from the class. Overall, it was not a terrible test, I just wish I would have been better prepared for this test.