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Plant Diversity (Biological Drawings) Lab Manual

The document provides detailed instructions for creating biological drawings, emphasizing the importance of proper placement, size, proportion, and clarity in both the drawing and labeling. It specifies that drawings should be made in lead pencil, with labels written in pencil to allow for corrections, and outlines how to effectively position and format labels. Additionally, it requires a full title for each diagram that includes the name, position, type of section, and calculated magnification.

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Plant Diversity (Biological Drawings) Lab Manual

The document provides detailed instructions for creating biological drawings, emphasizing the importance of proper placement, size, proportion, and clarity in both the drawing and labeling. It specifies that drawings should be made in lead pencil, with labels written in pencil to allow for corrections, and outlines how to effectively position and format labels. Additionally, it requires a full title for each diagram that includes the name, position, type of section, and calculated magnification.

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Biological Drawing Instructions

Drawing
1. The diagram should be placed in a close to central position on the
page which will also allow for neat, clear labelling. If the diagram is
included in the written material, it should be placed just before this
material and should be referred to in your answer.
2. Drawings should be done in lead pencil. The use of coloured pencils
is not allowed.
3. The drawing should be large enough so that all structures can be
clearly drawn. Tiny structures often become indistinct in diagrams
which are too small.
4. The drawing should be correctly proportioned, and parts should be
accurately positioned. Too often, for example, the aorta, which is
the largest blood vessel in the body, is drawn much smaller than the
other blood vessels associated with the heart.
5. In order to get a smooth, unbroken line with drawing an outline in
any diagrams, lift the pencil from the paper as infrequently as
possible until the line is completely drawn. This method will help to
eliminate haphazard and scratchy lines.
6. When a large number of small structures are present in a specimen,
draw only a few of them carefully, showing structural detail and any
peculiar arrangement.

Labelling
1. Write labels in pencil rather than ink to allow for cleaner correction
of errors.
2. Labels should be neatly written away from the drawing so as not to
overcrowd the diagram.
3. Labels may be annotated (i.e. accompanied by short explanatory
notes) if there is enough space to write the words legibly.
4. When writing labels on ruled paper, every word of each label must
be written on a line.
5. Label lines should be drawn boldly so that there is no doubt as to
the structure being labelled. These lines should be drawn in pencil
and should not overpower the diagram.
6. In diagrams where only a few structures are being labelled, all labels
should be written on the right of the diagram.
7. In diagrams which have many structures to be labelled, some labels
may be “staggered” above and below the diagram.
8. If the label line points to one of many similar structures, the label
should be written in the singular form. For example, if a structure
consists of many cells and a label line points to one cell only, the
label should read “cell” and not “cells”.
9. Diagrams must have a full title. This usually written below the
diagram under-lined. The title shows:
 The name of the structure or organism.
 The position and type of section.
 The calculated magnification of the drawing at the end of the
title.

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