1a: Biological drawing

Tips to draw biological specimens

a. Use a sharp 2B pencil

b. Diagram should be more than 3/4 of the space.

c. Draw the outline and details of the plant specimen

d. No sketching and shading of the diagram. There should be clear lines, not broken lines.

e. Measurement: Include the arrow and the dotted line (using a ruler and pencil); add in the measurement in mm

f. Label: Draw lines using pencil and ruler, label using pencil on one side of the diagram. Ensure labels do no cross and are at the same angle.

g. Magnification = Length of drawing (mm) / length of actual specimen (mm)

= x _________(1.d.p)

Note: Look at the question carefully. They usually require student to draw only 1 cell.

Eg of a good drawing

Labelled Drawing of a kiwi