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=[|My Blog]= =about me=

I'm Camryn and I'm in 10th grade. I love music and hanging out with the people I love. <3 I listen to pretty much any type of music except country or anything that sounds icky. My favorite movie is Pineapple Express. Its pretty hilarious. I love anyone that I can laugh with. I'm kind of a loud person and I love having fun. =)

=Paper Birch/ Grey Birch= 2. //Betula papyrifera// 3. //Armillaria mellea// and //Nectria galligena.// 4. Bark provides food for moose in the winter. White-tailed deer eat the leaves. The seedlings are eaten by Snowshoe hares and mice. Porcupines eat the inner bark. 5. Classification of tree to related trees is Magnoliopsida. 6. Used for toothpicks, popcicle sticks, plywood, fuel, and wood pulp. The syrup can also be used as a cold remedy. 7. Skinny, orangish- brown colored twigs. 8. Native to northern North America and Canada. 9. Picture of the Paper Birch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_birch = = = = = = = = = = =Red Pine= 2. //Pinus resinosa 3.// //Heterobasidion annosum// 4. Provides habitat for Bald Eagles, many types of songbirds, and beetles. 5. Classification of tree to related trees is Pinopsida. 6. Used for lumber, poles, log cabins, railway ties, and Christmas trees. 7. Twigs are slightly textured and orange-brown in color. 8. Native to northern North America and parts of Canada. 9. Picture of Red Pine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_pine

=The Study of Carcinology=

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=Create an Organism=

Cancer Felius

=Catalase Analysis=

When we did the experiment, I tested avocado. Each temperature overflowed the test tube, so I rated all of them as 5. In my analysis, I'm comparing avocado, liver, and milk. I found it surprising that a fruit and meat have almost the same reaction. In all three of these foods, the lower the temperature was meant there was less enzyme activity or catalase presence.

blue is the average of warm temperature, red is the average of cold temperature, yellow is the average of room temperature

avocado- warm average= 4.2, cold average=3.6, room average= 4 liver- warm average= 5, cold average= 4.5, room average= 4.5 milk- warm average= 1.2, cold average= 1, room average= 1

How is catalase important to the human body?

Cells make hydrogen peroxide, which is bad for cells because it is toxic. Catalase breaks down the toxin and neutralizes the poison so it doesn't harm your body. [|http://www.csun.edu/~aef21890/coursework/695/science_kit/enzyme-catalase.htm] []

=Biomolecules Analysis=



What kinds of biomolecules are in tested foods? There is starch and fat in Avocado; sugar, proteins, and fat are in Apples; sugar is in Carrots; proteins and fats are in Egg Whites.

Do certain biomolecules have the same catalase reaction? It seems like the foods with sugars have a lower catalase reaction and the ones with starch have a higher catalase reaction.

What other results did you observe in the class that can be used to make a statement of what you have learned? I learned that there is fat in places you would least expect it, like fruits, which are supposed to be "healthy" for you.

=Biomolecule Web Quest=

A. 1) Increased heat makes the molecules move faster.

2) The molecules are more spread out so there are more things to hit.

3) Increased concentration makes the molecules bounce off each other more but doesn’t affect speed.

B. 1) Proteins make enzymes.

2) Shape of enzymes determines function.

3)Denaturing is modifying the molecule in a way that removes its original properties.

4) Without an enzyme, the reaction can only take place when the molecules collide at the right angle. With an enzyme, the enzyme is specially shaped to attract the molecules and help them bond.

5) I think an enzyme would speed up a reaction because you wouldn’t have to wait for them to try to meet at the right angle.

6) Enzymes are so particular about reactions because it’s their job to be there to make sure the reaction is quick and done right.

7) The shape is important because it’s made that way just to do its job. If it were changed in any way, then it wouldn’t be that enzyme.

8) An enzyme is reusable because it never changes shape. As long as it doesn’t get denatured, it will always be that enzyme ready for use.

9) Heating an enzyme changes its shape, so it can no longer perform it’s tasks because that is what the shape is for.

10) Yes, heating always changes the shape of the enzymes, so it would have the same effect of not being able to do its job.

C. 1) Condensation takes out water to bond molecules together and hydrolysis adds water to break them down.

2) The sugars undergo these processes.

D. 1) Amino Acids are the building blocks of proteins.

2) The chemical reaction that forms proteins is condensation.

3) Gycine, Leusine, and Lysine are amino acids that form polypeptide chains through condensation and ribosomes to catalyze the reaction. The polypeptide chains are then modified specially to be a specific type of protein.

E. 1) Enzymes in the mouth begin to break down carbohydrates into glucose. They are also broken down in the stomach until it becomes to acidic. Then in the small intestine, enzymes also break them down to be absorbed in the blood stream. The glucose can’t get in the cells to be used for energy, so the pancreas releases insulin to open the cells to glucose. When the blood sugar level goes down, the pancreas stops releasing insulin. Then the glucose is in the cells and being burned for energy.

F. 1) Lipase is the fat-digesting enzyme. Fats separate from water so it’s hard for the enzyme to be digested. So bile is produced to suspend the enzyme and fat molecules to break it down. This is different from breaking down carbohydrates because glucose dissolves in water, not separates like lipids.

G. 1) Heart attacks are caused by build-up of plaque in arteries. This creates a blockage, or blood clot, and the heart begins to die from lack of oxygen.

=Photosynthesis Vocabulary=

Photosynthesis- process that plants go through to make carbohydrates and oxygen from carbon dioxide, water and light energy Autotroph- any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances Heterotroph- incapable of synthesizing its own food Oxidation- the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons Chemosynthetic- the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi Light energy- the only form of energy that you can see Chemical energy- that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction Chlorophyll- A green pigment found in chloroplasts that is used in photosynthesis Chloroplast- plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis Thylakoid- a folded membrane within plant chloroplasts from which grana are made Stroma-the dense colorless framework of a chloroplast Grana- Stacks of thylakoids found in the discoid chloroplasts of land plants and some green algae Photosystems- Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis Light dependent reaction- first stage of photosynthesis ATP- adenosine triphosphate

=Light Intensity Activity=

In our experiment, we reached maximum ATP when light intensity was at the highest setting and wavelength was at the second to lowest setting at the blue end of the wavelength spectrum. The higher the light intensity, the more likely chloroplasts will get hit by the rays of light. The more chloroplasts there are that get to absorb the light energy, the higher the rate of photosynthesis will be to produce more oxygen and glucose. Wavelengths are the colors of light. Since the chloroplasts and chlorophyll in plants are green, the plants reflect green light. So this means that they can only absorb the light energy from red and blue lights. These light colors are the ones that mainly have the capability to allow photosynthesis. Reds and blues are opposite ends of the wavelength spectrum, so they are the higher and lower numbers. Greens and yellows are found in the middle of the spectrum and have the least affect on photosynthesis.

=Photosynthesis Web Quest=

1. Photosynthesis is the process of which plants change sunlight into energy. 2. Plants, bacteria, and protists perform photosynthesis. 3. The chemical equation for photosynthesis is 6 CO2 + 6 H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2. The translation for the equation is 6 molecules water plus 6 molecules carbon dioxide yields 1 molecule glucose plus 6 molecules oxygen. 4. A. The raw materials needed for photosynthesis are carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen. B. Water, glucose, and carbon dioxide are the products of photosynthesis. C. Light is the energy source needed for photosynthesis. 5. A. Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplasts of plants. B. The Palisade Cell is the cell involved in photosynthesis. C. The specific organelle involved in photosynthesis is chloroplasts. 6. The plant gets carbon by diffusion from the air, water and other minerals from the soil 7. The stoma is a gel-like matrix that surrounds the thylakoid 8. The organelle involved in photosynthesis is the choroplast. The pigment chlorophyll is found inside the chloroplasts and its job is to capture the light molecules for storage to later be turned into NADPH and ATP. 9. The first part of photosynthesis is called the light stage, or glycolosis. It occurs on the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts. The products of the first stage are O2, ATP, and NADPH. 10. In the first stage of photosynthesis, hydrogen is extracted from water molecules to release the oxygen. Light energy is also converted to chemical energy to make the sugar for the second stage. 11. The second stage of photosynthesis is called the Calvin Cycle. It occurs in the mitochondrial matrix. 12. The three steps for the Calvin Cycle are: Carbon Fixation, Reduction, and Regeneration. 13. The connection between the first and second stages of photosynthesis is that the second stage uses the light collected in the first stage. 14. No. It gives you an idea of what happens, but the process is much more confusing than that.

=Yeast Lab Analysis=

// 1. State 2 clear, concise conclusions derived from the analysis of the results from the experiments in your class. // The more sugar, the more gas produced. Yeast can become active with as little as 3% sugar. // 2. What was the dependent and independent variables in the experiment? Explain. // The independent variable the gases produced. And the dependent variables were the sugar water and the yeast. // 3. According to the experimental data, what kind of environment do yeast prefer? How did the sugar concentration change the result? Explain. // Yeast prefer warm, moist environments. The more sugar that was present gave the yeast more energy to produced more gas. // 4. How did the amount of rising change with the different types of sugar solutions used? // The higher percent of sugar present created a higher circumference. // 5. What kind of respiration did the yeast carry out in the experiment? Explain. // Anaerobic because the yeast didn’t require oxygen.

DNA Replication green= C, orange= G, purple= T, red= A

DNA replication is the process where DNA is copied to make more DNA. A single strand of DNA is unwound and split. Then more DNA is added to those sides. One strand makes two strands. The new strands are made of an original side and a new side. DNA replication happens during the interphase of mitosis.

=Cell Portfolio=

this baby is splitting its cells.

=Genetic Disease=