Sarah+H

=About Me= Hi, my name is Sarah. I'm a freshman at PAHS. I play varsity defense for the Punxsy Girls Soccer Team. I'm a vegetarian and have been for over a year now. I would like to go to school to study forensic pathology at either Duquense or Mercyhurst. My favorite subjects in school are math and science. I have a brother and a sister both of which are younger than I am. Girls Soccer Camp 2011

=Honey Locust=

I collect information on the Honey Locust, or also known by its scientific name //Gleditsia triacanthos L//. The Honey Locust is a deciduous tree that contains long, flat, leathery pods filled with seeds and pulp. Another characteristic would be that the bark is greenish brown with scaly rides, and often covered with clusters of thorns. Lastly, the Honey Locust is commonly 40'-50' but can reach up to 140' high. The Honey Locust leaves are compound, pinnate, and have a fine toothed margin. The Honey Locust due to being part of the bean family is related to the Kentucky Coffee Tree, and the vine Wisteria. Some common uses for the Honey Locust would be for control erosion, windbreaks, and shelterbelts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_locust Honey Locust Pods!

=Osage Orange=

I also collected information on the Osage Orange tree. The Osage Orange is also known as the Maclura pomifera. The Osage Orange is a deciduous tree, Its leaves are alternating, simple, and slightly grooved. They typically range from 40-60 feet high, and grow a fruit usually 15 cm in diameter that are filled with a white latex sap inside. The Osage Orange has male and female flowers on different plants. Some of the uses of the Osage Orange include the fruit being used to deter insects such as fleas, crickets, spiders, cockroaches, and many other insects. They are also used for their heavy yellow-orange wood, being prized for tree-nails, fence posts, tool handles, etc. The Osage Orange is part of the Mulberry Family meaning it is related to Mulberries and Figs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maclura_pomifera Osage Orange Tree & Fruit!

=Biomolecules in Foods Lab=

1. I tested an egg yolk for the presence of Simple Sugars, Starches, Fats & Oils, and Proteins. My tests showed that an egg yolk is lacking Simple Sugars and Starches, but it has present Fats & Oils and Proteins. Someone in my group tested apples they showed that the only thing present was Simple Sugars all others were absent.

2. In testing these foods I found from other information that most meats had present fats and proteins. But lacked sugar and starches. Most fruits were high in sugar but low in proteins. A lot of the fruits also had fats and starches. Next, vegetables were high in starches but lacked sugar, protein, and fats. Egg yolks were high in fats and proteins but low in starches and sugars. Lastly, egg whites were also high in proteins but were low in sugars, starches, and fats.

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4. I expected for fruits to have a lot of sugars in them, I expected this because I knew that fruits made and used sugars by using photosynthesis. By using photosynthesis the plants typically store their sugars in the seeds and fruits of the plant. I also expected there to be a lot of protein in the meats. I knew this because I know that meat is a large protein source. I also expected there to be a lot of proteins in the egg yolks & whites. I knew this because I knew that eggs were a great protein substitute. I did not expect there to be so many fruits that had fats in them. I thought fruits would mainly be a low fat item with less fruits having present fat. I also didn’t think that a lot of vegetables were proteins, I always thought they were low in having protein and mainly being made of starches.

5. I researched facts on eggs, I found that on the chart there were results saying the egg was starchy. But in the research I found that eggs are not made of starches. I also researched on the nutrients of fruits. I found that some people on the chart had absent sugars in the fruit but fruits do indeed consist of sugar. They have to contain sugar to under go photosynthesis.

=Biomolecules Infographic=

=Food Issues Infographic= Photo Sources: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/McDonald%27s_Golden_Arches.svg http://www.flickr.com/photos/koniart/4313895320/sizes/o/in/photostream/ (Owner: T-KONI)

=Photosynthesis Vocabulary Infographic=



Sources: http://www.flickr.com/photos/krishram27/4381627759/ (krishram27) http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenscapbob/6488785523/ (lenscapbob) http://bfwatercycle.blogspot.com/2008/03/accumulation.html