Nicole

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flat =About me= Hello, my name is Nicole. I'm currently a freshman at Punxsutawney. This is my lab group. They are awesome! We call ourselves team one-boy because we have one boy! He probably hates us, but deep down he loves us! I play three sports (basketball, softball, and volleyball). My favorite sport would be softball. I play softball all year-round, outside and inside. I travel so much because of sports. I have one little brother named Joey who is two years younger then me. I have one pet who is a chocolate lab puppy, named Miley. I have a cousin with the same exact name as me, but we look nothing alike! My favorite colors are blue and purple. In my free time I enjoy playing sports, hanging out with my friends, attending my brother's sports activities, watching for shooting stars with Porter and eating....a lot :) I want to go to college at Duquesne University to become a pharmacist, then later in life have a family of my own. Thanks for visitng my page!

= = =Bigtooth Aspen= The Bigtooth Aspen (populus grandidentata) is a tree that you would find under the category of deciduous. This means that the tree loses its leaves every fall. The leaves are simple, there is only one leaf off of each petil. A petil is the part of the leaf that attaches it to the branch. The leaves margins are large, rounded, double toothed and also dentate. When leaves are dentate, the edges look like someone took a bite out of it. The leaves are not placed in any certain pattern and this is called alternate leaves. Some trees that the Bigtooth Aspen are related to is the Gray Birch, Black Willow, and the Quaking Aspen. Three cool things about this tree is that it contains two-vavled capsules which are called the "fruit" of the tree. The leaves turn yellow before falling of the tree in the fall. Also, the flowers are called Catkins, these flowers are tan and droppy. The tree is mostly used just for paper.



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=Tulip Poplar= I researched the Tulip Poplar Tree (liriodendron tulipifera) which is part of the Magnoliaceae family. The Poplar tree has many different names such as tulip tree and whitewood. This tree is also a deciduous tree which means the leaves fall of the in fall. It's leaves margins are tulip-shaped and smooth on both sides. It's a simple leaf; therefore there is only one leaf connected to the petil. Also, the leaves are alternate on the branches. Some trees that are related to the Tulip Poplar are the Southern Magnolia and the Sweetbay. Three interesting facts about my tree are it's one of the two largest trees in the eastern forest. The tree contains fruit clusters that are greenish-yellow and have 12,000 seeds per pound. Also, the tree grows up to be between 80-100 ft tall. The Tulip Poplar is a beautiful tree in the fall. The wood is mostly used for furniture stock, veneer and pulpwood.



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=Biomolecules Lab=

In our lab we tested egg whites and peas. First, the peas, we tested the benedicts test and it didn’t turn to an orange color, so that meant it didn’t have sugars. Then we tested the Iodine test and it did turn from a green to a blackish blue color, so that meant that it did have starch. After that, we tested the Biuret test and it turned into a purple so it contained proteins. Lastly, the Sudan IV test and it didn’t turn into a deep red so that meant it didn’t have any fats or oils. Next, the egg whites, and with the benedicts it was negative. Then we tested the Iodine test and it was negative also. Next, we tested the Biuret test and it was positive. Lastly, we tested the Sudan IV test and it was negative. Also, two other foods that our group tested were the banana and white beans. The banana only tested positive for the Benedicts test and the Biuret test. This mean the banana has sugars and proteins. The bean tested positive for the Iodine test and the Sudan IV. This meant that the bean has starches and fats and oils. Another food that we tested was the Spinach, and it was negative for all three, so spinach doesn't contain anything.

Most meat included proteins and fats and oils. The fruits all have sugars and most have fats and oils, some might have starches. Most of the vegetables included starch and some proteins. The lettuce has none. Lastly, the eggs contained fats and oils, proteins, and some starch. (sugars) || Iodine Test (starch) || Biuret Test (proteins) || Sudan IV (fats and oils) ||
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 * Liver || 2 || 5 || 9 || 9 ||
 * Egg White ||  ||   ||   || 9 ||
 * Avocado || 7 || 9 || 10 || 4 ||
 * Potato ||  || 4 ||   || 3 ||
 * Milk ||  ||   || 6 || 8 ||
 * Egg Yolk || 4 || 5 || 9 || 10 ||
 * Peas || 1 || 6 ||  || 4 ||
 * Banana || 8 || 4 || 4 || 4 ||
 * White Bean ||  || 7 || 4 || 6 ||
 * Apple || 9 || 3 ||  || 6 ||
 * Ground Beef ||  || 1 || 6 || 6 ||
 * Lettuce ||  || 1 ||   ||   ||

In the chart above, the number represents the number of groups that got a positive for that type of food. If you take the highest numbers out of all the foods, which tells that more groups got one or more biomolecule than another, then that is probably what biomolecules are in the type of food. Such as, liver has proteins and fats and oils, also a possibility of starch. Egg white has only fats and oils. Avocado has sugars, starch, and proteins. Potatoes might not have anything, seeing how the numbers aren’t above average (5). Milk has proteins and fats and oils. Egg yolk has proteins and fats and oils. Peas have a possibility of starch. Bananas have sugars. White beans have starch and possibly fats and oils. Apples have sugars and maybe fats and oils. Ground Beef might have some protein and/or fats and oils. Lastly, lettuce has none of these. The biomolecules that we surprising to me was the fats and oils in egg yolk and egg whites, I thought egg’s just contained a lot of protein. Also, the high protein in an avocado surprised me, I thought since it was a fruit it would have a lot of sugars. I was also surprised that some fruits contained fats and oils. I thought since they were natural they would have mostly sugars.

I looked up the nutritional facts for a potato and it had proteins, which none of the groups tested positive for protein. I also looked up egg whites and it showed that it had looks of protein and no groups tested positive for that. Lastly, I researched milk and it shows that milk contains sugars.

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