Zane+D.

flat =About Me= My name is Zane and I am a freshman in high school. I live on a big dairy farm. My favorite sports team is the Pittsburgh Steelers. In my free time I love to play airsoft. = =

=Hawthorn= //Crataegus Monogyna// is Hawthorn's scientific name. Trees that are similar are Rome Hawthorn and Blueberry Haw. It is a decidous tree meaning that it's leaves fall off at certain seasons. They have alternate leaves, are double serrated, and is simple. Some facts about it are that it has small pome fruit. Also it is 5-15 meters tall. Plus it has thorny branches. An interesting fact about it is that Hawthorn can be used as a mild seditive.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crataegus

=Chestnut= //Castanea Crenata// is Chestnut's scientific name. It is a decidous tree that has a simple (pinnate), is alternate, and has a sharp point toothed margain. Some trees that are related to Chestnut are Oak and Beech. Some facts about it are that its nuts are shiny brown, sweet, and edible. Plus it's leaves are up to 6" long. Also they were formerly the most valuable tree in PA. An interesting thing about it is that they are used for the barrels to age balsamic vinegar in Italy. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/Ch%C3%A2taignier_120807_1.jpg

=Biomolecules in Foods=

Discuss the food you tested and the results from each of the 4 tests. Also discuss one other food that your group tested and those results. **The food I tested was Liver. It did not have simple sugars but it did have starch in it. It also had not fat and no protein. A member of my group did avocado. It had simple sugars, had starch, had fats and oils, but it did not have protein.**

Identify the biomolecules (simple sugar, starch, fat, protein) found in each of the foods or you can lump the foods into types of foods and discuss the biomolecules found in those categories of foods (look at all the results from the classes). **I sorted them into two groups vegetable and non-vegetables. Based on the results sugars are absent in vegetables but present in the non-vegetable group. Vegetables had starch in them and the Non- Vegetable group did not. For fat, Vegetables had traces of fat in them and the Non- Vegetables did as well. Finally, there is the protein. According to the data, the Non- Vegetables mostly had protein as did the Vegetables.**

Compare the biomolecules found in the different foods. You can make a chart or graph to show your data OR discuss the data in some way in your paragraph. **Some interesting things that I found is that almost nobody found protein in the apple. Also everyone found fat in avocado. Plus no one found any simple sugars in ground beef.**

What biomolecules found in the foods were surprising to you? Why? What biomolecules did you expect to see in some of the foods that you did not find? Why did you think they would be there?
 * I was surprised that liver had starch because liver doesn’t seem like it would be a starchy food. When I think of starch I think of breads, and liver doesn’t fit into that group. I also thought that peas would have fat in them. Peas are very healthy for you, but I just always thought that they would have a little bit of fat in them. **

Research the nutritional information about some of the foods. Based upon your research, which tests should have been positive instead of negative. =Food Issue Infographic=
 * One would be that apple does not have starch. It does so it should’ve been present instead of absent. **

=**Biomolecule Infographic**=

=Photosynthesis Infographic=

Did everyone in your group have about the same extraction results? Why is this the case? How is the amount of DNA that you extracted affected by your day to day activities?


 * No, because some people might of scraped off more from their cheek or gargled more. This can be affected due to someone using mouthwash frequently or brushing their teeth more than the average person.**

=DNA Replication Summary = Have you ever wondered how there are so many strands of DNA replicated in our body? Well it is done by a process called DNA Replication (such a creative name). DNA Replication is done in 4 oh so simple steps. To understand number one you have to know what Helicase is though. Helicase is an enzyme that breaks apart Hydrogen Bonds. In step one, Helicase binds and breaks apart DNA. That’s all fine and dandy but I know what you’re thinking, DNA are pretty determined little buggers, why wouldn’t they just get back together? This is where step 2 comes in. Step 2 is single stranded binding proteins keep the strand from coming back together. For both steps 3 and 4, we need to know what Primase and Polymerase is. Primase is an enzyme that gives a starting point. Polymerase is an enzyme that replicates DNA. I have a feeling that Polymerase is going to be especially important. Lets move on to step 3 now. Step 3 is Primase binds and forms a starting point. Simple enough, right? We are now on the final step, step 4. In here polymerase binds and replicates DNA. After that things called Okazaki Fragments are joined together by enzymes called Ligase. Bam! You have a replicated DNA hanging out inside of you now.

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