Mason+Y

flat = = =About me= My name is Mason. I have 2 younger sisters (Lily and Raiven), and 4 dogs(Hunter, Harley, Dharma, and Tessie). I like to watch sports but I don't play any anymore. In my spare time I like to play xbox, and play airsoft with friends. I like the Steelers and the Pirates. I love music, and not just one type I like a lot of different types. I like to hangout with friends when I can. And I tend to be really shy and quiet at first. My favorite subject in school is Math. I don't know why it just is. My favorite color is green and my favorite time of year is Fall.

=Honey Locust= My tree was the Honey Locust, it's scientific name is Gleditsia triacanthos. It's related to the Black Locust. It's deciduous which means it's leaves turn color in the fall and fall off for winter. It's leaves are compound and pinnate. The leaves alternate on the petiole. Some distinguishing characteristics are it's leathery pods that it produces. They're about 10-18 inches long and flat, they house numerous dark brown oval seeds. Also it has very sharp spines coming out of parts of it. It's bark is greenish-brown and becomes nearly black with long narrow scaly ridges separated by deep fissures and often covered with the clusters of large spines. Farmers will sometimes plant these on the outsides of their pastures to give cattle extra nutrition from eating the seeds http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Gleditsia_triacanthos_Maryhill_Museum_01.jpg

=Balsam Fir= My other tree I had to research was a fir and for the fir I chose the Balsam Fir. This fir grows commonly in most of Eastern and Central Canada, and in the North Eastern part of the U.S. It's a coniferous tree which means it has it's leaves all year round. It's related to other numerous members of the Fir family. It tends to be around 46-66 feet tall. The needles grow spirally around the branch. The younger trees have smooth grey bark and in the bark there are resin blisters. When punctured these tend to spray. The Balsam Fir is a very common Christmas tree. Also Canadians make Canadian Balsam from it's resin.

=Proteins and Carbohydrates in Foods=
 * Discuss the two foods you tested and the results from each of the 4 tests.
 * Identify the biomolecules found in each of the foods/types of foods (look at all the results from the classes)
 * What biomolecules found in the foods were surprising to you? Why?
 * 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.
 * 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?
 * Research the nutritional information about some of the foods. Based upon your research, which tests should have been positive instead of negative.


 * During the lab two foods we researched were liver and avocado's both blended up. When we tested for simple sugars, protein, fats, and starch we found that the liver contained all and the avocado had sugar and fat but no protein or starch. The other 2 foods we tested were apples and egg yolks. The egg yolks contained we found contained fats, sugars, protein, and starch. And the apple had sugars, starch, and protein while having no fats. When we found sugars in the liver I found this surprising because usually you don't think of sugar being in liver as much as liver being in candies or other food's like that. Also finding fat in the avocado surprised me because it's a fruit and I didn't think fruits had many fats in them. Foods like liver and ground beef have protein and fats more commonly occurring than the amounts of protein and fats in fruits. Based on my research some of the tests the egg yolk we tested shouldn't have contained sugars but the other things we tested seemed to be in order based on the research we did.**

=**Food Issue Infographic. Is it real fruit?**=



=Biomolecules Infographic=
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=Photosynthesis Infographic=


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=Cheek Cell Lab Homework.= Not everybody had the same amount of DNA during the experiment. This could've resulted from a large number of things. One thing that could've altered this like if the person brushed their teeth or if they ate breakfast. Also the amount the person swished around in their mouth could've changed it. You may have more or less build up depending on how often you brush and what you eat from day to day as well.

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=Infectious Disease Infographic!!=
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