Lauren

flat =About me= Hi my name is Lauren and I'm a freshman in high school. I have an older sister who is currently in college and a younger brother who is in sixth grade. My friends and family are my life and I would do almost anything for them. I play one sport and that is golf. I love listening to almost any kind of music but my favorite artist at the moment it Taylor Swift. In the future I want to become a special education teacher. Well that's a little bit of information about me.

=White Oak= The tree that I researched was the White Oak. The scientific name for this tree is //Quercus alba//. The other trees that are related to the White Oak are the Black Oak, Northern Red Oak, Pin Oak, Scarlet Oak, and Chestnut Oak. My tree is deciduous which means that the leaves change colors in the fall and they eventually fall off. The margin of the leaf is rounded lobed, it is simple, and the leaves are alternate. 3 distinguishing characteristics of the leaf are the length which is 4 to 8 inches, the leaf color is green, and in the fall the leaves turn red. The White Oak doesn't allow water to go through so it is ideal for making ships.



Information at: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/quercus/alba.htm Picture Found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_oak

=Sassafras= The other tree I researched was the Sassafras. The scientific name is //Sassafras albidum//. The Sassafras is a tree of its own so there are no other trees related to it. The Sassafras is also deciduous which as I said above means that the leaves will change color in the fall and they will fall off the tree. The margin of the tree is either mitten-shaped, lobed, or obovate-elliptical. The leaves are alternate, and it is simple. 3 distinguishing characteristics of my tree are that the leaves are a yellowish-green color and fuzzy, they have distinctly sunken veins, and when the branches are young they are yellowish-green and hairy. A specific use of the tree is the Sassafras oil that is used by herbalists in aromatherapy, it is also used to make spicy-sweet perfumes, candles, and soaps.



Information found at: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-sassafras.htm http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/trees-new/sassafras_albidum.html http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/sassafras/albidum.htm http://www.sfrc.ufl.edu/4h/Sassafras/sassafra.htm

Picture Found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassafras

=Biomolecules in Foods= 1. One of the two foods I tested was the cannellini bean. The bean did not have sugars, fats and oils present but it did have starch and proteins present. The other food I tested was the egg white. The egg white only had starch present. 2. 3.
 * Fruits: Most of the fruits did not have proteins. They mostly all had fats and starches present. Sugar was present in every fruit.
 * Meat: Many of the meats had proteins and fats present. A few had starches present. But most did not have sugars present.
 * Eggs: The egg yolk was present for everything but sugars. The egg white had proteins but did not have anything else.
 * Vegetables: Sugars and fats were mostly absent. The proteins and sugars were different depending on the vegetable tested, the lettuce did not have them the peas did.
 * Food: || Protein || Starches || Fats || Sugars ||
 * Egg White || Yes || No || No || No ||
 * Egg Yolk || Yes || Yes || Yes || No ||
 * Vegetables || Yes and No || Yes || No || No ||
 * Fruits || Yes and No || Yes || No || Yes ||
 * Meats || Yes || Yes and No || Yes || No ||

4. I was most surprised that vegetables had starches. When I thought of starches I thought of breads and rolls but never vegetables. I also thought that the egg white would have something other than just proteins.

5. The bananas should have tested positive for proteins but our test came up negative.

=Biomolecules Infographic= =Food Issues= Pictures Found at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/selderhuis/2324791898/in/photostream/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/88631899@N00/2554968757/

=Bioenergetics Vocabulary Infographic=