Monster+M.A.T.S.

flat =Members=

Ariel Mikayla Sarah Tom

=Thumb wars Infographic=

=Woody Stems=



Mikayla Ishman, Sarah Kinney, Ariel Robinson, Tom Pisoni 6. There are 3 nodes one year, and 2 nodes another year. 7. The number of nodes is not produced each growing season because the node numbers vary depending on the nutrients. 8. The pattern is the same and the number of bundle scars is the same. 9. The lenticels are by the leaf scar. They are formed in an arrow shape. 10. The lenticels let the air get to the twig or the leaf. They also exchange gas and pathogens can enter the twig.
 * 1) One of our twigs 7 is years old and the other one is 8 years old.
 * 2) The growth is not the same because all twigs will grow at different speeds.
 * 3) The sections are not the same length and there could be different amounts of nutrients throughout the years.
 * 4) There are 4 leaf scars in between each node for one of our twigs. For the other there is 2.
 * 5) The leaves were opposite for both of our leaves.

=Monocots and Dicots=
 * Corn Seed**


 * 1) Yes. There are 6 leaves. The outer shell is the seed coat.
 * 2) It’s monocot because it has one cotyledon.
 * 3) Monocot because it has one cotyledon.

1. No, we cannot open the corn seed like the bean seed because the corn seed doesn’t split in half, but, a bean seed does. 2. It’s dicot because it has two cotyledons.
 * Bean Seed**

**Split Pea** The split pea is monocot, because it has one cotyledon.

Stem Slides:

=Characteristics of Life Lab=



This picture shows Flask A which contains yeast + H2O, Flask B which contains molasses + H2O, and Flask C which contains yeast + molasses + H2O. All of the blue containers remain blue.

The one blue container has turned green.

This picture is a picture of yeast.

1.Why did the bromothymol blue change colors when a classmate exhaled into the test tube?
 * Analysis/Conclusions: **
 * Bromothymol blue changed colors when a classmate exhaled into the test tube because the carbon dioxide is reacting with the bromothymol to create a yellow green color.

2.What does the production of carbon dioxide gas in the one flask indicate about the yeast?
 * The glucose in flask c mixes with the yeast and that combination creates carbon dioxide.

3. How can you **be sure** that the carbon dioxide gas was produced by the yeast?
 * Yeast budding occurs through respiration which uses energy- then creates carbon dioxide

4. What does the presence of buds indicate about the yeast? > 5. Why were more buds present in one of the mixtures?
 * The presence of buds indicate that it is growing into clones and reproducing.
 * Buds are more present in one of the mixtures because the flask with the yeast is reproducing by budding.

=Cheek and Onion Cells=

Cheek cell
This is a picture of many cheek cells. The shape of these cells are round and the arrangement are in a bunch. The purpose of the iodine blue is so that you can see the cells.

Onion Cell
This is a picture of onion cells. The shape of these cells are rectangular and the arrangement is like a blocked wall. When you add salt these cells shrivel up. Size of the cell= 500

=Cell Transport= Before Change

After change

The tap water with sausage is hypertonic because the iodine passed through the starch solution and turned black. Iodine turns black which represents that starch is present.

The salt water solution with the potato is also hypertonic because the salt water passed through the potato and caused it to turn brown. It also shriveled up a little bit because the salt draws the water out of the potato.

The tap water solution with the potato is hypotonic so there less osmotic pressure.

Diffusion Diffusion is when things are spread more widely through a solution or and object. So the sausage would have diffusion because the iodine passed through the starch solution detecting the starch and turning the solution brown.

Osmosis Osmosis is when the molecules of a solvent tend to pass through a semipermeable membrane. So the potato would have osmosis because the salt water and tap water pass through the potatoes causing the potato to turn brown in the salt water and to expand in the tap water.

=Cell Model= Plant Cell

=Protists Lab= = =

Spirostomum
The Spirostomum is known to live in both salt and fresh water, it reproduces through binary fission, and is mainly cylindrical but may be flattened at the tail end. The size of this organism is 500 microns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirostomum

Daphina
The Daphina is commonly known as water flies along with being kidney shaped. Daphina gets its name from the jerky movements it has in the water. The size of this is 1500 microns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphnia http://www.caudata.org/daphnia/

Budding Hydra


The size of this is 1500 microns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/_%28genus%29

=Cell Size Lab=



Cell Size Analysis 1.
 * OUR WORK SPACE**
 * 1x1 cm || This is the smallest cube; therefore, the phenolphthalein was able to travel .5 cm through the cell. If the indicator traveled .5 in each side so it equals 1 cm. It went through whole cell. ||
 * 2x2 cm || This is the medium shaped cube, the solution traveled .5 into each side of this cell. ||
 * 3x3 cm || This is the largest cube, the indicator traveled .5 cm into each side of this cell also. ||

2.The smallest cell was the most efficient at getting outside substances into the cell because the phenolphthalein could travel the whole way through the cell. It is easier to get any substance through the smallest cell because it doesn’t have as much material to pass through.

3. The surface area to volume ratio which is 6:1, explains what we observed because it tells us that the surface area is 6 sq. cm and the volume is 1 cubic cm. Its saying that there is 6 sq. cm in every 1 cubic cm. 4. If the cell is smaller then it is more efficient. If the cell is larger then it is less efficient.

=Catalase Lab=





=How Many Drops of water can fit on a penny?=

We observed that for the soapy water, not as many drops of water would fit on the penny. With the tap water we could get a nice big mound as shown in the picture above

=Light Intensity and Wavelength/ ATP=

What are the best possible conditions for making the maximum of ATP? Less wave length the more light there is.

Hypothesis: Our hypothesis is that if there is more light intensity and less wave length, then there will be more ATP created.



-The more light intensity there is and less wavelength the more ATP will be created. The light intensity is the amount of light that passes through something. The more light intensity, the more sunlight that passes through the plant and the more photosynthesis will occur. -The wavelength carries the light. -Pigments absorb the light in wavelengths.