Dylan+S.

flat About Me

On the weekends I like to ride dirt bike with my good friend Adam. During school I love to go snowboarding at holiday valley. My favorite sport is hockey. But since they don't have hockey in Punxsy I play football instead. I am in ninth grade and hope to go to Ohio State after high school for college football. One of my favorite hobbies is to play airsoft with my buddies

=Pin Oak=

The tree that I did was the Pin Oak. My tree's scientific name is //Quercus palustris muenchh.// It is related to the Scarlet Oak, Northern Red Oak, and Black Oak. My tree is a Deciduous tree which means that when fall comes the leaves fall off for the winter. My tree has pointed lobes which means it is sharp at the top and rounded at the bottom which is the sinous. Also my tree is simple and the leaves are alternated on the steam. My tree has acorns which are good wildlife food for birds and mammals, This tree is known to grow up to 60 feet tale, and it can be found in wetlands and urban soils because it can survive in low oxygen levels. The thing that my tree can be used for is to make railroad ties from the wood.



=Box Elder=

The next tree that I did was the Box elder. Its scientific name is the //Acer negundo.// The tree's that it is related to is the Norway Maple, Red Maple, Silver Maple, Striped Maple, and Sugar Maple. This tree is also a Deciduous tree which means when fall comes the leaves will fall off for the winter months. My tree's margin is opposite on the steam of the leaf, and it is a simple. My tree grows to be up to 70 feet tall. It is typically found in low moist areas like flood zones. They are typically found in eastern and Southern Pennsylvania. The things my tree is used for is they plant them for erosion control around the world, and its sap is used to in a limited value to make syrup.



http://www.na.fs.fed.us/pubs/silvics_manual/volume_2/acer/negundo.htm

=Biomolecules Present in Food=

The food that I tested was peas. The fourth tests that I did where to see if fats, proteins, starch, and simple sugars were present or absent. First I tested for the proteins, and I found that it was present in the peas. Next, I tested for simple sugars. What I found was that the simple sugars are not present in the peas. Next came the test for starch, and what I found is there was starch found in this test. Lastly it was tested for fats, and by the test it said that there where no fats in the peas. I was very surprised that my food did not contain any fats, but I wasn’t surprised that I contained starch. Another food that was tested was the white bean. I discovered that the bean has starch and protein, but it has no sugar or fat. This is the exact same as the tests that I did on the pea.

=Inforgraphic=
 * Tests || Present/Absent ||
 * Starch || 7/3 ||
 * Proteins || 4/6 ||
 * Simple sugars || 2/8 ||
 * Fats || 0/10 ||

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=Cheek Cell DNA Homework:= 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? Yes, we all had about the same except for one of our members. The reason why one of our members had less was because he has braces which tend to brush off the DNA, so he didn't have as much. But the rest of us had about the same because we all did the same procedure by biting our cheek to extract the DNA. The reason why it is different from day to day it because it can be by the amount of food you eat. And maybe also can be how much you drink can cause your mouth to be dry, which can affect how much you get.
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=DNA Replication Summary =

Why DNA must replicate. The reason why it has to replication is so that you will you enough genes to pass to your children. The four main parts of the DNA is Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine. Adenine always pairs with Thymine, and Guanine always has to go with Cytosine. The reason you do this is your children will get half of its genes from your mother and the other half from your father. This is the reason why you look like both your mom and your dad. What is difference between the leading and lagging strand. The difference is that the leading strand can replication itself all in one step, and the lagging strand cannot be replicated in just one step. How the lagging strand replicates is the double helix is unwound and each strand acts as a template for the next strand. The bases are matched to synthesize the new partner strand, which pretty much me they brake apart and find a new pair to replicate the DNA. The first enzymes that help the DNA replicate is helicase, which breaks apart hydrogen bonds. Next the single stranded binding proteins keep strands from coming back together. Third is the primase, which binds and forms a starting point, and finally polymerase binds and replicates the DNA.

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