Proteins, Lipids, and Carbs Oh My! 9/25/16
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Summary:
An organic compound contains carbon because it forms a total of four bonds. Carbon can form straight chains, branched chains, or rings. This is why living things have different shapes even though they are made up of the same things. The elements that make up all living things are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen nitrogen, phosphorus, and sometimes sulfur. The four macromolecules are proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids, and they are key to living things. Proteins are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes it may contain sulfur. The simplest form or monomer of proteins are amino acids. The proteins form part of the cell membrane and makes up most of the other organelles. It regulates growth and increases the rate of chemical reactions. Lipids are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The monomer of lipids are fatty acids. It makes most of the cell membrane and acts as energy storage. Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, like lipids. The most basic form of carbohydrates are saccharide. Carbohydrates provide energy for the cell and has short term storage. Nucleic acids are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus. The simplest form of nucleic acids are nucleotide. Nucleic acids contain instructions that cells need to carry out their assigned functions. All of these elements and macromolecules are play a main role in living things.
S&EP - Using Mathematics:
To understand photosynthesis you need to know the mathematical formula in which makes photosynthesis. If you add water, carbon dioxide, and sun light a plant can turn it into glucose (sugar) and oxygen. The plant does it through a process called photosynthesis, in which the chlorophyll allows the plant to absorbs the light. As you can see this is an unbalanced equation. You start with 3 oxygen molecules and end up with 8 oxygen molecules. How does this work? As plants absorb the sunlight the oxygen level can get higher. We saw this in the gizmo. While working on the gizmo we had to see how to produce the most oxygen by "playing around" with the setting of carbon dioxide, light intensity, and temperature. For each, as you went up so did the oxygen level until a certain point, then the oxygen began to go down. This is because every living thing needs a balance. The mathematical equation I found produced the most oxygen was 70% light intensity, 24 degrees Celsius, and 580 ppm. The result would be 51.9 oxygen flow. Whereas if you are using color there would be a different mathematical equation to get the ideal oxygen level. That equation would be 70% light intensity, 24 degrees Celsius, 580 ppm, and 450 nm. The final outcome is 98.7 oxygen flow. These mathematical equations taught me that changing one number could make a big difference in the conclusion.
XCC - Cause and Effect:
While working on the gizmo I observed a cause and effect relationship. Especially when you look at the bar chart under the color tab you can see what causes what to happen. For example, if you had 70% light intensity, 24 degrees Celsius, 580 ppm, and 550 nm the oxygen flow is 35.9. By changing the color we can improve the oxygen rate drastically. If the color changes to 450 nm and everything else stays the same the outcome is 98.7 oxygen flow. Why is the oxygen level so low at 450? This is because the color at 450 is green. When it was explained to me in class this is what I understood. The plant is many colors, but green and it reflects green in color. The green light bounces off the plant, so the plant does not receive any energy. At 450, or blue, the plant produces high levels of oxygen. This is because it can absorb the light and use it to make oxygen. The gizmo helped me understand that what the plant absorbs greatly effects how much oxygen is produced.
Multiplier: This week I was a mutant, to be more specific a learner. This is because I tried to figure out more than just the answer to the questions when we were working on the gizmo.
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Summary:
An organic compound contains carbon because it forms a total of four bonds. Carbon can form straight chains, branched chains, or rings. This is why living things have different shapes even though they are made up of the same things. The elements that make up all living things are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen nitrogen, phosphorus, and sometimes sulfur. The four macromolecules are proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids, and they are key to living things. Proteins are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes it may contain sulfur. The simplest form or monomer of proteins are amino acids. The proteins form part of the cell membrane and makes up most of the other organelles. It regulates growth and increases the rate of chemical reactions. Lipids are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The monomer of lipids are fatty acids. It makes most of the cell membrane and acts as energy storage. Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, like lipids. The most basic form of carbohydrates are saccharide. Carbohydrates provide energy for the cell and has short term storage. Nucleic acids are made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorus. The simplest form of nucleic acids are nucleotide. Nucleic acids contain instructions that cells need to carry out their assigned functions. All of these elements and macromolecules are play a main role in living things.
S&EP - Using Mathematics:
To understand photosynthesis you need to know the mathematical formula in which makes photosynthesis. If you add water, carbon dioxide, and sun light a plant can turn it into glucose (sugar) and oxygen. The plant does it through a process called photosynthesis, in which the chlorophyll allows the plant to absorbs the light. As you can see this is an unbalanced equation. You start with 3 oxygen molecules and end up with 8 oxygen molecules. How does this work? As plants absorb the sunlight the oxygen level can get higher. We saw this in the gizmo. While working on the gizmo we had to see how to produce the most oxygen by "playing around" with the setting of carbon dioxide, light intensity, and temperature. For each, as you went up so did the oxygen level until a certain point, then the oxygen began to go down. This is because every living thing needs a balance. The mathematical equation I found produced the most oxygen was 70% light intensity, 24 degrees Celsius, and 580 ppm. The result would be 51.9 oxygen flow. Whereas if you are using color there would be a different mathematical equation to get the ideal oxygen level. That equation would be 70% light intensity, 24 degrees Celsius, 580 ppm, and 450 nm. The final outcome is 98.7 oxygen flow. These mathematical equations taught me that changing one number could make a big difference in the conclusion.
| I made this image. |
XCC - Cause and Effect:
While working on the gizmo I observed a cause and effect relationship. Especially when you look at the bar chart under the color tab you can see what causes what to happen. For example, if you had 70% light intensity, 24 degrees Celsius, 580 ppm, and 550 nm the oxygen flow is 35.9. By changing the color we can improve the oxygen rate drastically. If the color changes to 450 nm and everything else stays the same the outcome is 98.7 oxygen flow. Why is the oxygen level so low at 450? This is because the color at 450 is green. When it was explained to me in class this is what I understood. The plant is many colors, but green and it reflects green in color. The green light bounces off the plant, so the plant does not receive any energy. At 450, or blue, the plant produces high levels of oxygen. This is because it can absorb the light and use it to make oxygen. The gizmo helped me understand that what the plant absorbs greatly effects how much oxygen is produced.
Multiplier: This week I was a mutant, to be more specific a learner. This is because I tried to figure out more than just the answer to the questions when we were working on the gizmo.
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