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    Emulsifiers What does an emulsifier do? Emulsions in food are mixtures of oil and water. These normally do not mix and will separate if left without an emulsifier. Emulsifiers are among the most frequently used types of food additives. They are used for many reasons. Emulsifiers can help to make a food appealing. The example of the mayonnaise without the emulsifier shows how unappealing it would be if the oil and water separated before it was used. Emulsifiers have a big effect on the structure

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    2. The connection between what Wyatt Transgenics Company does‚ and the reference to the comic “The Swamp Thing” is‚ that they both have to deal with organisms that undergo some sort of manipulation. “The Swamp thing is an example of this. (Page 64-65) 3. The meaning of transgenic is when an organism is altered by having a gene from another species transferred into it. (Page 64) 4. The scientists make the animals develop the desired proteins by‚ putting original human genes in to the animals

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    THE KEY ROLES OF CELL DIVISION The ability of organisms to reproduce best distinguishes living things from nonliving matter. The continuity of life is based on reproduction of cells‚ or cell division. In unicellular organisms like amoeba‚ division of one cell reproduces the entire organism. Multicellular organisms depend on cell division for: — Development from a fertilized cell — Growth — Repair Cell division is an integral part of the

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    ­­­­Hook: Since the dawn of time man has consumed foods which were given to us by nature but now in the modern age we resort to consuming foods which were partly made in a chemist’s beaker. Direction of Arguments: Food additives have were in use for centuries in process of pickling or preserving using vinegar or salt but recently it has taken a turn for the worst invading almost all the processed foods we consume. Arguments: 1. Lead to physiological disorders 2. Are known to cause to foods to

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    Thalidomide Aim To appreciate that poor science can be harmful to people. Read the passages on thalidomide from the Internet and answer the questions that follow. 1 Thalidomide is a drug which was sold during the 1950s[->0] and 1960s[->1] as a sleeping aid and given to pregnant women to combat morning sickness[->2] and other symptoms. It was made in West Germany[->3] in 1953[->4]. It was available in around 50 countries‚ although not in the United States[->5]‚ under at least 40 different names

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    Hypothesis: I predict that the leaves taken from the outer area of a shrub have a higher stomatal index (/density) than those taken from the centre of a shrub this are due to light levels. Explanation: Plants have stomata to obtain carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and remove oxygen produced in photosynthesis. During photosynthesis the chloroplasts in the leaf cells synthesize as a result of exposure to light‚ while oxygen is produced as a by-product. As the outer leafs are exposed to higher light

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    Genetic Traits Exercise: Introduction: The pioneer of modern day genetics was an Austrian Monk named Gregor Mendel‚ who established the basic laws of heredity from his studies with pea plants in the late 1800s. Mendel’s fundamental genetic principles may be applied to a variety of traits from many different organisms. Each genetic trait‚ such as flower color‚ is regulated by a pair of genes called alleles. These alleles are found at particular places on the chromosomes called loci. During meiosis

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    Unit 5 Case Study Mariella Hines is a 9 year-old African-American girl attending the 3rd grade in the JFK School. She was referred to the School Psychologist because she has recently become very withdrawn during class‚ refusing to speak to anyone‚ including her teacher and peers. Previously she seemed to have age-appropriate social skills‚ interacting well at school. Her withdrawal started suddenly. Mariella’s teacher‚ Mrs. Levine‚ called Mariella’s mother to find out more information‚ but her

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    Study Questions: Chapter 28 1.) Archaea and Bacteria are the oldest‚ structurally simplest and most abundant forms of life. 2.) Name and describe seven ways in which prokaryotes differ substantially from eukaryotes? Unicellularity- fundamentally single-celled Cell Size- can vary (large range changes with species) Nucleoid- lack a membrane-bound nucleus but rather a nucleoid region Cell Division/Genetic Recombination- binary fission (does not use spindle) and do not have a sexual cycle Internal

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    Extended experimental investigation: effects on membranes of environmental stress Background It is not possible to observe membranes directly‚ so this investigation is an indirect study of the effects of different substances and treatments on living beetroot cells. Beetroot cells have been chosen for this activity because each beetroot cell has a large central vacuole bounded by a membrane (Figure 1). Contained in the vacuole is the red pigment anthocyanin‚ which gives the beetroot its

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