Adenosine triphosphate‚ also known as ATP‚ is the supply of energy found in every cell that we need in order to do essentially everything (Anonymous‚ 2008). It is an energy source for biochemical reactions such as muscle contraction‚ active transport‚ molecular synthesis‚ and in fireflies‚ also known as lightening bugs‚ bioluminescence (Biology Book). Bioluminescence is the process in which living organisms convert chemical energy into light (Branchini‚ 2008). In the fireflies case the reaction
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How many will it hold Benchmarks Covered (Learning Objective) SC.8.N.1.1 Define a problem to plan and carry out scientific investigations. SC.8.P.8.2 Differentiate between weight and mass‚ recognizing that weight is the amount of gravitational pull on an object and is distinct from‚ though proportional to‚ mass. Research Question/Problem - Which type of pasta noodle would hold the most pennies if we were to tape them to two stools 16 cm apart‚ dropping pennies into a cup tied around the noodle?
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Based on the prompt above‚ “You are going to test your body’s ability to maintain homeostasis. You will test this by monitoring a person in your group’s breathing rate‚ heart rate‚ and qualitative observations” we devised a hypothesis which states that if a person exercises‚ his/her heart rate‚ breathing rate and sweat (qualitative observation) will increase in order for our bodies to maintain homeostasis and control our bodily functions. Based on our experiment we found that in Trial 1 the heart
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Ph Lab Report Bryon Kim 123013 B(2) Biology Background information/Research PH paper (litmus paper) determines how acidic or how basic a substance is. The paper changes color accordingly to color code on the pH scale. The pH scale starts from 0 to 14. The lower the number the more acidic it is. Zero is the most acidic‚ and 14 is the most basic while 7 is the neutral number for example water. Examples of an acid is lemon juice or multi purpose cleaner. Examples of a basic substance is shampoo or liquid soap
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Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to see how the changes in exercise intensity affect the rate of metabolism within the body. Methods: In this lab‚ indirect calorimetry was used to measure metabolic rate by calculating caloric expenditure by the measurements of oxygen consumption. The variables measured were the fraction of oxygen expired‚ the fraction of carbon dioxide expired‚ and the total volume of air inspired. This experiment required the participation of two volunteers. First‚ the variables
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Introduction The purpose of this lab was to identify unknown bacteria cultures using various differential tests‚ and my unknown bacteria is #17. The identification of these unknown cultures was accomplished by separating and differentiating possible bacteria based on specific biochemical characteristics. Whether the tests performed identified specific enzymatic reactions or metabolic pathways‚ each was used in a way to help recognize those specifics and identify the unknown cultures. The differential
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Experiment 42: Ferrocene Preparation Introduction: The purpose of the lab is to prepare ferrocene from ferrous chloride and cyclopentadiene. Ferrocene‚ an organometallic‚ is a combination of two cyclopentadienide ions with a ferrous cation‚ such that the six pi electrons binds every carbon equally to the metal forming a sandwich type structure. Ferrocene has the properties of both an activated benzene (undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions) and a ferrous ion (oxidation reaction). Glyme
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BioLab3 Lab Report 5 Enzymes Student Name: Cooper Lyon I. Enzyme Structure and Function EXERCISE 1 – Preparation of an enzyme activity standard At five minute intervals over the next fifteen minute period‚ record the color intensity of the solution of each test tube. Time (min) Tube S1 Potato Extract + Catechol Tube S2 Potato Extract + Water Tube S3 Catechol + Water 0 Shade of Yellow Clear/Milky Clear/Milky 5 Shade of Yellow Clear/Milky Clear/Milky 10 Orange Clear/Milky Clear/Milky 15
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Introduction During the course of this lab‚ we explored whether or not certain processed foods contained Genetically Modified Organisms. Genetically modified food is an important subject in the world today. Ever since Flavr Savr came out with their tomatoes grown from genetically modified seeds in 1994 genetically modified foods has become ever more popular amongst distributors of produce (Mestel‚ 2013). The world’s population has grown by around one billion in the last decade (US Bureau of the
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ab reportChemistry 117L Laboratory Report Name: Aneesa Noorani Lab Day: Tuesday Lab Room: SCL 114 Date of Experiment: January 22‚ 2013 TA: Mikhail 1. Basic Laboratory Skills Purpose(s) of the Experiment: The purpose of the first part of today’s experiment is to establish the stoichiometry of the reaction between titrate oxalate (C2O42-) and permanganate (MnO4-). The purpose of the second part of today’s experiment is to learn about the concepts of the rate of chemical reactions
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