Saturday, June 5, 2010

Hello everybody!

After a lot of time and research (about 48 hours to be exact) I have finally completed my biology final!!! I really hope you enjoy it and learn as much as I did. Throughout my research, I used several Internet sources as well as the book "Modern Biology". Below is a complete book source.
Postlethwait, John H and Janet L, Hopson "Modern Biology" Orlando, Austin, New York, San Diego, Toronto, London; Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2006.
Enjoy and please leave a comment!

#1 Water



Water is a well known polar molecule. So what exactly is a polar molecule? A polar molecule is a molecule that has a different charge in the chemical bonds. i.e. one part of the molecule would have a positive charge while the other would have a negative charge. Water contains one oxygen molecule which has a negative charge and two hydrogen molecules which have a positive charge. Above is a sketch of a water molecule.
Source: WWW.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/p/polarmol.html

#2 Phospholipid Bilayer




The phospholipid bilayer is made up or two layers of phospholipids. Phospholipids are made of two fatty acids attached to a glycerol molecule. The biomolecule that is found in the phosopholipid bilayer is lipids' an organic molecule that cannot dissolve in water. Three types of lipids are neutral rats, phospholipids and cholesterol. Above is the structure of the phospholipid bilayer, chemical formula of a lipid, and bacon which contains a lot of lipids.
Source: WWW.wisc-online.com/object/vicwobjece/aspx
Pg 59 Modern Biology

#3 Phospholipid Bilayer


The above picture is the structure of the phospholipid bilayer.
1. Hydrophili "head"
2. Phospholipids
3. Hydrophilic "tail"
4. Phospholipids
Source: Pg 59 Modern Biology

#4 Sugar


Sugar is found in the central vacuole of plants an it is made by photosynthesis. Sugars chemical formula is C12H22O11. Photosynthesis happens in the chloroplats when energy is absorbed from the sunlight and converted into chemical energy.
This energy is stored temporarily as ATP and NADPH. Next, carbon dioxide and the chemical energy forms organic compunds. The chemical equation for photosynthesis is 6CO2+6H2O light energy C6H12O6+6O2
Source: Pg 114 Modern Biology

#5 Amino Acids


Amino Acids are monomers. Proteins form from the linkage of monomers. There are 20 different types of amino acids. Milk is an example of one. The above figures show milk and the structure of an amino acid
Source: WWW.natrualhealthtechniques.com/diet_nutrition/amino_acid_list1

#6 Chloroplast


Photosynthesis begins with the absorption of light in the chloroplasts, an organelle found in cells of plants and algae. The light energy comes fro the sun.
Source: Pg 113 and 114 Modern Biology

#7 Matter


Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space. Matter creates atoms and atoms create elements.
Fluorine contains only one atom.
Symbol-F
Atomic #-2
Atomic mass- 19.00
Protons- 2
Neutrons- 17
Electrons- 2
Source: WWW.chem4kids.com/files/atoms
Pg 31 Modern Biology

#8 Yeast



Yeast uses alcoholic fermentation in order to convert pyruvic acid into ethyl alcohol. This happens after glycolysis and glycolysis is an anaerobic process because it does not require oxygen. Yeast is also used in bread making.
Source: Pg 135 Modern Biology

#9 Periodic table


Alkali metals- They are the most reactive group. When added to water, hydrogen in water is released as a gas and a strong base is formed.
Alkaline earth metals- they become increasingly soluble with a decrease in temperature. This is usually only true in gases.
Carbon family- carbon is the basis of life. It is found in all living material and is an element that is abundant in earths crust.
Transition metals and are earths often acts as catalysts in a reaction.
Source: WWW.learner.org/interactives/periodic/groups10