Friday, December 14, 2012

How Does Your Garden Grow?

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

          Ever since we have watered our plants, they have grown. They have used the process of mitosis to grow and divide, forming new cells. They have also used photosynthesis, which gave them the energy they needed to develop. By taking in carbon dioxide and water, the plants' cells were able to create sugars and give out oxygen, which is needed by all living organisms. 

           The enzymes would be produced by the plant nucleus getting a signal to release the necessary gene for Transcription. Messenger RNA or RNA strands are given the contributed DNA. The messenger RNA goes into the cytoplasm and then to a ribosome. The ribosome then changes the nucleotides into amino acids. The amino acids then shape the requested codon pattern. The polypeptide chain will then be folded and then the enzyme is ready to work in the plant.

Here are some pictures:




Thursday, December 13, 2012

Seed Stories

Plants. Before this project I always thought that planting watering and growing is a huge waste of time. There was something about me that hated how I had to stoop to my knees and plant a seed then everyday having to water it. But after this project I have a different view on planting and growing plants, also during this project I have learned a lot not only about plants but how they grow, for example I learned how plants use photosynthesis to take in sunlight and turn it into food. I also liked how are group all worked as a family and how I made friends while this project was going on. I had lots of fun with this lab and I also hope so did my group.

Niall, one of my partners in my lab group, learned how some seeds can not grow in different temperatures for example seeds have to be in a certain temperature to grow big. Niall was a really good helper he was not only an extra set of hands when we needed him but he was the key to this group. He would always give extremely good ideas and we would always listen to them. Niall had tons of awesome fun in this project and learned how to grow plants

How does our garden grow?

Plants grow bigger and bigger over a short period of time and how that happens is all about these 3 big reasons. Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, and Mitosis also known as cell division. First off photosynthesis is one really important aspect of one plant. Photosynthesis is a process used by plants, and other organisms to convert the light energy from sunlight, and turn it into food for the plant to eat, so it can survive and grow. Another aspect is Mitosis or also known as cell division, this is when the cell makes copies of their own chromosomes and split in to two creating an identical cell. Each of the cells split and the newly formed cells kept splitting and that is what made are plant grow bigger and bigger. Cellular respiration is one aspect that is really important to the plant, it is important to the plant because the cells harvest the energy stored in food.

My plants made enzymes such as Rubisco and PEPC through protein synthesis. Those enzymes would help speed up reactions in the plant that help them grow. Enzymes are proteins and that is why thay are made in protein synthesis.





Sumano_Gabriela 4 Biology project - Google Drive cell organelle project
Three things I learned about enzymes are:
1.Enzymes are proteins
2.An enzyme speeds up a chemical reaction
3.Enzymes are reusable

How does your garden grow

Our plants are getting bigger and adding biomass everyday. They are doing photosynthesis, respiration and mitosis. The way mitosis works is in many stages. Prophase is the condensation of DNA into chromosomes. Metaphase is where the chromosomes line up to split apart. In anaphase, the cells and chromosomes split from each other. Cytokineses splits the membranes from each other and separates them. Telophase makes the chromosomes fall apart and go into individual DNA strands. In photosynthesis, light goes into the chloroplasts into the stroma and thylakoinds. The energy of the light creates high energy electrons from water, creating oxygen. the electrons make NAD+ into NADPH and some ATP. Then it goes to the calvin cycle. the calvin cycle uses the NADPH and ATP to make CO2 into glucose. In respiration, it begins with glycolosis. A molecule of glucose is split with 2 ATP, creating 4 ATP, 2NADH and 2 pryuvic acid. Then it goes to the krebs cycle, creating ATP, FADH2 and NADH. The NADH and FADH2 go to the electron transport chain, making hydrogen ions go against the gradient. The ions go through the ATP synthase, creating ATP. The total ATP created is 36.
PEPC and rubisco are enzymes, which make them proteins. RNA polmerase separates the DNA then creates a complimentary strand through the process of transcription. The mRNA goes out into a ribosome which reads it for creating protein through the process of translation. tRNA comes to the ribosome with the proper amino acid to create a protein chain until it gets to a stop. The proteins can become enzymes.

Friday, December 7, 2012

Dear Bread

Dear Bread,
     I am pleased to say that i eat you more than once a year. However, the rolls on thanksgiving are my favorite. I remember when i used to make a sandwich with mashed potatoes and turkey in it. I am privilaged to get your carbohydrates, whole wheat, and protein. Your carbs protect my muscles and give me energy for the day. Your protein help me grow and repair my bones. You are so important to me.
From, Gabbie Ruiz