Chemistry
Activity 1a)
Electronic Circuits. The elements found are Gold, Silver and Copper. These elements are indeed used in circuit boards regularly
Activity 1b)
Aircrafts. Aluminum is the element found. On my search for aircraft material, all I found was Aluminum as the primary material in making aircrafts. So the results were the same.
Activity 1c)
Electric Switches. The element at the top of this list is Mercury.
Activity 2a)
Abundance.
Activity 2b)
Element Symbols. The elements discovered years ago have a greater correlation between their name and the symbol given to that element, such as phosphorus and its symbol P or nickel and Ni. Newer elements have to us other symbols maybe because the logical symbol was already used or they founder would use a Latin o Greek or some sort of other derivative of the element's discovered name.
Activity 2c)
Ionization potential. The elements with the lowest ionization potential are cesium, rubidium, potassium and sodium, these elements are located in the first column of the periodic table, they are all alkali metals. The elements with the highest ionization potential are francium, astatine, helium and neon. These elements are located at the other end of the period table and are inert elements except for francium, which is an alkali metal and located in the first column of the table.
Activity 3a)
Pnictide and rare earth averages are similar in their levels of thermal conductivity, while halogen and carbon are most dissimilar in their thermal conductivity. The transitional metals and alkaline earth metals are similar in their electrical conductivity, while boron and halogen are most dissimilar.
Biology
Activity 1a)
The three families of trees with the greatest representation are pinaceae (the pine family) with 20 types located in 43 different locations in the various regions. Next is cupressaceae ( the cypress family) with 9 types located in 14 different locations. Last of the three greatest representations of the families is fagaceae (the oak family) with 6 types located in 10 different locations.
Activity 1b)
The two genuses with the greatest representation are the pinus and the picea.
Activity 1c)
After sorting the families by the regions the one that is best represented is the Cupressaceae family
Activity 1 d)
The Quercus genus is most represented by the Northeast and Southeast regions.
Activity 2a) Which amino acids are coded for by these codons?
Proline is coded by CCU, Tyrosine is coded by UAU, Serine is coded by UCG and Leucine is coded by UUG
Activity 2b) What is the rarest polar amino acid in vertebrates?
Histidine is the rarest polar amino acid in vertebrates.
Activity 2c)What percent of proteins are composed of essential amino acids.
45.8% of proteins are composed of essential amino acids.
Activity 2d)Which amino acids compose less than 7% of proteins in vertebrates, are neutral and polar?
Below are the 4 amino acids that are less than 7% of protein in vertebrates, neutral and polar.
Activity 2e) What is the rarest polar amino acid in vertebrates?
Tyrosine, is the rarest polar amino acid in vertebrates
Activity 3a)
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description of genetic disorder |
Location of where the gene disorder is |
| Cystic fibrosis (CF), also called
Mucoviscidosis, is a
hereditary disease that affects the entire body, causing progressive
disability and early death. Formerly known as cystic fibrosis of the
pancreas, this entity has increasingly been labeled simply 'cystic
fibrosis.'[1] Difficulty breathing and insufficient enzyme production in the pancreas are the most common symptoms. Thick mucous prodution as well as a low immune system results in frequent lung infections, which are treated, though not always cured, by oral and intravenous antibiotics and other medications. A multitude of other symptoms, including sinus infections, poor growth, diarrhea, and potential infertility (mostly in males) result from the effects of CF on other parts of the body Source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystic_fibrosis |
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| Achondroplasia is a type of
genetic disorder that is a common cause of
dwarfism.
People with this condition have
short stature, usually reaching a full adult height of around 4'0" (1.2
meters). The
average adult male and female heights are 51.8 and 48.6 inches tall. Source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achondroplasia |
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| Albinism (from
Latin
albus;
extended etymology), more technically hypomelanism or
hypomelanosis, is a form of
hypopigmentary
congenital disorder, characterized by a lack of
melanin
pigment in the eyes, skin and hair (or more rarely the eyes alone).
Albinism results from inheritance of
recessive genes. The condition is known to affect mammals, fish, birds,
reptiles, and amphibians. While the most common term for an organism
affected by albinism is "albino" (noun and adjective), the word is sometimes
used in a derogatory way towards people; more neutral terms are "albinistic"
(adjective) and "person with albinism" (noun). Additional clinical
adjectives sometimes used to refer to animals are "albinoid" and "albinic". Source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albinism |
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| Haemochromatosis, also spelled hemochromatosis,
is a
hereditary disease characterized by improper processing by the body of
dietary iron
which causes iron to accumulate in a number of body tissues, eventually
causing organ dysfunction. It is the main
iron overload disorder. Source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemochromatosis |
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Activity 3b) Print out a gene map showing the location of a gene responsible for insulin production
A gene map showing the location of the gene responsible for insulin production
Activity 3c) Print out a gene map showing the location of genes that may lead to hypothyroidism.
Activity 4a)
Print pictures of the three dimensional structure of each of the following.
 insulin 3INS (hormone used in sugar regulation) |
 hemoglobin 1GZX (oxygen carrying molecule in the blood) |
 ferritin 1AEW (iron reservoir in spleen) |
 manganese peroxidase 1MNP (an enzyme for breaking down peroxides) |
 NS1-protein 1AIL (a protein from flu virus) |
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Activity 5a)
Using this online database, obtain a picture and record the classification (kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species) and distribution (states in which they grow) of the following record-holding tree species. (a) Giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum), the largest living thing; (b) Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva), the oldest living thing; (c) Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), the tallest living thing. What similarities, if any, exist in the classification and distribution of these species? Include photographs and distribution maps of each.
All three have the same subkingdom, superdivision, division and class. They are also all located in the Pacific part of the United States.
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Activity 5b)
Using the Plants Database, obtain a picture and record the classification (kingdom, division, class, order, family, genus, species) and distribution (states in which they grow) of your state flower and tree.
| California state flower is the California Poppy
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Health
Activity 1)
These are foods left on the data base that are high in Calcium, moderate in protein and have an almost 1 to 1 ratio between Calcium and Phosphorous. I would recommend these types of foods to anyone who is low in calcium as a supplement in their regular diet.
Activity 2)
Determine foods that should be minimized or eliminated to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
These are the foods that I would have someone minimize in their daily diet.
Activity 3)
Using a database program and the nutrition database, determine three foods which a nutritionist might recommend to alleviate or eliminate each of the syndromes listed. This information can be obtained by performing a descending sort according to the vitamin in question.
Vitamin A -- night blindness; brittle skin; damaged respiratory tract
Thiamin (B1) -- beriberi (muscle atrophy, paralysis, congestive heart failure)
Riboflavin (B2) -- dermatitis, hypersensitivity to light, reddening of the cornea
Niacin -- pellagra (dermatitis, diarrhea, mental confusion, irritability)
Vitamin B6 -- dermatitis, irritation of sweat glands, convulsions
Vitamin C -- scurvy (bleeding gums, anemia, painful joints, poor healing)
Activity 4a)
This surprises me, because I would have thought of several better foods that should have been more "bang for the buck" per serving. I expected to see fruits, vegetables and fish. Apple pie might be considered a fruit to some but it is also full of garbage or so I thought. I wonder how much weight a person might lose eating just these 4 foods?
4a)
I filtered the foods by vitamin C (10 mg), vitamin A (120 RE), riboflavin (.30 mg), I wasn't left with five foods to choose from for low caloric intake. The three foods I was left with, however, do have a low caloric intake. I would recommend eating these as a par of a healthy diet but I would suggest eating liver and oysters in moderation as we can see they are very high in cholesterol.
4b) The analysis of the foods I eat isn't that bad. I expected my diet to be high in protein, since I am on a doctored monitored diet high in protein. Even though this chart shows that I might be lacking in some nutrients, I tend to disagree. The database didn't ask if any vitamins were being used to supplement the diet, which I take a variety of everyday and some only a couple of times a week.
Astronomy and Earth Science
Activity 1) Planets
1. Identify properties that characterize the inner planets and outer planets.
The some of the characteristics of the inner planets (Mars, Earth, Mercury and Venus) are their orbital speed, diameter, mass and density. Some of the characteristics of the outer planets (Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter) are their year length/ Earth years, escape velocity and temperature.
2. Identify properties which can not be used to differentiate inner and outer planets
The day length / Earth days and the surface gravity ( m/ s2 ).
Activity 2) Analyzing asteroids
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1. Is there any relationship between the distance from the Sun, and the time it takes to orbit (orbital period)? Explain. Look for trends in orbital period
With the exception of the two outliers, Eros and Chiron, there appears to be a ratio between 1 to 1 and 1 to 2. The outliers have a much larger ratio and their distances are at both ends of the scale.
2. Is their any relationship between the size of an asteroid and its date of discovery? Explain.
The relationship between the year of the asteroid being discovered and the diameter of the asteroid appears to be the factor of the size. The larger asteroids were probably easier to view in the 19th century, and the fact that the orbital periods are similar.
Activity 3) Disasters
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1.Of the events listed, which type of disaster caused the greatest loss of life in the twentieth century?
From the picture above, the greatest amount of deaths was caused by drought.
2. Which countries suffered most from natural disasters in the twentieth century?
The data above shows that China suffered the most deaths from natural disasters. India and the Soviet Union also suffered an extreme amount of deaths.
Physics
Activity 1) Classification of subatomic particles:
Baryons are no longer the heaviest particles, they are now in the middle. All the Leptons are the lightest except the Tau-Lepton, which has a mass greater than the Baryons. The original classification scheme is no longer relevant since the Baryons are no long listed as the largest in mass. The leptons originally listed as the lightest are now at both ends of the list.
Activity 2 Timeline of Discoveries and Inventions:
1. The year inventions were made
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2. Inventions or discoveries that were required for other inventions or discoveries to happen.
In 1698 the steam pump was invented and in 1712 the steam engine was invented these two inventions led up to the invention of the team locomotive. The compound microscope and refracting telescope eventually led to the camera invention. The mercury barometer led to the mercury thermometer. The cathode ray tube, the computer and the integrated circuit led (or allowed for the World wide web protocol.