Glog happy :) PKU

Part 2! This is another Glog on PKU. I really enjoyed making this one. And I promise that I will soon find another way to share my knowledge besides Glogs in a creative way, they are just so much fun. haha
Here you go! :)
Link:
http://sierra3.edu.glogster.com/phenylketonuria/

Glog happy :) Enzyme Lab

So if you have been looking at this blog lately, you will notice my crazy new addiction to Glogs...well guess what! Merry Christmas! I got two brand spanking new Glogs about PKU and our Enzyme Lab that we did about three weeks ago. Oh yeah! Get excited :)
Let's start with the Enzyme lab. So we started out with a solution of 3 ml of H20 and 3 ml of H202 (Hydrogen Peroxide). We then added an enzyme, which in this case was yeast. This starts a chemical reaction that produces O2. Now how does that magical process happen? I wondered that too. And I found out! The way it works is the enzyme(yeast) breaks the oxygen molecules of the H20 and H202 and then they are released. Using the mac and a cool little gadget we used to measure the pressure we found our results. Looking at the Glog which includes some very nice graphs (Thank you much Kiel and Michael) and information on those graphs you will find our results :)

Link:
http://sierra3.edu.glogster.com/enzyme-lab/

Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, and information :)

Alrighty, this is the Glog that Sidney, Chapin, and myself worked on to talk about some of the stuff we were learning about photosynthesis. And we also got a taste of cellular respiration as well. We decided that instead of doing the "Green Human Project" we would take a different approach and just make a Glog about what we learned. So here you go!!
Link to the Glog-

 http://sierra3.edu.glogster.com/photosynthesis-cellular-respiration-and-energy/

Cell Structure!

Well it took much longer than I expected. But I finally have my cell structure post put together. I made a Glog to talk about what I have learned about the parts of a cell and what they do. I really enjoyed making the Glog but I actually did learn a lot from different sources on what things make up a cell and what they look like and how they work. So here you go! Cell Structure Glog right below :)
Here is the link as well if its easier-
http://sierra3.edu.glogster.com/cell-structure/

Photosynthesis Lab

Alright, here is my Glog for the Photosynthesis "Dry Lab". I believe if you can't see it well enough you can click on full view when you put your mouse over the pink Glogster thing to get a better view :) Or head to this link-

http://sierra3.edu.glogster.com/photosynthesis-lab/

POISON?!?!

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/51597/a_list_of_deadly_poisons.html?cat=5

So I know I haven't been on in a while...bad. Haha. But I am going to try and change that. And just post some things about different biology topics that we are working on. Poison is a recent thing we talked about in class. And I found an interesting article on some of the most deadly poisons. And one of them on this list (which you can see for yourself by clicking on the link above) really caught my eye. So im going to spend some time talking about this poison. Botulinum was the very first poison on this list. And I really took an interest. From this little bit of information on the poison I learned that when you contract this poison the nervous system completely shuts down and you die in excruciating pain. Sounds delightful huh? I decided to look up some more information on Botulinum and compiled a list of the things that interested my about this particular poison.
Here it is!
1. Botulinum Toxin is extremely lethal to humans.
2. Botulinum Toxin is produced by the bacteria Clostridium Botulinum.
3. One microgram of Botulinum can kill. It causes paralysis in the musculoskeletal and respiratory systems.
4. Clostridium Botulinum is the cause of the disease Botulism.
5. There are three kinds of Botulism.
6. Intestinal Botulism is caused by the ingestion of Clostridium Botulinum spores. Babies under a year old are more susceptible to this type of Botulism because their digestive juices are not as acidic as older people, and therefore cannot defend against the spores.
7. Wound Botulism is caused by wounds infected by Clostridium Botulinum.
8. Eating food that contains Botulinum Toxin can cause Food-borne Botulism. The administration of antitoxin and artificial respiration is effective if treatment happens in time.
            Alright, that is some of the stuff I learned about Botulinum. Check out the link to read more about some other poisons. And I will hopefully be back on soon with a post about Cell Structure! :)