Protein Project
This Project was about learning how to make a protein and its steps. First we picked a protein and did research for it. My group who was Cole, Olivia and Joey decided to do myoglobin which is the protein in your body that is the primary oxygen-carrying pigment of muscle tissues. We then made a slide to show how protein is made.
Homeostasis Project
For our second project that we did for this unit, we did what was called the homeostasis project. Homeostasis is your body's ability to maintain a stable equillibruim. My group decided to do the respiratory system or in more detail your select breathing rythms. We started out by measuring the standing breath rate of three of our test subjects. All of our test subjects were fifteen years old, in high school and were active with sports. Most all of their standing breath rates were around ten breaths per thirty seconds. We then proceeded to test their breath rate after physical exertion. We tested sprints and jumping jacks as the two physical activities. We saw homeostasis when we tested this because the more you exert yourself and lose more oygen in both your lungs and traveling through your body in your blood the more your body needs to prodece. Oxygen is produced by you breathing harder to try and replenish what was lost.
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Concepts
1. Homeostasis: the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes
2. Protein: any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms
3. Amino acid: a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl and an amino group
4. Somatic cell: any cell of a living organism besides a reproductive cell
5. Germ cell: a cell containing half the number of chromosomes of a somatic cell and able to unite with one from the opposite sex to form a new individual, a gamete
6. Gamete cell: a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote
7. Cell: the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane
8. Organelle: any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell
9. Tissues: any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products
10. Organs: a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function
11. Organ System: a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions. Each does a particular job in the body, and is made up of certain tissues
12. Organism: an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
13. Haploid: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
14. Diploid: containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
2. Protein: any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms
3. Amino acid: a simple organic compound containing both a carboxyl and an amino group
4. Somatic cell: any cell of a living organism besides a reproductive cell
5. Germ cell: a cell containing half the number of chromosomes of a somatic cell and able to unite with one from the opposite sex to form a new individual, a gamete
6. Gamete cell: a mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote
7. Cell: the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism, typically microscopic and consisting of cytoplasm and a nucleus enclosed in a membrane
8. Organelle: any of a number of organized or specialized structures within a living cell
9. Tissues: any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products
10. Organs: a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function
11. Organ System: a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions. Each does a particular job in the body, and is made up of certain tissues
12. Organism: an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
13. Haploid: having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
14. Diploid: containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent
Reflection
Overall this project went very well and I had great groups both projects. We were super efficient and everyone had a job at all times. We were also really good at decorating the slides we made and the poster on google slides. I believe we could have been a little better at understanding the material clearly in the beginning so it could have helped us in the long run.
There was a lot I learned with these two projects. I learned exactly how your body works and how protien is made. Also throughout all the research I learned which cells make up with parts of the internal body. In these particular projects I believe that I could have worked a little more on doing really good research and finding key things that would help make my project that much better.
There was a lot I learned with these two projects. I learned exactly how your body works and how protien is made. Also throughout all the research I learned which cells make up with parts of the internal body. In these particular projects I believe that I could have worked a little more on doing really good research and finding key things that would help make my project that much better.