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Macromolecules Pattern Matching Activity
Macromolecules Pattern Matching Activity
This is the first activity that we completed for AP Biology. In this activity, we worked with a group to identify the major classes of organic molecules and distinguish the features of each class of molecules. We then examined, distinguished the features of, and classified 45 different molecules.
Cell Organelle Disease Poster
Cell Organelle Disease Poster
For this project we were assigned a specific genetic disorder to report on. I was given Familial hypercholesterolemia which resides in the plasma membrane. In the poster I had to answer a few questions:
What are the symptoms of your selected disease?
What type of cell(s) is/are involved in this disease? Where can the affected tissue be found in the body?
At the molecular level – what proteins, lipids, carbs, nucleic acids, elements are involved? How do these molecules interact with each other to cause disease symptoms?
At the cellular level – what happens in a normal cell and how do organelles normally function in a person without this disorder?
At the cellular level – what ce llular organelles or structures are involved in this disease? How? Explain in a step‐by‐step fashion how diseased cells or tissues function.
At the “organismic” level – what effect do diseased cells and t issues have on the overall phenotype of a person with this d is order? In other words, what is the overall effect of the cellular disorder on the body?
Cell Signaling CER Taste Lab
Cell Signaling CER Taste Lab
To determine how taste receptors work I either drank a tea made from the Indian herb Gymnema sylvestre or chewed a tablet from the Synsepalum dulcificum plant, known for its “miracle berries”.
I was then told to determine what effect Gymnema or miracle berries had on taste perceptions and try to come up with a mechanism that explains the effect. To start the lab I was given the herb and was told to commence with tasting.
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