Macromolecules - 9/19 - 9/23

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Summary:

     Macromolecules are organic molecules that are needed to support life. Examples of macromolecules are lipids, proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. Macromolecules can be found in many things that we use everyday. Lipids can be found it waxes, proteins can be found in meat or fish, nucleic acids can be found in DNA and RNA, and carbohydrates can be found in bread, pasta, rice, vegetables, etc. The simplest form of macromolecules are called monomers. The monomer for lipids is fatty acids, protein monomer is called amino acid, carbohydrates monomer is called saccharides, and nucleic acids polymer is called nucleotide. Macromolecules have their own functions as well. Proteins regulate growth and development, lipids store energy in the cell, carbohydrates are essentially energy, and nucleic acids provide instructions for life (DNA and RNA)

SP7 - Arguing From Evidence:

     This week, I used the ACE strategy to answer questions in my work. On one assignment, I was given a set of 4 food items' nutrition facts and I was supposed to fill in the information on table. After that, I was given scenarios and I was supposed to find the food that would be best eaten for that scenario. For example 'If you wanted to heal or build up body mass, which food would you want to eat(from your food set)?" In that part of my work, I answered the food that I thought would best fit the scenario, cite my work by giving out the nutrition facts (carbs, protein, etc.), and explain how the food would help. In the example question above, I explained that my food had the highest in protein and that protein regulates development and growth. This one example of how I ACEd my answers in my work.

XCC - System and System Models:

     One system I noticed this week was a system involving macromolecules and living things. Macromolecules provide the necessary things for life such as Nucleic Acid which creates DNA and RNA for the living things to function. Proteins are needed to regulate growth and development, and Carbohydrates provide energy for the cell. Living organisms such as animals and plants consume or use macromolecules such as carbohydrates and proteins in food such as bread or meat. The two parts of this system- the macromolecules which helps support life and the things that consume the macromolecules- living organisms work together to help the living organism work.