This week we learned about prokaryotic and eukaryote. We now know that prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and membrane bound organelles (except ribosomes and cytoplasm). Eukaryotics have a complex structures. We then made a concept chart of photosynthesis. When we made it, we realized the three key pieces are CO2, water, and light. We thought about three experiments that we could do to test if you need these elements to photosynthesize.
Our outcome is that CO2 is needed qualitatively and light is definitely needed. We weren't sure if water was need though.
The next day we started learning about the sugars in photosynthesis and what parts do what for the plant.
sucrose--> sugar for coffe/ cereal (from sugar cane)
maltose/glucose--> plants/vegetables
fructose--> fruit/vegetables
lactose--> milk
galactose--> milk
roots--> water
whole plant--> sunlight
leaf--> carbon dioxide
At the end of class we started making Lego models of the molecules. For my group, black was a oxygen atom, green was a carbon atom, and blue was a hydrogen atom.
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