Imagine that you are preparing to leave home for several days. You cannot bring along your pets and your houseplants, and they will both need special care because they are alive.
How is a living organism different from a non-living thing?
In what ways is a plant different from a cat?
Biochemistry is the study of the structure, composition, and chemical reactions of substances in living systems (American Chemical Society, 2012).
This week, you explore biochemistry as you learn about the levels of living organisms and the fundamental unit of all living things—the cell. You discover what cells require to live, explore cell structure functions, and examine a critical cell component, the cell membrane.
For this Assignment, you complete the Gummy Bear Chemistry and Osmosis Lab and complete a lab report based on the virtual lab.
NOTE: Please use the worksheet provided via the link in the Resources and ignore the one embedded in the virtual lab.
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Laboratories. (n.d.). Gummy bear chemistry and osmosis. https://www.michigan.gov/documents/explorelabscience/Gummy_Bears_and_Osmosis_622469_7.pdf
By Day 7
Review Chapter 3 of Concepts of Biology, “Cell Structure and Function,” to learn about cell membrane structure and how molecules pass in and out of a cell.Download the Gummy Bear Chemistry and Osmosis Lab Report worksheet.Complete the Gummy Bear Chemistry and Osmosis Virtual Lab.
Note: A brief knowledge check within the lab helps you review the lab’s content.Complete the Gummy Bear Chemistry and Osmosis Virtual Lab Report.
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