7 - How do your cells know what to do?

Last updated about 5 years ago

9 Nsɛmmisa

This assignment has two parts. You will first build a model. Once you have completed your model, complete part two.

Part 2:

Watch each of the video segments then answer the questions that follow.

7 - How do your cells know what to do?

Last updated about 5 years ago

9 Nsɛmmisa

This assignment has two parts. You will first build a model. Once you have completed your model, complete part two.

Part 1:

Have Your DNA and Eat It Too! Build an edible model of DNA!

Your task is to use the listed materials and to follow the procedure below to construct an edible model of DNA. When you are finished, take a picture of your model to upload.

You will need:

2 pieces of licorice

12 toothpicks
9 pink marshmallows
9 yellow marshmallows
9 green marshmallows
9 orange marshmallows
5 paperclips
Masking Tape

Procedure

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Upload you picture of your DNA model

Part 2:

Watch each of the video segments then answer the questions that follow.

Every cell of every living thing on earth contains all the information it needs to create and duplicate and make variations of:

proteins

any other kind of cell

red blood cells

itself

What dictates and determines the different forms and function all living things?

You can think of DNA as a great library of information that exists to do one thing only. What is that thing?

Build other double helix models of information

Tell the brain how to construct the body

Store data about what worked and what didn't

Direct the building of different protein molecules

Why are proteins so important?

What is a gene?

Nucleotide sequences can change. This is called a mutation. How does this affect the gene involved and the protein?

What creates the differences among living organisms?

Although DNA is a very simple molecule, the relationship between DNA, genes, and proteins can be confusing. Explain DNA and how DNA, genes, and proteins fit together.