Taylor

Week 5 Taylor Nance 5/21/09

This week we learned about pH testing. We started by using litmus paper to see if it the liquads we tested were acidic or basic. On the pH scale, there are two sides. One side is the strength of the acid of the liquad (if the liquad is a acid at all) and the other side shows the strength of the base. We used vinegar, window cleaner, lemon juice, orange juice, baking soda, draino, soda pop, and milk. All of these suprised me and I was very shocked about which was acidic and which was basic. There is also a middle in the scale. This is called neutral and this is a 7 and nothing else.

One question that I have is, does this work for all liquads or just some? This could help me for the homework this weekend.

Week 4 Taylor Nance 4-30-09

This week we learned about interactions between organisms. One interaction I learned about was competition. Competition is when different organisms use the same resources. For example two organisms may be fighting for the same deer. Symbiosis is also another interaction. Mutalism is when both organisms benifit. A second type of symbiosis is called Parasitism which is when one organism benifits and the other is harmed .The last kind of symbiosis is called commensalism which is when one organism benifits and the other isn't affected.

I do not have a question for this week.

Week 3 Taylor Nance 4-17-09

This week we have been studying ecology. Ecology is the study of our ecosytem and the how the animals adapt and use it. I learned that a biotic organism is a living creature and that an abiotic organism is a non-living organism such as the sun. I also learned that a producer is an organism that makes its own energy by doing photosynthesis. I also learned that a consumer is an organism that consumes other organisms. A third thing that I learned is that a decomposer is an organism such as bacteria and fungi that decomposes the remains of other organsims.

I do not have a question that needs to be answered.



My name is TAYLOR

Practice Entry March 17, 2009

Today I learned that it is ST. PATRICKS day and also I learned about Wikispaces! wikispace is a website where you can make a wikispace and put pages on it for people to see. So that is what i learned today ( March 17, 2009 ST. PATTIES DAY ) there is nothing that i dont understand

HAPPY ST. PATTIES DAY

Week Two April 9, 2009 Taylor

This week I learned a lot about cells and cytology. One thing that I have memorized is the cell theory. The first part of cell theory is all cells come from existing cells. The second part of cell theory is cells are the smallest unit to preform all life proccess. And the third and last part of cell theory is everything consists of one or more cells. One other thing that I learned this week is that one diffence between a prokaryote and eukaryote is that the eukaryote has a nucleus. One other difference is that the two types of cells have is that prokaryotes have chloroplast that does photosynthesis. One other difference that the two have is where the DNA is stored. With no nucleus the DNA has to be stored some where else.

One question that I have is are there certain organisms that have both Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes but have another kind of cell if there is any other kinds out there. If there is then how does it differ and how are they alike to the eukaryotes and prokaryotes?