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Name: _________________________________________
Date: __________________
Am I Really What I Eat?
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Using your model of how matter flows from our food cells to our own cells, answer the following questions:
Breakout session #2
Question #1:
 Athletes preparing for a competition will often “carbo load” or eat a meal high in carbohydrates the night
before. If glycogen is an important source of energy in our muscles, explain in words and well-labeled
diagrams below how matter is transformed from a potato to our muscle cells to generate this macromolecule.
1) Make sure you include the following words in your explanation:
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potato cells
amyloplasts
starch
polymer
digestion
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hydrolysis
covalent bonds
monosaccharides
monomers
absorption
 animal cells
 dehydration reaction
 glycogen
2) Make sure you also include at least one observation from our Cell Diversity Lab (Lab 02) as evidence to
support your explanation.
REVISIONS:
Breakout session #3
Question #2:
 Vegetarians can get the protein that their body needs by making sure they eat enough foods that are high in
protein, like beans, nuts, and whole grains. As you did in Question #1, explain in words and well-labeled
diagrams below how a plant’s proteins are transformed from its cells (use a typical plant cell in your answer)
into human proteins in your cells (use a typical animal cell).
1) Make sure you include the following words in your explanation:
 plant cell
 example of a cellular structure in a plant cell
where you would find protein
 polymer
 digestion
 stomach acid
 hydrogen bonds
 hydrolysis
 covalent bonds
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amino acids
monomers
absorption
animal cell
the cellular structure that is responsible for
protein synthesis
 dehydration reaction
 protein