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Why is identifying unknown compounds important to chemistry?

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Determining the identity of substances is a critical part of chemistry because once the substance's identity is known, we can predict its behavior and understand the scenarios that it is involved in better.
For example, consider an industrial pipe where fouling (scaling) is occurring. If the compounds present in the scales are identified, steps may be taken to prevent and remove the scaling. This is one of many examples where identifying chemical substances is of high importance.

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The role of pigments both in capturing light energy and in converting it to the chemical energy of ATP and NADPH.

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Mitosis and Meiosis Lab Report

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Mitosis and Meiosis Lab Report

Instructions: In the Mitosis and Meiosis lab, you investigated sexual and asexual reproduction as well as the processes of cellular division by mitosis and meiosis. Record your observations in the lab report below. You will submit your completed report.

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Name and Title:

Mitosis and Meiosis Lab Report.

Objective(s):

To learn and explore what mitosis and meiosis is and what they do.

Hypothesis:

Record your predictions during the zoo tour section of the lab in the data chart.

Procedure:

First, go into the mitosis and meiosis cycles. Then look at what happens when a sex cell from a female tiger is combined with a sex cell from a male tiger. Then investigate what happens when two starfish reproduce asexually. Then write down the predictions about how each organism will replicate. Then, keep track on whether or not the forecast was right.

Data:

Record your data from the zoo tour in the data chart below. Be sure to fill in the chart completely.

Zoo Organism Reproduction Prediction

(sexual, asexual, or both) Reproduction Result

(sexual, asexual, or both)

Elephant Sexual Sexual

Whiptail lizard Asexual Asexual

Parrot Sexual Sexual

Redwood tree Both Both

Amoeba Asexual Asexual

Jellyfish Asexual Both

Conclusion:

Your conclusion will include a summary of your lab results and an interpretation of the results. Please write in complete sentences.

1. List one-way mitosis and meiosis are the same and one way they are different.

Meiosis has 2 cell divisions, but mitosis has just one cell division. Since the parent cell develops diploid cells, meiosis I is the same as mitosis. The distinction between meiosis and mitosis is that after the whole process, meiosis produces genetically distinct haploid daughter cells, while mitosis produces genetically identical diploid daughter cells.

2. What is one advantage and one disadvantage of sexual reproduction?

The greatest benefit of sexual reproduction is that it aids in the development of offspring that are well suited to environmental environments due to genetic differentiation. As a result, the nation has a diverse range of descendants. The downside is that it needs two parents and takes longer than asexual reproduction.

3. What is one advantage and one disadvantage of asexual reproduction?

Asexual reproduction has the advantage of requiring only one parent, taking a short amount of time, and producing genetically identical offspring. The only drawback is that when there is a catastrophe, the mortality rate is poor due to the generation of genetically identical offspring.

4. Some living organisms are capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction. Explain how this can be an advantage.

To produce offspring, the organism may use either sexual or asexual reproduction. If it is difficult to find a mate, the living being will use asexual reproduction to produce offspring quickly. Sexual reproduction is possible because the individual requires genetically distinct offspring for survival.

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How do you find the amount of moles is .032 grams of water and whats the answer

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Answer:

$\boxed {\boxed {\sf 0.0018 \ mol \ H_2 O }}$

Explanation:

First, we need to find the molecular mass of water (H₂O).

H₂O has:

2 Hydrogen atoms (subscript of 2)
1 Oxygen atom (implied subscript of 1)

Use the Periodic Table to find the mass of hydrogen and oxygen. Then, multiply by the number of atoms of the element.

Hydrogen: 1.0079 g/mol
Oxygen: 15.9994 g/mol

There are 2 hydrogen atoms, so multiply the mass by 2.

2 Hydrogen: (1.0079 g/mol)(2)= 2.0158 g/mol

Now, find the mass of H₂O. Add the mass of 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom.

2.0158 g/mol + 15.9994 g/mol = 18.0152 g/mol

Next, find the amount of moles using the molecular mass we just calculated. Set up a ratio.

$0.032 \ g \ H_2 O* \frac{ 1 \ mol \ H_2 O}{18.0152 \ g \ H_2 O}$

Multiply. The grams of H₂O will cancel out.

$0.032 * \frac{1 \ mol \ H_2 O}{18.0152 }$

$\frac{0.032 *1 \ mol \ H_2 O}{18.0152 }$

$0.00177627781 \ mol \ H_2 O$

The original measurement given had two significant figures (3,2). We must round to have 2 significant figures. All the zeroes before the 1 are not significant. So, round to the ten thousandth.

The 7 in the hundred thousandth place tells us to round up.

$0.0018 \ mol \ H_2 O$

There are about <u>0.0018 moles in 0.032 grams.</u>

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