lauren+kachmar

flat =About Me= Hello my name is Lauren and I am 15 years old. I am a sophomore in high school this year. I live at home with both of my parents, one brother when he is home from college, and my dog. I am a social person who likes hanging out with my friends and family in my spare time.

=Flowering Crabapple=



Name- Flowering Crabapple Scientific Name- Malus Organism that infects tree- Aphids, Borers, and Spider Mites Provides habitat or food for- wildlife Tree relations- This tree is closely related to apple trees Commercial use of tree- They can be used under power lines as screens, specimen trees, patio trees, wildlife habitat, backgrounds, or grouped in mass plantings Twig Characteristics- They are very strong wood and will suffer very little through ice and snow Where is it found- are generally well-adapted to Colorado soils and climate This is a picture of its leaf

= Corn =

1. Corn is grown all around the world. Most of the corn grown in the United States is grown in the Corn Belt. 2. American fast food is almost entirely produced from corn according to a chemical analysis of dishes served at McDonald's, Burger King, and Wendy's.   3. Interesting information about corn. · Corn was used as currency in some places. · Corn is grown on every continent except Antarctica. · Corn is a type of grass and the number of rows on a kernel is always an even number.

=DNA Replication Model by Lauren Kachmar=





=DNA Vocabulary=
 * Telomeres** - keeps the ends of the various chromosomes, in the cell from accidentally becoming attached to each other
 * okazaki fragments** - what polymerase synthesizes
 * DNA ligase** - stiches the okazaki fragments together
 * telomerase**- an enzyme that adds telomere repeat sequences to the 3 end of DNA strands
 * cancer** - from somatic cells and has the ability to divide indefintely
 * transplanted cells** - can be removed cells, and transform them with the gene for the product that wasn't synthesized
 * cloning** - taking a nucleus and cell that had been growing in culture
 * aging** - cloning affects how long the object will live in different ways