Web Lab Directory Cellular Respiration Demo using Gummy Bears - Exciting!! This is a very simple demonstration that makes an impact. It illustrates energy release that occurs quickly. In the demonstration, Mr. Carter (the other science teacher at my school) visually reinforces the necessity of cellular metabolism’s small-step oxidation of glucose instead of releasing it all at once. The materials you will need for this demonstration are as follows: Approximately 1 tablespoon of Potassium ChlorateLarge test tubeGummy bear (or any other gummy animal)Fume hood (or any system to allow for the fumes to escape without engulfing the room)Eye protection (Lab Goggles, etc) The solid should be heated until it melts, and then the gummy bear can be dropped in. The products of the reaction should be potassium chloride (white deposit near the mouth of the test tube) as well as varying amounts of soot or charred gummy bear if not all of it is used up in the reaction. This kind of “all at once” release of energy would be catastrophic in a living organism.
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Did natural selection make the Dutch the tallest people on the planet? AMSTERDAM—Insecure about your height? You may want to avoid this tiny country by the North Sea, whose population has gained an impressive 20 centimeters in the past 150 years and is now officially the tallest on the planet. Scientists chalk up most of that increase to rising wealth, a rich diet, and good health care, but a new study suggests something else is going on as well: The Dutch growth spurt may be an example of human evolution in action. The study, published online today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, shows that tall Dutch men on average have more children than their shorter counterparts, and that more of their children survive. That suggests genes that help make people tall are becoming more frequent among the Dutch, says behavioral biologist and lead author Gert Stulp of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. For many years, the U.S. population was the tallest in the world. Just how these peoples became so tall isn't clear, however.
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