Week 8 CPBio Slides

Open Ended

How might the process of biosynthesis help vegans like Patrik Baboumian obtain the proteins they need for muscle growth?

Open Ended

Name at least 3 similarities between the amino acids

Open Ended

What is different between the amino acids?

Multiple Choice

What is the primary difference between the molecules that make up meat and those that make up plant-based foods like potatoes?

• Meat is made of proteins (amino acids), while plant-based foods are made of starch (sugars).

• Meat is made of starch, while plant-based foods are made of proteins.

• Both are made of the same molecules.

• Plant-based foods do not contain any molecules.

Multiple Choice

What is not similar between glucose and the amino acids?

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

Open Ended

How are starch and glucose similar and different?

Multiple Select

HOW do we get from a starch molecule to singular glucose molecules?

• Hydrolysis Reaction

• Dehydration Synthesis

• Catabolic Reaction

• Anabolic Reaction

Open Ended

Why do we need to be able to break down starch into glucose?

Open Ended

How do vegans use the matter in glucose to create essential amino acids? (include a possible explanation for where phosphorus and nitrogen come from)

• when you exercise (particularly weight lift), you create tiny (micro) tears in your muscles

• your body uses amino acids to repair and rebuild them

Building Muscle

actin (building block of muscle)

Open Ended

How does a vegan bodybuilder build muscle mass? Include evidence from your understanding of their diet and the macromolecules involved as well as your understanding of how muscles are built.