You are now entering cell 1859274973

     
    That's how WE get out and in of a building. Simple right? Well how do substances get into cells? DA DA DA! It's time for an adventure! *travels to cell*
   AHH! Why can't I get in?! LET ME IN!

   Cell membrane: HEY YOU! You can't get in here! This cell is meant only for certain molecules that are helpful for the cell! 
  Me: *runs away screaming*

   
    Okay so now onto our next topic. DIFFUSION! Here's an example:

    When someone sprays something like air freshener or perfume, it's an act of a diffusion. When the person sprays the air freshener right in front of them, that's a high concentration area. Eventually, the air freshener begins to spread around the room (with its smell too) and those places are called low concentration areas.


     There are also different types of movement. One is passive transport which requires no energy from the cell. That leads into facilitated diffusion which is means of transport to substances. entering the cell. 

      Unlike passive transport, active transport needs energy...just like in real life.  In order for you to be active, you need energy! It needs energy because it pushes the molecule along the cell membrane and the molecule can't do that by itself.

   Ugh sadly there are more complicated words! Osmosis is when water molecules are diffused across the cell membrane. Endocytosis moves things outside of the cell to the cytoplasm and Exocytosis is moving things in the cytoplasm to the outside of the cell. Okay I think we're done with the big words!


    


     
     Wait...wait...WAIT! What happens when two cells are different sizes? Does it effect the diffusion process? I sense another adventure! 
Cell membrane: The bigger the cell membrane is, the faster substances can be diffused so we can't keep track of anything getting in so membranes tend to be smaller.
Me: Thanks buddy!
  Here are some links:
CLICK FOR PASSIVE AND ACTIVE TRANSPORT!
CLICK FOR OSMOSIS!
http://www.maxanim.com/physiology/Endocytosis%20and%20Exocytosis/Endocytosis%20and%20Exocytos
is.htm
Okay well bye! *exits dramatically*

   *type type type* Oh sorry you guys I was just on my "cell" phone. And no our topic is NOT technology but cells. Here's one right now:

This is an animal cell.

   

You are made up of millions and millions of cells. More than all of these people times 10.

      Cells are in any living thing. But there are different types. Some different types are plant and animal cells. Here are both types:

       Unlike animal cells,plant cells have chloroplast which allows them to produce their own food. Also animal cells are usually more round. Animal cells also have smaller vacuoles. 

     There are also  prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells. Both of them do the same things. Prokarvotic has a cell wall while eukarvotic. Okay you now what? These names are just so hard to say so I'm now referring to them as p cell and e cell. Also, e cells have cell membrane and p cells don't. P cells also don't have a true nucleus.

    Okay so now I'm going to talk about organelles (different parts) in cells. A cell membrane protects the cell like skin on us. It also decides what gets into the cell. The cytoplasm is a liquid like substance that all the organelles float on. The nucleus tells all of the organelles what to do...LIKE A BOSS! It also stores DNA
 Ribosomes are used to make proteins.

    The vacuole stores things that cell won't need until later. Lyosomes digest bad materials. It's only found in animal cells. Mitochondrion makes energy for the cell. Chromosomes are found in the nucleus and carry genetic information. Golgi bodies move protein around the cell. Endoplasmic Reticulum produces protein.
Here are some websites:
Interactive plant or animal cell
Cell biolagy quiz!
MORe INFO ON CELLS!

ITS 2012 :)

      HAPPY 2012! 

     Oh and also Merry late Christmas because I wasn't here! So I wanna look back at some 2011 highlights. Here are some in picture form :):

SPRING DANCE!

Really good movie if you haven't seen it.

Rock Eagle

Aquarium! *hand signal*

RENISANSE FEST!

My friend Sormeh and at Midnight January 1st

:D

     So now I'm going to tell you guys what I'm looking forward to in 2012. Well first of all my birthday..in 2 days.

And House of Anubis on January 9th.

I know right! FINALLY!

    Ok, so as of right now..The Hunger Games movie comes out in exactly 79 days 9 hours 16 minutes and 52 seconds.

SO EXCITED!

           So what's your new years resolution? I have a lot. One of them is to stop procrastinating...which I've already broken...Oh well..I'll do it later. 

           So..what's you guys' new years resolution? Leave a comment of what it is.

   Okay so now I'm going to talk about what I did over break. Here are some pictures:

OPENING PRESENTS!

......

....., again

CHRISTMAS PHOTOBOOTH

Bye you guys!

ITS A DIAPHRAGM SPASM!

      * HCUP HCUP HCUP HCUP HCUP* Ahh! What's happening to *HCUP* me?! I will *HCUP* look this up. 
       
     SUCCESS! I have found the answer to my illness! I'M HAVING DIAPHRAGM  SPASMS! Otherwise know as hiccups. The diaphragm is the sheet of muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen.We randomly make the hiccup sound when air is stopped by our vocal cords. 

        So, what causes hiccups? Here are some reasons:

Eating too quickley

Being excited or stressed out

Smoking

Drinking a hot drink,like coffee, and then a cold drink, like water.

      *HCUP* Thankfully, hiccups only last a couple of minutes and- wait there's something called... persistent hiccups. That's if they last MORE THAN 48 HOURS! I can't imagine having hiccups for that long! But don't worry. Those type of hiccups only occur if you have and illness like anesthesia.  

        Did I scare you? Getting scared to take away hiccups is just a myth. However, there are other ways to get rid of hiccups too:

• Drinking cold water quickly
• Holding your breath for 10 seconds
• Eating a teaspoon of sugar like this guy

     Here are some fun facts about hiccups: The longest case of hiccups was 6 decades. Hiccup originated from the word hiccough meaning respiratory spasm. Another definition would be sobbing while breathing. 

Everyone gets hiccups! Even Arthur! :)

    Here are some links:

Hiccups quiz!

FUN FACTS!

some more info

Well, I guess my blog is over. WAIT UNTIL MY FATHER HEARS ABOUT THIS!

FALL RAINBOW!

          So where can you find a fall rainbow? Right after it rains right? Well you can also probably find one if you look outside your window. What do you see? Leaves, right? Aren't they beautiful with all their different colors? Sometimes I wonder why leaves aren't green in the fall. Well, let's find out from where all these beautiful leaves come from in the first place: A TREE!

WOW! That's "pretty" beautiful!

     Me: Hello, how are you today?
 Tree: Well, as my leaves continue to drop off my branches because of all the recent wind and rain, I get colder and colder.
Me: So, can you explain to us about how leaves change color and why they do?
Tree: Leves change colors because the seasons change and there is less light! Therefore, the trees cannot produce chlorophyll for the leaves to be green. 
Me: So why do leaves turn these particular colors? Why not blue or purple?
Tree: Well the chlorophyll covers up things called carotenoids and anthocyanins. They make leaves the color they are and they don't include blue or purple, sadly. 

     So that's how this^ changes to this>  
So, has anyone noticed it's getting cold? Well, that's called seasons! DUH RIGHT?! But, we're talking about how seasons happen. It all has to do with Earth tilting on its axis. If the Northern Hemisphere is facing directly towards the sun like this,: ( the one on the right)

     It will be Summer! So if it's Summer here, then what is it in the Southern Hemisphere? Winter! So when we're having summer in May, June and July, they'll be having Winter! This happens all year round. However, something different happens in the poles. There is all darkness at The Winter Solstice until the beginning of March! It would be kinda creepy...always being dark..BUT, it receives full sunlight through the entire summer! Guess too much of something is bad. How would you sleep?! Anyway, in the South Pole it's just the opposite dates. This happens because on these dates, the Earth is pointed directly at the sun at these locations.

THIS IS AT MIDNIGHT!

        I'M SO HAPPY IT'S FALL! FALL IS SO BEAUTIFUL! It just makes me want to run through colorful leaves with happy music playing! So, what's your favorite season? Leave your answer in a comment! Anyway here's some links to add more knowledge to your brain: 
Click for more info on how leaves change colors!
Click here for Jeopardy!
Click HERE for leaf colors!
Well this is the end of my blog!  WAIT UNTIL MY FATHER HEARS ABOUT THIS: