Assignment: 11/18-11/19 Martian Metabolism Screencast

AP BIOLOGY-A
2021-11-01T18:16:57Z

Due: Nov 20, 2021 by 11:59pm

"The Martian" is generally regarded as a science fiction movie that gets much of the science right. As we are starting our unit on metabolism (Enzymes, Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis). I want you to evaluate the science of this movie with regard to this specific area of biology. In the movie, Mark Watney has to solve a the problem of having enough energy rich food to keep him alive for long enough.

Record a Screencast that

Is LESS than 2 minutes in length.

You MUST appear in your screencast.

Shows images AT LEAST 3 images from the movie.

Discusses what the minimum daily calorie intake would have to be for a 170 lb man to both survive and maintain the level of activity that Mark Watney displays. How many calories are in a potato? What is the main biomolecule in a potato?

Describes the role of cellular respiration to transfer energy from food to ATP, but also in creating a need for oxygen.

Discuss the cultivation of potato plants to provide food. Plants capture solar energy and store that energy in sugars. Are you convinced that the necessary amount of light, CO₂ and H₂O could be supplied to allow potato plants to grow as they are shown? How much solar energy reaches Mars? What is the light source in the grow room of the HAB?

"The Martian" is generally regarded as a science fiction movie that gets much of the science right. As we are starting our unit on metabolism (Enzymes, Cellular Respiration and Photosynthesis). I want you to evaluate the science of this movie with regard to this specific area of biology. In the movie, Mark Watney has to solve a the problem of having enough energy rich food to keep him alive for long enough.

Record a Screencast that

Is LESS than 2 minutes in length.

You MUST appear in your screencast.

Shows images AT LEAST 3 images from the movie.

Discusses what the minimum daily calorie intake would have to be for a 170 lb man to both survive and maintain the level of activity that Mark Watney displays. How many calories are in a potato? What is the main biomolecule in a potato?

Describes the role of cellular respiration to transfer energy from food to ATP, but also in creating a need for oxygen.

Discuss the cultivation of potato plants to provide food. Plants capture solar energy and store that energy in sugars. Are you convinced that the necessary amount of light, CO₂ and H₂O could be supplied to allow potato plants to grow as they are shown? How much solar energy reaches Mars? What is the light source in the grow room of the HAB?