BSC1005 Energy Project

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BSC1005 Energy Unit – Scientific Literacy Project Total points possible: 80/80 Let’s exercise our scientific literacy and reasoning skills to determine if you would buy a product that is marketed to you using science claims. Instructions: Work on this assignment independently. Please answer each question with complete sentences and proper grammar. Please handwrite and make sure your writing must be legible. 1) Look at this product page from Amazon. What is this page trying to get you to do? What is the purpose? (5 pts) This page is trying to persuade you into purchasing the energy drink. The name listed for the product features ingredients that are in the drink and points out that there are zero calories along with zero caffeine and zero sugar. The purpose is to advertise an energy drink that has much different ingredients than most energy drinks on the market. Image 1 Image 2 1
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BSC1005 Energy Unit – Scientific Literacy Project Total points possible: 80/80 2) From Unit 1 Energy, what type of macromolecule provides short-term energy? What type of macromolecule is responsible for long-term energy storage? (4 pts) Polysaccharides/Carbohydrates provide short-term energy. Lipids are responsible for long-term energy storage. 3) Does this product have any of these energy macromolecules in it? Yes or No. If yes, state what ingredient belongs to what type of energy macromolecule. (1 pts) This product has 5 energy macromolecules in it. L-Carnitine, L-Tyrosine, L-Leucine, L-Isoleucine, and L-Valine are all amino acids, which means they are proteins. 4) Analyze the claims of this advertisement. Using image 1, pick one ingredient to focus on. What is the ingredient and what is the claimed health benefit? (5 pts) An ingredient in this energy drink is L-Valine. The claimed health benefit of this ingredient is that it aids in muscle tissue recovery. 5) Research the ingredient and its “benefits”, AND role in energy or lack thereof. a. Based on the scientific literacy PowerPoint, list three characteristics of a reliable scientific source? (5 pts) 1: Article is written by a board-certified medical doctor or scientist. 2: Article is written in IMRaD format. 3: Article is published in a scientific journal and has not been retracted. b. Look up two reliable scientific sources about this ingredient and its “benefits”, role in energy, or lack thereof. List your two sources using Author (if present), Name of article, Date (if present), Name of website, and a URL link or a DOI: (10 pts) Source 1: L-Valine, Clicks+, https://clicks.co.za/health/supplements/article-view/l-valine Source 2: Valine, University of Rochester Medical Center, https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?contenttypeid=19&contentid=Valine c. Justify why you consider these sources to be “reliable scientific sources.” (10 pts) 3
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