1.
Read the following text:
One summer morning Ana looked out of her bedroom window and saw a
beautiful garden, filled with flowers, butterflies and sunshine. Then she
saw something unexpected, a hummingbird was positioned above a red
flower, she was astounded by the beauty of this small bird, and noted how
close by it had built its nest. Every day she would watch in wonder as the
hummingbird flew to and from its nest to feed the two small chicks born
there. Ana wondered how they were able to flap their wings so fast, she
saw how the chicks left the nest and were able to fly after a few weeks,
finally leaving the nest, it was a wonderful experience, sometime later, the
rainy season started and the garden turned into a whole new world,
brightly colored mushrooms grew on the ground. Ana was amazed at the
wonder of nature; she decided to share the observations that she had
during her summer vacation with her life science class when she returned
to school.
2. Perform the following actions:
1. Explain which food mainly provides the energy that the
hummingbird uses to fly and which other serves as a
complement.
One of the things that hummingbirds eat is nectar since they have sugars, mainly
sucrose and that provides them with the necessary energy to be able to fly fast, and
as a complement they feed on insects during their flight this gives them proteins,
amino acids and other vitamins that are not present in the nectar. As a curious fact
they eat half their weight in insects and nectar.
2. Identify which molecule in the food is the main source of energy
and which are its elements.
The main molecule that gives them energy is glucose and fructose, this is an amino
acid that is produced by plants and is used by living things as a source of energy.
These components, consisting of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon.
3. Explain the digestion process from the time the hummingbird
feeds on the flower´s nectar until it is transformed into the
energy required to fly. Include the amount of energy produced
by each molecule.
First the hummingbirds take the nectar for their tongue, then it passes very fast since
they have a very short esfago, then the food enters the soft supply, where chemical
digestion begins. Then it passes through the moyera that is where the hard parts of
the insects they eat pass, then they pass through the duodenum, digestion is raw
and passes to the intestine, in which nutrients are absorbed and deps pass to the
large intestine.
Then because of the cellular breathing process the energy contained in food is
transforms in ATP, for each of the molecules that are created between 36 or 38 ATP
molecules.
4. Make an illustrated diagram to represent the process followed
by energy:
■ From the sun
■ Through photosynthesis,
■ Its transformation into nectar
■ The hummingbird feeding on the flower's nectar
■ The way the energy passes from the nectar to cellular
respiration in the hummingbird's cells to generate
energy for moving and fly
References:
Lisa M.(2018). 10 Facts About Hummingbirds – And other interesting tidbits
,Adirondack council, recovered from:
https://www.adirondackcouncil.org/page/blog-139/news/10-facts-about-hummingbird
s--and-other-interesting-tidbits-1101.html
Alo.(2018) What Elements Make Up Glucose?, sciencing, recovered from:
https://sciencing.com/elements-make-up-glucose-6192652.html
Perky-pet.(SF).Anatomy Of A Hummingbird: What Makes Up These Tiny Birds?.
Perky-pets recovered from:
https://www.perkypet.com/articles/anatomy-of-a-hummingbird
