Using Excel to Create Graphs

Pie Chart:

Meiosis is a form of cell division which creates sex cells with half the amount of chromosomes as the rest of the cells in the body. Meiosis in Chiliwilies takes approximately 48 hours. Meiosis is divided into 8 stages: prophase I, metaphase I, anaphase I, telophase I, prophase II, metaphase II, anaphase II, and telophase II. The approximate times for each stage are listed below. Create a pie chart showing the approximate times for the stages of meiosis in Chiliwilies. Include a descriptive title, the percentages, and a legend on your chart. Place your pie chart in the same window as your spreadsheet. Adjust the size of your chart to make the information visible and legible.

Stage of Meiosis Time (hours) Prophase I 24 Metaphase I 2 Anaphase I 2.5 Telophase I (and Cytokinesis/Interkinesis) 4 Prophase II 11 Metaphase II 1.5 Anaphase II 1 Telophase II and Cytokinesis 2

Line Graph (use scatter plot with lines connecting the dots):

Plants are producers that perform photosynthesis to create sugars (ex. glucose). In the process of creating glucose plants release oxygen. A student designed an experiment to determine the amount of oxygen plant species A produced over time. The results of the experiment are shown below. Create a line graph to express the data collected in the experiment. Include a descriptive title and label the axes. Place your graph in the same window as your spreadsheet. Adjust the size of your chart to make the information visible and legible.

Time (minutes) Amount of O2 Produced (mm) 0 0 2 0.8 4 1.2 6 1.5 8 2.0 10 2.8 15 4.0 20 5.6 25 6.9 30 8.7 A class of students analyzed the data from the previous experiment and wanted to expand on the experiment. They used four additional plants to determine whether the type of plant influenced oxygen production rates. The data are shown below. Create line graphs to show the data. All data should be placed on one graph, including the data from the previous experiment. (Your graph should have 5 lines on it). Include a descriptive title, a legend, and labeled axes. Place your graph in the same window as your spreadsheet. Adjust the size of your chart to make the information visible and legible.

Plant B

Time (minutes) Amount of O2 Produced (mm) 0 0 2 0.8 4 1.0 6 1.6 8 2.1 10 2.7 15 4.1 20 5.5 25 6.9 30 8.9

Plant C

Time (minutes) Amount of O2 Produced (mm) 0 0 2 0.5 4 0.6 6 0.8 8 1.1 10 1.5 15 2.2 20 2.8 25 3.4 30 4.3 Plant D

Time (minutes) Amount of O2 Produced (mm) 0 0 2 1.1 4 1.8 6 2.4 8 3.3 10 3.9 15 4.5 20 6.3 25 7.2 30 8.6

Plant E

Time (minutes) Amount of O2 Produced (mm) 0 0 2 1.0 4 1.5 6 1.8 8 2.3 10 3.2 15 4.1 20 5.0 25 6.7 30 9.2 Bar Graph:

Amino acids are the building blocks for proteins. Different sequences of amino acids build different proteins. Researchers analyze segments of proteins to determine which amino acids are present. One group of researchers analyzes a sequence from the protein hemoglobin and recorded their results below. Create a bar graph to show the amount of each amino acid found in this segment of the protein in humans. Include a descriptive title and label the axes. Place your graph in the same window as your spreadsheet. Adjust the size of your chart to make the information visible and legible.

Amino Acid Number in Human Hemoglobin Alanine 15 Arginine 3 Aspartic Acid 13 Cysteine 2 Glutamic Acid 11 Glycine 13 Histidine 9 Leucine 18 Lysine 11 Methionine 1 Phenylalanine 8 Proline 7 Serine 5 Threonine 7 Tryptophan 2 Tyrosine 3 Valine 18 Another group of researchers wanted to compare the hemoglobin sequence for humans to gorillas and horses. They collected amino acid data for the gorilla and the horse and placed it in the chart below. Create a bar graph showing the human, gorilla, and horse amino acid frequencies. Include a descriptive title, a legend, and labeled axes. Place your graph in the same window as your spreadsheet. Adjust the size of your chart to make the information visible and legible.

Amino Acid Number in Gorilla Number in Horse Hemoglobin Hemoglobin Alanine 15 15 Arginine 2 4 Aspartic Acid 13 14 Cysteine 2 1 Glutamic Acid 11 14 Glycine 13 14 Histidine 9 9 Leucine 19 19 Lysine 11 11 Methionine 1 1 Phenylalanine 8 8 Proline 7 5 Serine 5 6 Threonine 7 3 Tryptophan 2 2 Tyrosine 3 3 Valine 18 17