(Solved): Student Name and UID: Worksheet 3 Chemistry of Life: Data analysis Working in teams, each student ...

Student Name and UID: Worksheet 3 Chemistry of Life: Data analysis Working in teams, each student must complete the worksheet assignments. LAs and instructors will be walking around the class to offer help. Dr. Simon isolated bacterium GFAJ-1 from arsenic rich Mono Lake. Her hypothesis was that this organism breaks the rules of life on earth and uses arsenate in place of phosphate. She tested this hypothesis by analyzing the growth of GFAJ-1 cells in various growth conditions as shown. Growth Media + phosphate Growth Media \( + \) arsenate Growth Media (no phosphate or arsenate) 1. Why did Dr. Simon think arsenic could replace phosphorus-what do they have in common? 2. Explain in your own words what each line in this graph is showing. 3. Does this data alone prove that GFAJ-1 is able to use arsenate in place of phosphate? Support your answer with reasoning. What should be done next? 4. What did you learn while doing this worksheet?