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Name _________________________

What a Colorful World Worksheet

1. IDENTIFY, in your own words, the main purpose of this experiment.

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2. DEFINE, in your own words, what is meant by the term “chassis,” and then DESCRIBE how a
cellular chassis and the chassis of a car are similar.
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3. Briefly SUMMARIZE what you will be doing in this experiment.

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4. Complete the “Predictions & Explanations” chart below (Note: Your predictions don’t have to
be RIGHT, but your EXPLANATIONS need to make sense):

Strain Plasmid On an LB/amp plate, I predict … because

that…

4-1 no DNA
(if tested)

pPRL

pGRN

4-2 no DNA
(if tested)

pPRL

pGRN
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5. The DATA TABLE below will help you to organize the qualitative and quantitative data you
collect for each strain in this experiment. Attach any pictures or sketches as evidence. Did your
recorded results match your predictions?

Strain Plasmid Colony # on Colony # on Transformation Color/shape/ Size Color/shape/

LB (if used) LB/amp Efficiency on LB (if used) Size on LB/
amp

4-1 no DNA
(if tested)

pPRL

pGRN

4-2 no DNA
(if tested)

pPRL

pGRN

6. Based on the results from your experiment, answer the following experimental question with
supporting evidence:

“Is reliable color output attainable when two color-generating devices are inserted into two
different chassis?”

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