1.What do you think is the reason for raisins and prunes to always appear wrinkled?
2.What do you think is the reason for mongo beans to sprout when soaked in water?
3.Will a sixteen-year old sweet-tooth be a candidate for diabetes?
4. How did the raisins and prunes attain the wrinkled appearance?
5. How did the sprouting of the monggo bean take place?
6. Explain the occurrence of diabetes in a person with regards to transport of glucose.
Answers & Comments
1. Your body responds by sending blood away from the area, and the loss of blood volume makes your vessels thinner. The skin folds in over them, and this causes wrinkles. It's not fully clear why this happens, but scientists believe this process evolved so you can have a better grip when your hands are wet.
2. Then they are soaked for from 20 minutes to 12 hours, depending on the type and size of the seed. The soaking increases the water content in the seeds and brings them out of quiescence. After draining and then rinsing seeds at regular intervals, the seeds then germinate, or sprout.
3. The National Diabetes Statistics Report 2020 states that around 210,000 children and teenagers under the age of 20 years in the United States have diagnosed diabetes. Type 1 diabetes is much more common in young people than type 2 diabetes.
4. I knew one thing – prunes turn into raisins by drying out. But we were IN the water. Our skin couldn't be drying out in the water. ... Recent studies by Kyriacos Kareklas and Tom Smulders of Newcastle University in England have showed the wrinkling comes from the nervous system constricting blood vessels in the skin.
5. Add half cup mung beans to a large bowl. ...
Rub and rinse them well in lots of water at least thrice or until the water runs clear. ...
Soak them for at least 9 to 12 hours. ...
After 9 hours mine look like this. ...
Discard the water and pour fresh water. ...
There are two methods to sprout.
6. When the glucose enters your cells, the amount of glucose in your bloodstream falls. If you have type 1 diabetes, your pancreas doesn't secrete insulin — which causes a buildup of glucose in your bloodstream. Without insulin, the glucose can't get into your cells