Osmosis Lab Report
On our surface, inside and all parts in between, necessary units called cells are constantly keeping your body in a living condition. Robert Hooke is who identified and named cells. “He thought that the small , simple units looked like the bare prison cells. His work launched a new frontier in scientific exploration that led to modern cell theory; all living things are made of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and function in all living things, and all cells come from the reproduction of existing cells.” (Moulton, 2004).
There are two main types of cells: eukaryotic and prokaryotic. An example of eukaryotic cells include animal and plant cells, and fungal cells. Prokaryotic cells include bacteria and archaeans. Plant cells have …show more content…
There were four concentrations and these were, 0.5M, 1M, 1.5M and 2M plus distilled water and air as the control. When performing this experiment, the main element to consider is hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic solutions and how they relate to osmosis.
Osmosis is the process where a fluid passes through a semipermeable membrane, which moves from an area which the solute is present in high concentrations. As a result of osmosis, there will be an equal amount of fluid on either side of the barrier, creating an isotonic solution.
When cells are placed in an isotonic solution, the movement of water outside of the cell is exactly balanced by movement of water in the cell. With a hypotonic solution, if concentrations of dissolved solutes are less outside the cell than inside the cell, the concentration of water on the outside is correspondingly bigger. Cells without walls will swell and can possibly burst if excess water is not removed from the cell. Cells with walls often benefit from the turgor pressure that develops in hypotonic environments. With a hypertonic solution, if concentrations of dissolved solutes are greater outside the cell, the concentration of water outside is correspondingly lower. Because of this the water inside the cell will flow out to obtain equilibrium, causing the cell to decrease in size. As the cells lose water, they will lose the ability to function or divide (Pearson Education,
There are two main types of cells: eukaryotic and prokaryotic. An example of eukaryotic cells include animal and plant cells, and fungal cells. Prokaryotic cells include bacteria and archaeans. Plant cells have …show more content…
There were four concentrations and these were, 0.5M, 1M, 1.5M and 2M plus distilled water and air as the control. When performing this experiment, the main element to consider is hypertonic, hypotonic and isotonic solutions and how they relate to osmosis.
Osmosis is the process where a fluid passes through a semipermeable membrane, which moves from an area which the solute is present in high concentrations. As a result of osmosis, there will be an equal amount of fluid on either side of the barrier, creating an isotonic solution.
When cells are placed in an isotonic solution, the movement of water outside of the cell is exactly balanced by movement of water in the cell. With a hypotonic solution, if concentrations of dissolved solutes are less outside the cell than inside the cell, the concentration of water on the outside is correspondingly bigger. Cells without walls will swell and can possibly burst if excess water is not removed from the cell. Cells with walls often benefit from the turgor pressure that develops in hypotonic environments. With a hypertonic solution, if concentrations of dissolved solutes are greater outside the cell, the concentration of water outside is correspondingly lower. Because of this the water inside the cell will flow out to obtain equilibrium, causing the cell to decrease in size. As the cells lose water, they will lose the ability to function or divide (Pearson Education,