Prokaryotic And Eukaryotic Analysis
“Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things” (Genetics Home Reference, 2015), cells are the smallest unit that is capable of performing life functions. They are responsible for the conversion of nutrients from food into energy, the structure of the body and perform specialised functions for each different organelle.
There are two main types of cells, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic. The Prokaryotic (see appendix one) is a single-celled organism without a membrane-bound structure, meaning it lacks a nucleus, mitochondria and any other membrane-bound organelles (Unknown, 2015).
The Eukaryotic is any cell or organism that has a cell membrane-bound structure. Meaning it contains the major organelles inside a cell (Arrington, 2014). …show more content…
The Original model of the structure of a membrane was created by Davson and Danielli, where there unit membrane was covered by a liquid bilayer coated with protein. An example of this protein is the Aquaporins; these are the water transporting channels of the membrane using the passive process (Tajkhorshid, 2006). This model has been modified due to many years of research and the accepted model of the structure is the “Fluid-Mosaic Model” to view this diagram of the model head to image three of the …show more content…
As the potato has a semi-permeable membrane will allow the diffusion of water molecules to go in and out of the potato, depending on the concentration gradient between the potato and the solutions. If the solutions have a higher concentration of carbohydrates or glucose, then the potato the water will pass through the membrane and into the potato and it will gain weight. However, if the solution has a lower concentration then the potato the water will go out of the potato through the membrane and into the solution as osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a high concentration gradient to a lower concentration. But, there is a chance that the solution has the same concentration gradient as the potato meaning that the water will freely move back and forth from each substance without the change of
There are two main types of cells, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic. The Prokaryotic (see appendix one) is a single-celled organism without a membrane-bound structure, meaning it lacks a nucleus, mitochondria and any other membrane-bound organelles (Unknown, 2015).
The Eukaryotic is any cell or organism that has a cell membrane-bound structure. Meaning it contains the major organelles inside a cell (Arrington, 2014). …show more content…
The Original model of the structure of a membrane was created by Davson and Danielli, where there unit membrane was covered by a liquid bilayer coated with protein. An example of this protein is the Aquaporins; these are the water transporting channels of the membrane using the passive process (Tajkhorshid, 2006). This model has been modified due to many years of research and the accepted model of the structure is the “Fluid-Mosaic Model” to view this diagram of the model head to image three of the …show more content…
As the potato has a semi-permeable membrane will allow the diffusion of water molecules to go in and out of the potato, depending on the concentration gradient between the potato and the solutions. If the solutions have a higher concentration of carbohydrates or glucose, then the potato the water will pass through the membrane and into the potato and it will gain weight. However, if the solution has a lower concentration then the potato the water will go out of the potato through the membrane and into the solution as osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a high concentration gradient to a lower concentration. But, there is a chance that the solution has the same concentration gradient as the potato meaning that the water will freely move back and forth from each substance without the change of