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    allows certain molecules or ions to get in or to get out of the cell. There are three types of movement of particals across the cell: diffusion(and also facilitated diffusion)‚ osmosis and active transport. Diffusion and osmosis are passive movements and they don’t require any energy. Active transport requires ATP energy. OSMOSIS is the passive movement of water molecules across a partially permeable (semipermeable) membrane‚ from a region of lower solute concentration to a region of higher solute concentration

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    Osmosis Aim: To determine the concentration of cell sap in a potato cell. Osmosis is the movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane. It starts from a weak solution and becomes a more stronger solution until the concentrations on both sides are equal. To investigate the range of solutions needed to find the point at which the surrounding solution is the same as the cell sap in the vacuole.

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    1.22 0.86‚ 0.86‚ 1.98 1.23 0.82 2 1.11‚ 1.10‚ 1.26 1.16 0.87‚0.96‚ 0.85 0.89 -23 4 1.26‚ 1.27‚ 1.22 1.25 0.98‚ 1.01‚ 0.98 0.99 -20.8 6 1.50‚ 1.44‚ 1.31 1.42 1.43‚ 1.23‚ 1.36 1.34 -5.63 8 1.41‚ 1.17‚ 1.26 1.28 1.08‚ 1.21‚ 0.97 1.09 -14.84 10 1.29‚ 1.17‚ 1.18 1.21 0.94‚ 1.01‚ 0.96 0.97 -19.83 Table to show the 2nd experiment Sucrose Concentration (%) Mass before

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    diffusing particles. In molecular diffusion‚ the moving molecules are self-propelled by thermal energy. Random walk of small particles in suspension in a fluid was discovered in 1827 by Robert Brown. The theory of the Brownian motion and the atomistic backgrounds of diffusion were developed by Albert Einstein. Now‚ the concept of diffusion is widely used in science: in physics‚ chemistry and biology‚ in sociology‚ economics and finance . It appears every time the concept of random walk in ensembles of individuals

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    Table Nr 1. Color changes in IKI test for presence of starch and for presence of sugar in Benedict’s test |Part 1 |Original content |Original color |Final color |Color after Benedict’s test | |Sausage casing |glucose and starch |clear |clear | | |Beaker |distiled water |transparent |transparent

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    Osmosis and Dialysis

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    Using dialysis tubing to model diffusion of a cell membrane and investigating the influence of solute concentration on osmosis Purpose * Discover how dialysis tubing diffuses the cell membrane * Explore the effect of solute concentration on osmosis Background A cell membrane is a very significant function in the human body. In one sense‚ it is used as a barrier to keep the enzymes‚ DNA‚ and metabolic pathways that bundles everything together. Cell membranes are also used as a gateway

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    Osmosis Lab

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    rate of osmosis across a potato’s cell membrane submerged for 94 hours in the solutation. Background Information: Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules across a partially permeable membrane. They move from a region of low concentration (hypotonic) to a region of high concentration (hypertonic). The rate of osmosis across a eukaryotic cell membrane can be affected by different factors; including temperature‚ concentration gradient‚ water potential and the surface area for osmosis to occur

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    Osmosis and Water

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    Osmosis Abstract The basic principles of Osmosis and Diffusion were tested and examined in this lab. We examined the percent increase of mass and molarity of different concentrations of sucrose in the dialysis bag emerged in distilled water and the potato cores emerged in concentrations of sucrose. The data reinforces the principles of Osmosis and Diffusion‚ and in a biological context‚ we can simulate how water and particles move in and out of our own

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    supposed to hold up the structure of the cell keeping all organisms in alignment. Osmosis is the movement of solvent molecules through a partially permeable membrane into a region of higher solute concentration‚ in order to equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides. We didn ’t know anything about osmosis except that it was a word in the dictionary that we never picked up. Osmosis and diffusion are similar because osmosis is the result of diffusion across a semi-permeable membrane. If two solutions

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    Diffusion and Osmosis

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    The Effects of Osmosis and Diffusion The experimentation of last week’s lab was in order to test the many effects of diffusion and osmosis amongst four experiments. One such experiment was testing the effects of molecular weight on diffusion in relation to the use of Agar. The methods performed included the use of two acids‚ HCl and acetic acid. Both acids were placed into an Agar-filled dish and‚ over increments of 15 minutes‚ data collection was taken based off the diffusion rate and the

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