CELL TRANSPORT MECHANISMS AND PERMEABILITY Zack Johnson Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab 2101 Instructor: Alan Byboth‚ M.S. 10/4/12 Abstract- The cell is invaluable building block of all biological life on this planet‚ and one of its most important and unique characteristics is its ability to be selectively permeable with its plasma membrane. This outer membrane’s sophisticated mechanisms of transport through its bilayer are vital in maintaining homeostasis in the cell and the entire
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Lab 1: Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to have a better understanding of the subject matter and to understand the difference between active and passive cellular transport. It will also help to define diffusion and describe the process that occurs when certain solutes come in contact and are either stopped or move through the plasma membrane. Hypothesis I believe the plasma membrane is selective about what is able to and not able to pass
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PLASMA MEMBRANE SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY= allowing some substance to cross it more easily than others composed of: Phospholipids Proteins Carbohydrates Cholesterol FLUID MOSAIC MODEL Phospholipids are primary lipids(constantly moving‚ fluidly) AMPHIPATHIC-containing hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions Mosaic part=not made of one thing Freeze-fracture studies:way to view what’s inside FLUIDITY OF MEMBRANE Move within bilayer Most of lipids and some proteins‚ drift laterally
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twentieth century‚ little was known about cell membranes. Until the early 1950s‚ the biological cell membrane was rarely mentioned in scientific literature. It was recognised that something was probably there‚ but hardly anything about it was known. Considering the lack of technical equipment available a century ago‚ scientists such as Charles Overton and Edwin Gorter were not only exploring new territory in looking at the properties of cell membranes‚ but laying the way for future cell biologists
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PERMIABILITY TEST AIM OF THE EXPERIMENT: To determine the coefficient of permeability of a given soil sample by Variable head permeability test. APPARATUS REQUIRED: a) Special: i. Jodhpur permeameter frame consisting of sand pipe graduated scale‚ rubber tubing connected to permeameter mould. Permeameter mould. Accessories of permeameter mould including the cover‚ base‚ detachable collar‚ porous stones‚ dummy plate etc. Round filter paper. Dynamic compaction device. ii. iii. iv. v. b) General:
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on plant cell membranes The purpose of this activity is: • to practise experimental and investigative skills • to investigate the effect of temperature on cell membrane structures Procedure SAFETY: Always carry scalpels clasped to a tile and with the tip pointing away from you. Beetroot cells contain pigments called betalains that give the tissue its dark purple-red colour. The pigment is contained in the cell vacuole. Investigation a. Collect 3 or 4 beetroot cores from the
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Lab #1: Cell Membrane Prepared for Gary V. Lawrence Biology 0983 By Zane Jeffels Partners: Lily Juno‚ Huynh‚ and Lin Yan Sun Preformed: October 11th‚ 2010 Due: October 25th‚ 2010 King Edward Campus- Rm. 3275 Vancouver Community College Abstract The purpose of this lab was to determine if hemolysis would occur‚ and how long it would take to occur to red blood cells when blood suspension is introduced to solutions prepared at different temperatures
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passive transport as energy does not need to be generated. Diffusion is complete when the concentration of molecules is equal on either side of the membrane. Diffusion rate can be influenced by many factors such as: Concentration gradient across the the membrane. Permeability of the membrane to the diffusing substance. Temperature. Surface area of the membrane. Question 2 2.1 Acetylcholine is an organic chemical that functions in the brain and body as a neurotransmitter it is an ester of acetic acid
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leak out of beetroot? Procedure to investigate the effect of temperature Hypothesis- The higher the temperature while cooking the beetroot‚ the more pigments well leak out from the cell membrane‚ hence the absorbance would increase. My hypothesis was concluded by the facts that beetroot contains red pigments called betalians which are located in the cell vacuole. Normally the pigments cannot leak out; however cooking the beetroot allows the movement. This is because the cell membrane selectively
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Experiment 2 The Cell Membrane Abstract The boundary between any cell and its environment is the plasma membrane‚ composed of a matrix of phospholipid molecules along with a number of different kinds of proteins. Membranes have different properties and a variety of functions‚ in large part determined by the specific proteins within the membrane. This experiment is designed to determine the stress that various factors‚ such as osmotic balance‚ detergents and pH‚ have on biological membranes. There are three
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