Aim: 1) To determine the effects of different salt concentration on the percentage of weight change in potato cubes 2) To determine the isotonic solution concentration for the potato Hypothesis: 1) If the concentration of the salt solution is higher than the concentration in the potato cubes‚ the percentage of weight change in potato cubes will be higher (positive). If the concentration of the salt solution is the same as the concentration in the cell‚ there will be no net movement of water through
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LAB #2 QUESTIONS PART A: ENDOCRINE GLANDS OF THE HUMAN 1. Complete the following chart: Please see the attached chart for the Endocrine System. 2. Explain the mechanism of communication‚ control‚ and integration in the endocrine system. The Endocrine systems mechanism of communication is sending messages from the cells of the endocrine and nervous system to the cells in other systems by releasing hormones. The Endocrine systems control feature is part of negative feedback because it
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Effect of Enzyme and Substrate Concentration on Reaction Rate by Zachary A. Poché Biology 155 Laboratory October 15‚ 2014 Lab Partners: Cade White‚ Hannah Ragas‚ Russheka Aremillion ABSTRACT In order to increase the reaction rate‚ substrates attach to the active site of enzymes which decrease the activation energy required to convert substrates to products. We examined the effect of enzyme concentration and substrate concentration on the overall rate of the reaction. To determine
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Evolution Lab “Evolution by Natural Selection” The object of this experiment is to determine how changing the size of the beak of a finch will affect the population as well as the growth rate of the finch’s beak. The reason for the experiment is to evaluate evolution and how it affects the finch’s population‚ and how natural selection is always present in life. In this experiment I will show that the finch will continue to evolve until its beak has reached the optimal size for sustaining
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The word immune literally means "free from burden."Used to a general sense‚immunity refers to the ability of an organism to regonize and defend itself against infectious agents.Susceptibility‚the opposite of immunity‚is the vulnerability of the host to harm by infectious agents.Host organisms have many general defenses against invading infectious organisms Immunity produced bu such defenses is called innate immunity.In contrast‚adaptive immunity is the ability of a host to mount a defense against
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TITLE AND AUTHOR Lab 7 Analysis of purified Concanavalin A via:Hemagglutination INTRODUCTION The purpose of this lab was to test the biological activity of ConA by performing a hemagglutination assay. If ConA is active then agglutination will occur due to ConA’s free receptors being able to bind to the glucose residues on the sheep’s red blood cells. If ConA is not active then no agglutination will occur. To test the hemagglutination reaction‚ two types of ConA solutions
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Plant Pigments and Photosynthesis Problem: We are going to separate and identify pigments and other molecules from cell extracts through a process called chromatography. We will also test the theory that light and chloroplasts are required for light reactions to occur. Background: Pigments are chemical compounds which reflect only certain wavelengths of visible light. This is what makes them seem colorful. Many things contain pigments including flowers‚ corals‚ and even skin. More important than
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"The Chemistry of Life." IB Study Guides - Biology for the IB Diploma. 2nd ed. Oxford UP‚ 2007. 20. Print. In an experiment‚ the independent variable is the variable that is varied or manipulated by the researcher‚ and the dependent variable is the response that is measured. An independent variable is the presumed cause‚ whereas the dependent variable is the presumed effect. The IV is the antecedent‚ whereas the DV is the consequent. In experiments‚ the IV is the variable that is controlled and manipulated
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Bio Lab Report In part II of the Organic Compounds in Foods lab‚ we to examining whether or not the starch in the saltine cracker can chemically break down in sugar with the presence of salivary amylase‚ which is an enzyme found in your mouth which assists in digestion. My group and I were instructed to obtain a saltine cracker from our teacher and chew on it for approximately 2 minutes. After concluding the chewing‚ we then grabbed a beaker and spit our slimy and chewed cracker into it. Subsequently
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experiment we compared the hemagglutination reaction of control Con A solution at 2 mg/ml in Con A buffer with the hemagglutination reaction of your own purified Con A sample that you diluted previously at 2 mg/ml in Con A buffer. The purpose of this lab was to determine the strength of the reaction by performing serial dilutions on both the Con A sample and the control Con A sample‚ and determine through observations whether or not addition of galactose or mannose will inhibit this reaction. I hypothesize
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