Lab 1 Diffusion‚ Osmosis‚ and Water Potential of Glucose Problem: What effects will glucose have on diffusion‚ osmosis‚ and water potential? Background: All living things have certain requirements they must satisfy in order to remain alive. These include exchanging gases (usually CO2 and O2)‚ taking in water‚ minerals‚ and food‚ and eliminating wastes. These tasks ultimately occur at the cellular level‚ and require that molecules move through the membrane that surrounds the cell. There
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of temperature on enzyme activity In this experiment… Independent variable: Temperature of the amylase Dependent variable: Enzyme activity which is measured by the time for disappearance of starch Controlled variables: Volume of amylase; volume of starch solution; concentration of amylase; concentration of starch solution Prediction of results i) At low temperature‚ the rate of amylase activity is very low. ii) At optimum (=best) temperature‚ the rate of amylase activity is the highest.
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Enzymes are catalysts that speed up chemical reaction but are not themselves consumed or changed by the reaction. The cell’s biological catalysts are proteins. Proteins are made up of one or more polypeptide chains that are folded to make an active site‚ an area in which a material to be acted on by the enzyme‚ called the substrate‚ will fit. The temperature‚pH‚ the concentration of enzyme‚ and the concentration of substrate all affect the activity of the enzyme and the rate of the reaction. The
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Names ……………………………………………………….. How sensitive is skin to touch? The receptors for the sense of touch are scattered over the surface of your entire body‚ however those receptors are more closely grouped together in certain parts of your body. In this activity you will investigate the distribution and sensitivity of the touch receptors in the human body. Procedure 1. Obtain 8 large paperclips‚ a ruler‚ and masking tape. 2. Bend paperclip to form a “U” or “V” shape so the ends are 1/2 centimeter
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Temperature affecting enzyme activity Aim: To see how temperature can affect enzyme activity Prediction:-I think the one that will work best will be the rennin placed in milk at 37oC My independent variable will be the temperature My dependant variable will be how thick the milk becomes The equipment I need is milk‚ 5 test tubes‚ rennin‚ water bath‚ boiled rennin‚ a glass rod and a stopwatch Introduction: Rennin is an enzyme found in the stomach‚ its function is to solidify milk. We
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Abstract For this lab the rate of photosynthesis was analyzed upon plant leaves. A sample of a light exposed and a not-light exposed leave were used to clearly identify the role of sunlight in the process of producing and storing energy. Aim We are trying to find proof‚ to demonstrate the necessity of light and chlorophyll in the process of photosynthesis. Background Photosynthesis occurs in organisms which contain chlorophyll. It’s a process that involves the chloroplasts to synthesize glucose
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Temperature and enzyme activity Aim: To determine the effect of which the temperature of the enzyme has on the rate of the enzyme catalysed reaction. Hypothesis: The rate of reaction of an enzyme catalysed reaction will increase as the temperature of the enzyme approaches the optimum temperature. Surpassing the optimum temperature will result in a drop in enzyme activity. Materials: 6% hydrogen peroxide Liver suspension 10 test tubes 4 beakers Thermometers Measuring cylinders Test
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IB SL Biology Lab Molecular Biology: Transformation and Electrophoresis Christina Qi 2/16/07 Aim: How can a plasmid be engineered to include a foreign piece of DNA and how does gel electrophoresis separate DNA molecules present in a mixture? Hypothesis: If the pGLO plasmid is inserted into competent Escherichia coli cells‚ then the transformed bacteria will be resistant to ampicillin and will glow green under UV light. If samples of DNA are cut using certain restriction
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Title: Aim: to observe and find out how much starch grains are distributed within a transverse section of a banana Apparatus: banana‚ iodine solution‚ ruler‚ white tile‚ stopwatch‚ microscope slide‚ coverslip‚ filter paper‚ Light microscope Method: 1) A piece of banana was place on a tile and a section was cut across the piece of banana about 5mm thick. 2) The surface of the banana was covered with iodine solution and left for about one minute. 3) The distribution
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Trisomy 5 P +- Student Biology Dr. C. Belin May 8‚ 2014 Trisomy 5p +- When my son was born‚ May 17‚ 1993‚ I did not know nor did I understand what was going on inside of him and why was he born with two heart murmurs; one in the ASD and one in the VSD‚ lungs were filled with fluid‚ under birth weight (5 lbs 12 oz)‚ his ears were lower on one side than the other‚ and he sounded like a cat when he cried. At Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando‚ FL.‚ they EVAC him and there was a
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