Biology Coursework Practical Heat Loss The aim of this practical is to find to what extent does the surface area to volume ratio of an object affect the rate of heat loss from the object Hypothesis: As the ratio of surface area to volume of an object decreases the rate of heat loss from the object will also decrease. Objects with the same surface area to volume ratios loose heat at the same rate so long as there are not other variables involved. Background Knowledge: The surface area
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To Investigate the Effect of Varying pH on the Rate of a Reaction Catalysed by Trypsin Aims I hope to determine the effect of varying pH on the rate of reaction catalysed/controlled by the enzyme trypsin. Method 1. Add 4cm³ of the 2% trypsin solution in to 6 test tubes labelled A-F 2. Add 4cm³ of the appropriate buffer solution to each. ( I will be testing pH 4‚5‚7‚8‚8.8 and 10) 3. Add 4cm³ of distilled water and 4cm³ of the appropriate buffer solution to 6 control test tubes labelled CA-CF to see
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Acids & Bases Lab Write Up Lab 2 Introduction There are many acids and bases all around us. An acid is known as a hydrogen ion donor (H¯)‚ and a base is known as a hydrogen ion acceptor (H⁺). Acids and bases are represented by the pH scale. The pH scale shows the strength that an acid or base has. This scale ranges from 0-14‚ with 0-6 being acids‚ 8-14 being bases‚ and 7 being neutral‚ such as water. This is defined as the negative log of an ion atom (pH=
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Molecular Biology‚ 2nd edition. Denvers. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2 3. Besty Tom and Keogh Jim‚ (2005)‚ Microbiology demystified‚ New York; MacGraw-Hill. 4. Cowan Majorie Kelly‚ (2009)‚ Microbiology: A Systems Approach‚ 3rd edition; New York; MacGraw-Hill. 5. Gupta‚ P.K. (2006). Elements of Biotechnology‚ Meerut. Rastogi Publications. 6. Stryer L‚ Berg J.M and John Tymozcko. (2006). Biochemistry. 5th edition. California. W.H Freeman and Company. 7. Wiser‚ M.F. (2002). Methods in cell biology. Berlin
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1P Paper Towel Absorbency Experiment Write-Up Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to conduct a valid experiment‚ realize that the way I conduct an experiment influences the data‚ and I want to know which paper towel has the higher absorbency times. My hypothesis is that bounty will be the quicker picker upper Materials and Methods: As a class we chose that our control out of the brands provided (Bounty‚ Viva‚ Wal-Mart‚ and the School brand) would be the Schools brand of paper towel
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CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM PRACTICAL WRITE UP AIM: To investigate if momentum is conserved in two-dimensional interactions within an isolated system. HYPOTHESIS: Without the effects of friction the momentum will be conserved in the isolated system. In all three experiments the momentum before the interaction will equal the momentum after the interaction. METHOD: An air hockey table was set up and a video camera on a tripod was placed over the air hockey table. The camera was positioned so it was
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on the filter paper. Caution should be used as the root tips are very fragile 5. Transfer one of the garlic root tips to the clean microscope slide. Cut about 2-3 mm from the rounded growing tip. Keep this growing tip and discard the rest. 6. Break up the root tip with the mounted needle (this is called maceration). Add one small drop of toluidine blue and leave to stain for 2 minutes 7. Cover with the cover slip and blot firmly with several layers of filter/ tissue paper and press gently to spread
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Land Snail Practical Write Up Land snails are used as an archaeological methodology of reconstructing the past and are an environmental method that can fill in the gaps of other methods. For example‚ pollen and macroscopic plant matter study show the general change of a large area and only survive when waterlogged. Chalk lands are prime archaeological landscapes useful for study and land snail evidence can survive in them where other evidence cannot. Also‚ as oppose to representing a large scale
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HOW THE SHAPE OF THE BODY AFFECTS THE TEMPERATURE LOSS Introduction Small organisms have a surface area that is large enough‚ compared with their volume. As a results they lose heat rapidly when the environmental temperature is lower than their body temperature. However when the animal gets bigger their volume increases at a larger rate than their surface area‚ so the surface to volume ratio decreases. Adaptations help organisms to survive in their habitats. Adaptations can be structural‚ behavioral
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Maintaining a Balance – Enzyme Activity 1.P.1 Identify data sources‚ plan‚ choose equipment and perform a FHI to test the effect; increased temperature‚ change in pH and change in substrate concentrations on the activity on the activity of a named enzyme Introduction: Enzymes are catalysts which aid in process of chemical reactions within living organisms. Enzymes increase the rate of biochemical reactions without causing any permanent chemical change to itself. A substrate is the chemical
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