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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is the diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane from a region of higher water potential to a region of lower water likely. Water potential is the measure of free energy of water in a solution. A living system also contains an active transport to make movement of particles like ions that move against their concentration gradient. The energy source ATP is used during this process to move the particles across the cell membrane. This experiment takes place to measure the diffusion of
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April 27‚ 2012 Background All living organisms (plants‚ animals‚ and bacteria) are made up of cells. Any cell consists of many parts but the parts that play the key roles are the nucleus‚ cell membrane‚ and cytoplasm. The nucleus is like the “brain” of the cell (that also contains DNA). The cell membrane is like a wall that guards the cell. And the cytoplasm is a jelly-like substance which contains other smaller organelles like mitochondria that generates energy for the cell. Purpose/Investigation
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Title: The effect of temperature on beet cell membranes. Introduction: 1. Eukaryotic cells are much more intricate than prokaryotic cells. The first thing observed is the assortment of structures in the cytoplasm. The fluid filled region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane. These structures along with the nucleus are the organelles‚ each having a specific function in the cell. The organelles are by membranes divided in proficient sections .The plant cell is made up of a rigid thick wall
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aquaporins in cell membranes from an area of high water concentration (low solute concentration) to an area of low water concentration (high solute concentration). This process is called osmosis. It requires no cellular energy to be used‚ and occurs due to the random‚ continuous motion of all molecules. If a cell is placed in an environment in which the concentration of water is less than in the cell (hypertonic)‚ water will flow from the cytoplasm and/or water vacuole through the membrane into the environment
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energy is present in cells and its this energy that causes the cells to move. Diffusion causes cells to move from a higher concentration to a lower concentration. Osmosis is a diffusion that allows movement of water through a selectively permeable membrane. Osmosis occurs until it reaches equilibrium‚ or when the concentration on each side is the same. This is called an isotonic solution. A solution with differing concentrations is hypertonic on the side that is higher in concentration‚ and hypotonic
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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 controls the movement of substances into and out of the cell. The membrane is made of 40% lipids‚ 0-10% carbohydrate and 50- 60%
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DNA Extraction from Fruit 1. What was the purpose of adding liquid soap and salt in step #1 and how does NaCl contribute to maximum DNA extraction. The purpose of using soap was to destroy the membranes inside a kiwi cell. Soap helped with that because it dissolves the membranes easily. Salt or NaCl was used to remove proteins and carbohydrates. NaCl caused the proteins and carbohydrates to precipitate. 2. Why was it necessary to “mush” the kiwi by hand? If the step was omitted‚ what
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shields the negative phosphate ends of DNA‚ which allows these ends to come closer so that the DNA can precipitate out of a cold alcohol solution. The homogenizing solution causes the cell membrane to break down by dissolving the lipids and proteins of the cell‚ which disturbs the bonds that hold the cell membrane together. The homogenizing solution then forms complexes with the lipids and proteins causing them to precipitate out of the solution. After the isolation of the DNA from the solution‚ different
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mosaic model? What is the function of each component of the model? What determines the flexibility of the cell membrane? 14. What are the types of transport across the cell membrane? Which uses proteins? Which needs energy? 15. For end product feedback‚ the product stops enzyme activity. Explain the two ways enzymes are inhibited by product. 16. What is the resting membrane potential range of cells 17. Describe the model that describes how an enzyme fits a substrate. Which is the
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