Cell Size: Is Bigger Better? Problem: Why are cells small? Objective: To see the relationship between cell size and diffusion of materials. Hypothesis: If we cut three different sizes of cells‚ then the smallest one will survive the longest due to its sufficient permeable membrane. Cube | Total Volume (cm^3) | Surface Area (cm^2) | Index SA/VOL | 3 | 27 | 54 | .5 | 2 | 8 | 24 | .33 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .16 | Index of Cubes Cube Index SA/VOL Surface Area to Volume Cube | Total
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AP Bio Lab Report Osmosis and Diffusion Introduction When a substance is released into an area‚ the random movement of its molecules results in a multitude of collisions. These collisions‚ in turn‚ lead to a dispersion of the molecules. The overall movement of the molecules will be from an area of high concentration‚ where there will be more collisions‚ to areas of low concentration‚ where the number of collisions will be much less. This process of dispersion will continue until there is no
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Diffusion in Cells Isabel Zak Question: How does the size of a cell affect the distribution of chemicals throughout the cell? Hypothesis: The larger the cell is‚ the more difficult it will be for the chemicals to reach the centre of the cell‚ and diffuse throughout it. This is because there will be a higher surface-area to volume ratio in the larger cells‚ making the centre of the cells further away from the surface. Therefore‚ when dipped in sodium hydroxide‚ the larger cells will not
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1.0 Introduction 1.1 Aim and Assumptions: The aim of this experiment is to observe the rate of diffusion of diethyl ether vapour into stagnant air‚ and then determine the diffusivity. An error analysis of this calculation also had to be carried out. The following assumptions made were: * Diethyl Ether is an ideal gas * Partial pressure at the top of the tube was equal to zero * Mass transfer resistance between the liquid surface at the bottom of the tube is insufficient‚ compared with the
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the body however if both fail to work it is a major issue and it causes problems as the kidney cannot filter the blood. How does a renal dialysis work: A dialysis machine tries to mimic some of the functions of a normal human kidney. One of the jobs of a kidney is to remove urea and some salts from the blood so they can leave the body in the urine. In a dialysis machine‚ blood from the patient runs through tubes made of a semi-porous membrane. Outside the tubes is a sterile solution made up of water
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influence the rate of diffusion through a membrane. Chemical kinetics plays a large part in diffusion. In order for a solute to passively diffuse through a membrane‚ it must line up with a pore in the membrane and pass through it (textbook 101). The concentration gradient is also important for diffusion because solutes diffuse from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration (textbook page 101). There are different factors that can affect the rate of this diffusion. Our intent was to measure
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Hypothesis - If the glucose and starch solution stays within the beaker of water for a longer period of time‚ then more water will travel through the selectively permeable membrane due to the effects of diffusion on the solution. If the level of sucrose within the solution increases‚ then the effects of osmosis will cause the change in mass to also increase due to higher concentrations of sucrose and the increased net movement of the water molecules within the solution. Analysis - When the glucose and
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Dialysis Experiment: Diffusion of Polar and Non-Polar Substances Introduction It was hypothesized that if the solution is polar‚ then it will diffuse through the dialysis bag. All five solutions of starch‚ albumin‚ sodium sulfate‚ sodium chloride‚ and glucose were placed inside of a dialysis bag‚ which was then placed in a culture dish filled with distilled water. After waiting 60 minutes‚ for the solutions to escape the bag‚ the distilled water was tested for all five solutions through individual
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Diffusion is a natural act that takes place in the human body in order to utilize and absorb important concentrations into the body. In order to understand how diffusion works‚ it is important to understand how temperature plays a role. In connection with diffusion‚ a certain temperature must be obtained to begin the process. Introduction Diffusion is very important in the body for the movement of substances. An example would be the movement of oxygen from the air into the blood and carbon dioxide
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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 osmosis therefore there will be no percentage of weight change in potato cubes 2) The osmolarity of salt within the potato cubes lie between 0.8% and 1.0%. Thus saying‚ solutions of salt ranging from 0.0%(distilled water) to 0.8% will be hypotonic while the
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