Ronald Wilson Pd:4th 11/16/12 Introduction In this experiment diffusion and osmosis is the main idea. When using diffusion and osmosis you are trying to separate different solute concentrations on either side of the membrane. Only a solute’s relative concentration‚ or water potential‚ affects the rate of osmosis. The higher the concentration of solutes‚ the faster water will flow through the membrane to equalize the concentration. The way we describe the movement from higher to lower concentration
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Agar What is it and where is it from? Derived from the cell walls of red algae‚ agar is a gelatinous substance extracted through a process of boiling and filtration. Agar is specifically used in laboratories for diagnostics and experimental purposes. Agars main purpose is to act as a growth medium for micro-organisms such as bacteria and fungi. The micro-organisms feed off the nutrients contained in Agar and can be both cultured and observed within it by scientists and the use of a microscope. Using
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Investigating the Relationship between Cell Size and Rate of Diffusion Ban Madi 11 Dp Biology SL Research Question: How does the size of the cell affect its efficiency in exchanging substances through several ways‚ like diffusion? Aim: To plan and carry out an investigation to show the relationship between volume/Cm3‚ surface area‚ and diffusion using agar cubes measured in time/s; and to demonstrate‚ using diffusion‚ why the size of cells is limited‚ keeping the room temperature
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The Correlation between the Diffusion Rate of a Substance and its Molecular Weight ABSTRACT To test the effect of molecular weight on the rate of diffusion‚ various experiments were performed. One of which is the glass tube test wherein cotton balls of the same size were moistened in two different substances (NH4OH and HCl). These cotton balls were plugged at each side of a glass tube. After some time‚ formation of a white ring occurred. The white ring‚ in fact‚ is a product of the reaction between
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RATIO AND AGAR BLOCKS Conclusion: For this experiment the agar jelly had to be cut in to five different block sizes‚ after that has been done we had to add all five blocks in to the test tube with the acid and time to see how long it would take for the colour to change from a pinky purple to clear. From this experiment I learnt that the bigger the size of the jelly is the more time its going to take for the colour change to take place‚ the colour change represents the rate of diffusion‚ the smaller
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differed between my group’s nutrient agar and MAC agar plates. In courgette‚ there was moderate growth in nutrient agar while it was heavy in Mac agar. In beef broth‚ there was slight growth in nutrient agar while it was negative in MAC agar. In fresh basil‚ growth was heavy in nutrient agar while it was heavy in MAC agar. Where cottage cheese was the ingredient‚ both plates had heavy growth. For walnut‚ growth was slight in nutrient agar while it was negative in MAC agar. Generally‚ the slight difference
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Throughout this lab‚ diffusion and osmosis has been seen and tested through experiment. In part A of the lab‚ diffusion was demonstrated with two solids and an agar gel petri dish. One crystal of potassium permanganate and one crystal of methylene blue were placed on either side of an agar gel petri dish. The purpose of this experiment was to determine which of the crystals would diffuse across the gel more. So the question is‚ which solid would have a higher rate of diffusion through the agar‚ methylene blue
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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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growth of bacteria on Agar plates Hypothesis: That the bacteria will grow in colonies throughout the agar plates except for the one with the anti-biotic loop because some will fight off the bacteria. Method: (Method taken from prac sheet) Plate 1: Use the swab to cover your entire agar plate in your bacteria. You only need one swab of bacteria but be careful to cover the entire surface of your agar in a layer of bacteria. Carefully place an Antibiotic Mastring on top of the agar (use tweezers) in the
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Simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion both _______. move solutes with their concentration gradient Which of the following would decrease the rate of facilitated diffusion? decreasing the number of carrier proteins What happens to facilitated diffusion when the protein carriers become saturated? The maximum rate of transport will occur. What happened when sodium chloride was added as a solute in the left beaker? There was no change in the transport rate of glucose. Which of the following
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