Investigating the effect of temperature on plant cell membranes The purpose of this activity is: • to practise experimental and investigative skills • to investigate the effect of temperature on cell membrane structures Procedure SAFETY: Always carry scalpels clasped to a tile and with the tip pointing away from you. Beetroot cells contain pigments called betalains that give the tissue its dark purple-red colour. The pigment is contained in the cell vacuole. Investigation
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-- The Effect of Temperature on Membrane Permeability in Beetroot Cells Stage 2 Biology 2013 Results Figure 1 Temperature | Absorbance at 530nm | 30°C | 0.407nm | 40°C | 0.457nm | 50°C | 0.518nm | 60°C | 0.622nm | 70°C | 0.672nm | 80°C | 0.859nm | The table above gives an example of how a higher temperature has a greater effect
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Why does belatin leak out of cooked Beetroot? In cooked beetroot‚ the water or food would become stained due to its leakage of betalin (the redish-purple pigment). Betalin is found in the vacuole of beetroot cell. The leakage may have been caused by something happening in the cell membrane of the beetroot – concerning the proteins embedded in the phospholipid layer. The study will require the experiment of different temperatures of water and to find out which in temperature causes the most leakage
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speed up the activation rates that occur in living organisms. Without enzymes‚ it would be difficult to break down particles like food in the digestion system. Enzymes are all very specific to what chemical reactions they will work with‚ and the temperature‚ pH‚ and salt concentration have to be a specific levels in order for the enzyme to function. The structure of each enzyme has a fixed shape in which a certain the substrate will fit into. The sequence of the amino acids in the enzyme determines
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Enzymes are catalysts that increase the rate of chemical reactions organisms‚ allowing cells to break or build things instantly. The structure of an enzyme is essential to its function. Enzymes are proteins‚ made up of 100-1000 amino acids bonded together in chains. These chains are folded/coiled into a unique 3-D structure that allows them to bind to a reactant‚ called a substrate at an active site. Enzymes are flexible‚ and therefore can change it’s shape to better accommodate its substrate; this
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Analysis Is a magnet affect by warm or cold temperatures? This experiment showed that if a magnet is cold‚ then it will have more magnetic pull than a warm magnet. The independent variable is the temperature of magnets. The dependent variable is the magnetic pull of magnets. The experimental group is magnets exposed to different temperatures. The control group is the room temperature magnet. The control variables are the amount of time the magnets are exposed to different temperatures‚ the type of magnet
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Enzyme Activity How does temperature affect enzyme activity? In this practical investigation‚ my aim is to discover how temperature will affect enzyme activity‚ by looking at the rate of reaction. I predict that the higher the temperature will be‚ the faster the reactions take place. However‚ I also think that there will be an optimum temperature‚ at which the reaction will work at its fastest; if the temperature goes beyond that‚ the reactions will stop altogether as the enzymes would have
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Does Temperature of Kernels Affect Popcorn Yield? Project Design Plan This experiment will attempt to determine if the temperature that popcorn kernels are stored at will affect the amount of un-popped kernels when using a hot air popcorn popper. Popcorn kernels contain moisture inside of them which‚ when heated‚ turns to steam and expands that in turn causes the kernel to explode. Popcorn.org states that loss of moisture content can cause less yield amounts when popping popcorn (popcorn.org‚ 2014)
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Data Analysis Does temperature affect the strength of Gorilla Glue? If two pieces of wood are glued together at a 90° angle and one is put in the freezer‚one at room temperature‚ and one heated‚ then the glued wood from the freezer will be stronger. The independent variable was the temperature. The dependent variable was the strength of the glue. Some constant variables were the amount of glue‚ the type of glue‚ and the type of wood used. The experimental group was the temperatures. The control group
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However‚ the rate of a reaction can be altered either faster or slower depending on certain variables. These variables are concentration‚ temperature‚ surface area‚ and catalysts. A reaction can be made faster or slower with a variation in the concentration of reactants; a reaction goes faster when there is an increase in concentration of a reactant. Temperature allows the reactants to react faster‚ and increasing the amount of energy taken in. Allowing the molecules to react faster. Surface area
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