LABORATORY REPORT TITLE : MEASURING pH LEVELS AND WATER ACTIVITY OF FOODS NAME: MATRIC NO: GROUP: 2 DATE OF EXPERIMENTAL WORK: 13 MARCH 2013 DATE OF SUBMISSION: 20 MARCH 2013 TITLE: MEASURING pH LEVELS AND WATER ACTIVITY OF FOODS ACTIVITY 1 Introduction : This experiment was performed to investigate the pH levels of different types of food products. The pH of a solution can be determined experimentally in several ways. The pH scale is the range of pH values from 0 to 14. The paper that
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CASSAVA STARCH AS A MAJOR COMPONENT IN MAKING BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC ABSTRACT The purpose of this experiment is to be able to help the society with its environmental issues by creating biodegradable plastic out of cassava starch. The procedures that the researchers used in this investigatory project were all experimental and were based on Scientific Method. The researchers used environment-friendly materials which can be made into biodegradable plastics that will not harm the environment
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learning how to measure the pH of several different liquids as well as learning how to change the pH of those liquids by adding other acidic and alkaline mixtures. Materials: Graduated cylinder- used to measure the various liquids 4 100 mL beakers- used to hold liquids when measuring pH pH meter- used to measure the pH of the various liquids Tap water- liquid we are trying to find pH of Distilled water- liquid we are trying to find pH of Soda- liquid we are trying to find pH of Milk- liquid we
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Investigatory project Cassava starch as an effective component for Ideal Biodegradable Plastic Members: Wesley Ong Kyle Cheng Georwin Ng Charles Ngan Raphael Chan Table of contents I. Introduction II. Review of related literature III. Methodology Introduction A. Background of the study The cassava root is long and tapered‚ with a firm‚ homogeneous flesh encased in a detachable rind‚ about 1mm thick‚ rough and brown on
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Factors affecting Enzyme Activity: The effect of pH on enzyme activity Background Knowledge: An enzyme is a biological catalyst – which speeds up the reaction rate‚ without itself getting altered. Enzymes are proteins with long polypeptide chains that are folded up into three – dimensional shapes. An enzyme acts on a substrate to convert the substrate into a product useful for the organism.The active site is a special region on the surface of the enzyme where the substrate binds to the enzyme.
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ANAEROBIC DIGESTION ON BIODEGRADABLE WASTE FOR METHANE GAS CAPTURE BIODEGRADABLE WASTE: Biodegradable waste is a type of waste‚ typically originating from plant or animal sources‚ which can be decomposed by other living organisms. Biomass‚ manure‚ sewage‚ municipal waste‚ green waste and plant materials are some of these common biodegradable waste. ANAEROBIC DIGESTION: This is a series of biological processes in which microorganisms breakdown biodegradable materials in the absence of oxygen
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Introduction: With the execution of this experiment‚ we began to go deeper into the Cell and Molecular Biology course. The main focus of the experiment would be how the Restriction Endonucleases cleave the strands of DNA. For this experiment‚ pBR322 was the specimen to use. Restriction Endonucleases work by cleaving the sugar phosphate backbone of specific DNA sites. Restriction enzymes that have been isolated from bacteria have a defensive role. This idea is illustrated when an attacking foreign
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A Case of Acute Pancreatitis by David F. Dean Department of Biology‚ Spring Hill College NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE Case Presentation George Hendrix is a 38-year-old man who has abused alcohol his entire adult life. Recently‚ following an episode of binge drinking‚ George experienced a gradual onset of pain in his upper abdomen that radiated to his back. The pain persisted for several hours and worsened each time that he ate. He also felt nauseous and experienced repeated
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The main structural difference between starch glycogen cellulose comes from? In: Human and Animal Interaction Starch‚ glycogen and cellulose are all polymers of glucose. They differ in the type of glucose present and the bonds which link thr glucose monomers together. Starch and glycogen are made from alpha-glucose. This is an isomer of glucose in which the hydroxyl (-OH) group attached to carbon number 1 is below the plane of the ring. Starch is itself composed of two types of polymer:amylose
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1. tested and measured? The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether the dark or light coleus leaf had the presence of starch. We used a dark and light leaf to test the presence of starch and how much was produced. 2. Summarize the results and how the results were obtained. Be sure to note the reason for each treatment of the leaves. As appropriate‚ compare experimental samples to controls. Both leaves were boiled in water then placed in hot ethyl alcohol. After adding the iodine
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