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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Reverse Osmosis Application Assignment Osmosis is the dissemination of water atoms through a semi-permeable layer from areas of high to low concentration in the direction that tends to equalize the solute concentration on both sides. In real life osmosis is found in roots of plants retain water from the dirt‚ and kidneys taking water from blood [5]. Reverse osmosis is the removal of solute from water by applying pressure to the water and moving the solution through a semi-permeable membrane. It is
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Introduction: In this experiment‚ you will study osmosis. Your task is to design an experiment that will determine what concentration of solute is isotonic with the specimen cells. (Design) Procedure: You will be provided with the following materials: Potato‚ potato corer‚ scalpel‚ forceps‚ electronic balance 10 % salt solution‚ distilled water‚ 50 mL beakers‚ graduated cylinder‚ paper towel You must design a procedure that will enable you to determine the concentration
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of the cell. An important part of regulating this is passive transport. Passive transport is the movement of materials through membranes without any input of energy. One type of passive transport is diffusion. Passive transport is the diffusion of substances across a membrane. In diffusion‚ molecules will usually move from where the substance is more concentrated to where it is less concentrated. The molecules also tend to spread out in the space they enter just like food coloring in water
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means that it only allows certain molecules or ions to get in or to get out of the cell. There are three types of movement of particals across the cell: diffusion(and also facilitated diffusion)‚ osmosis and active transport. Diffusion and osmosis are passive movements and they don’t require any energy. Active transport requires ATP energy. OSMOSIS is the passive movement of water molecules across a partially permeable (semipermeable) membrane‚ from a region of lower solute concentration to a region
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potato would have burst if even more was absorbed‚ whereas the length stayed the same. In Cylinder (B) the mass and length increased‚ which means the potato cells absorbed some Sodium Chloride (NaCl)‚ so the cells don’t shrivel up and die. For Cylinder 3 the mass and length also increased‚ like cylinder (B). The potato cells would have shrivelled up if water was released‚ so by absorbing more it avoided this. c.) The liquid that was…to the cell sap of the potato… i. Isotonic was NaCl (0.25M). The percentage
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Potato Osmosis Introduction: A shipwrecked sailor is stranded on a small desert island with no fresh water to drink. They know they could last without food for up to a month‚ but if they didn’t have water to drink they will be dead within a week. Hoping to postpone the inevitable‚ their thirst drives them to drink the salty seawater. They are dead in two days. Why do you think drinking seawater killed the sailor faster than not drinking any water at all? Today we explore the cause of the sailor’s
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Biology 107 Section 1 11/4/13 Diffusion & Osmosis Introduction The purpose in this experiment was to estimate the osmolarity of potato tuber and celery cells by change of weight.Pieces of potato tuber and celery would be incubated in different sucrose solutions to find out the molarity at which weight of potato and celery tissues do not change. My hypothesis was that the Table 1: Group Data for Experiment:Estimating Osmolarity by Change in Weight Table
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AP Biology August 23‚ 2012 Egg Osmosis Lab Definition of osmosis: The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane from high to low concentrations Hypothesis: If I place an egg in vinegar‚ then the outer layer of the egg is going to become slimy and look like rubber. It will also become larger and bubbles will form on and around the egg. Hypothesis: If I place an egg in corn syrup‚ then the egg will become small and the outer layer will not look like rubber any longer. Day one:
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Science and Mathematics Department of Biological Sciences In partial fulfillment of : BIOLOGY 101.1 (Scientific Paper on Diffusion) Submitted by : Diate‚ Kim P. (B.S.E Gen.Sci.1) Submitted to : Olive S. Anies‚ Ph.D ABSTRACT This scientific paper investigates my hypothesis that "Higher molecular weight produce faster diffusion". Diffusion is a process of equalization which involves movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
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