Biology 160 Lab Manual Tacoma Community College Last update 06/03/2013 This page left intentionally blank Table of Contents Table of Contents i Laboratory 1: Principles of the Scientific Method 4 In-Lab Report Sheet 12 This page has been left intentionally blank 27 Laboratory 2: Scientific Methodology & Enzyme Activity 28 In-Lab Report Sheet 28 Objectives 33 Introduction 33 Parts of the Swift M5 Microscope 33
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McGowan Goldfish Respiration Lab Introduction The purpose of this experiment was to recognize the effects of temperature on the breathing rate of goldfish (Carassius auratus). Goldfish obtain oxygen from the water; the fish have to distribute the oxygen from the water into their bloodstream. This transfer of oxygen occurs over a surface area of capillary membranes contained in the feathery filaments of the gills located beneath the operculum. According to “The Respiration System of a Goldfish”
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in which yeast is tested with anaerobic conditions and the amount of time it would take to get to the result of fermentation with different sugars. This fermentation rate was calculated with water displacement using pipettes to discover the span of time before the release of air bubbles known as Carbon Dioxide. Sucrose had the highest fermentation rate in comparison to all of the other sugars that were tested. The results confirm the capability of cells when it comes to cellular respiration despite
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Purpose: The purpose of this lab was to gain a complete understanding around the rate of cellular respiration within multicellular organisms‚ also to research and understand how to use a CO2. Background: Living systems require free energy and matter to maintain order‚ to reproduce‚ and grow. Energy deficiencies cause disruptions at the population and ecosystem levels as well. 1 mol of H2O produces 1 mol of CO2 through cellular respiration. Autotrophic organisms capture free energy from the environment
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and Type Of Sugar on Yeast Fermentation Lab Purpose: To measure and analyze the effects of various types and masses of sugar in an ethanol fermentation reaction with yeast. Introduction: Ethanol fermentation is a system in which hydrogen ions from NADH + H + are broken down in order to release the trapped energy and regenerate NAD+. In the absence of a mitochondria or oxygen ethanol is formed‚ which is typically found in bacteria and some yeast. Yeast fermentation has been used
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Abstract The effect of nature of substrates on the rate of cellular respiration in yeast was determined by using the Smith fermentation tube method. Mixtures of 15ml distilled H2O‚ 10% yeast suspension and 15ml of the following solutions (all at 10% concentration):1- starch‚ 2 – lactose‚ 3 – sucrose‚ 4 – glucose‚ 5 – fructose‚ 6 – distilled water ‚ were poured in six smith fermentation tubes. Cotton balls were plugged in the openings of the tubes and the tubes were kept upright and observed for
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Cellular Respiration Lab Report Wednesday 8:00 A.M. Lab March 2nd‚ 2005 I. Introduction In this lab we are measuring the amount of oxygen used in both germinating and non germinating peas. We are measuring the oxygen consumption by taking a reading of a respirometer submerged in two water baths. The first bath will be cold water and the second warm to determine the effect of temperatures on oxygen consumption. Our negative control will be glass beads to measure to increase or decrease
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Osmosis is the movement of water across a membrane. It always navigates to the area of the membrane with a higher solute concentration. We take a closer look at the effects of osmosis in this lab through the examination of red blood cells (sheep)‚ plant cells (elodea)‚ and active transport in yeast. Under the microscope‚ we can determine the effects on plant and animal cells exposed to hypotonic‚ hypertonic‚ and isotonic sodium chloride solutions. Plant cells have a cell wall; however‚ animal cells
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Lab 04: Sugar Respiration in Yeast Sugars are vital to all living organisms. The eukaryotic fungi‚ yeast‚ have the ability to use some‚ but not all sugars as a food source by metabolizing sugar in two ways‚ aerobically‚ with the aid of oxygen‚ or anaerobically‚ without oxygen. The decomposition reaction that takes place when yeast breaks down the hydrocarbon molecules is called cell respiration. As the aerobic respiration breaks down glucose to form viable ATP‚ oxygen gas is consumed and carbon
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