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    Osmosis in Potato Tissue Experiment  Background Information  Osmosis can be defined as the movement of water across a  semi-permeable membrane from a region of high water concentration to a  region of low water concentration.  The semi-permeable membrane allows small particles through it but does  not allow large particles such as sodium chloride. Osmosis will  continue until a state of equilibrium is reached i.e. there is no area  with a higher or lower concentration than another area

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    Unit 4 Lab – Effects of Osmosis on Living Tissue Assignment Total: 35 Points Course Weight: 6 Pre-Lab Preparation - Review the following resources to complete this assignment: Textbook: Chapter 5‚ pg. 83-86 Mastering Biology / Study Area / Chapter 05 – The Working Cell / Student Home Key Concepts Video: Plasmolysis Video: Turgid Elodea Activity: Membrane Structure Activity: Diffusion Activity: Osmosis and Water Balance in Cells Bioflix: Membrane Transport Additional Resources Blast Animation: Diffusion

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    Potato Osmosis Lab Report

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    was to demonstrate osmosis. Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane (Bell et al 2004). Osmosis is the movement of water molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration (Brown 1999). Hypertonic is the solution with a higher salt concentration. Hypotonic solution is the solution with the lower salt concentration. My hypothesis is that the potato core will increase in size. When the solution is hypertonic‚ the potato will decrease in size

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    Experiment to Investigate Osmosis in Potatoes The aim of this experiment is to investigate the movement of water in and out of plant cells. The cells chosen for study will be taken from potato tubers. Firstly I will explain what osmosis is. Osmosis is the passage of water from a region of high water concentration through a semi permeable membrane to a region of low water concentration. This definition contains three important statements: a) It is the passage of water through a semi permeable membrane

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    Observing Osmosis in Potato Cells Planning Purpose: To observe the effect of osmosis on plant cells. Hypothesis: The higher the salt content of the water‚ the lower the mass of the potato. Variables: Independent: the salt percentage of the solution Dependent: the weight of the potato in grams Controlled: the amount of water the length of time between measurements the method of measuring the type of plant cells tested Equipment: (as seen on 2A Human Biology task sheet)

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    Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules from an area of high concentration of sucrose solution to an area of lower concentration of sucrose solution‚ through a selectively permeable membrane. The water molecules move down a concentration gradient in osmosis. Two diagrams of osmosis are shown in figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 shows the diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane from an area of highly concentrated sucrose solution to an area of lower concentrated sucrose solution

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    Potato Osmosis Lab Report

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    Osmosis and Scientific Method Lab Report Abstract The purpose of the lab is to see how different size potatoes have faster water movement depending on the concentration of sucrose it was placed in. We had two sized potatoes‚ 6g and 10g‚ and placed each in three different dilutions of sucrose at 0.5M‚ 0.1M‚ and 0.05M. We also placed a 6g and 10g potato piece in water to act as a control. Based on the weight percent change over 60 minutes‚ the 6g potato piece had faster water movement than the

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    Potato Osmosis Lab Report

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    Title: Potato Osmosis Abstract: In this experiment was designed to study the effect of a concentrated solution applied to white and sweet potatoes. The solution’s impact among the potatoes were to be either hypertonic‚ hypotonic‚ or isotonic. The potatoes were first cut into fries with a fry cutter‚ and then weighed after being cut. The white and sweet potatoes’ weights ranged from .005-.015 grams. A total of 18 sugar solutions are to be made over the course of 3 trials. In each trial‚ 6 different

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    Investigation of Factors Affect Osmosis in Potatoes  Aim  The aim of the following experiment was to investigate the effect of  varying the concentration of sucrose solution on osmosis in a potato.  Preliminary Experiments  One preliminary experiment was done before the main experiment. From  the preliminary‚ we were trying to find out how osmosis actually  occurred in potatoes‚ and gave us a vague idea on what the main  experiment would be like.  This preliminary will aid my prediction

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