______ 1. Background: Potato is a starchy‚ tuberous crop from the perennial “Solanum tuberosum” of the Solanaceae family (also known as the nightshades). It originated from the area of present-day southern Peru and it’s now grown worldwide. Potatoes were first introduced outside the Andes region four centuries ago‚ and have become an integral part of much of the world ’s cuisine. It is the world ’s fourth-largest food crop‚ following rice‚ wheat‚ and maize. Wild potato species occur throughout
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concentrated area to a low concentrated area. Water is one molecule that can diffuse freely in a cell. Other molecules need assistance through the cell membrane through a process called facilitated diffusion. Osmosis moves from an area of low concentration to high concentration. In osmosis water moves in the opposite way. Water flow is determined by the concentration‚ not the nature of the solute. There are a couple of things to consider for diffusion to work. The size of the cell‚ permeability
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http://thegrabup.com/?p=811 Significance Of Osmosis (700-1200) Osmosis is a process of movement of solvent through a semi permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration to equalize the concentration of solute to both side of the membrane. . Water is sometimes called "the perfect solvent‚" and living tissue (for example‚ a human being’s cell walls) is the best example of a semipermeable membrane. Osmosis process as demonstrated below shows that when
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ranging from simple boiling to elaborate fermentation‚ drying and grinding to make flour may vary depending on the varieties of roots and tubers. The taro flour production from fresh tuber soon after harvest serves as an effective procedure against storage loss. Converting fresh edible tubers to flours will avoid losses and ensure supply of the products from tubers throughout the year‚ which may contribute to the growth of regional food industries and employability of the people.¬ 2.5.1. Basic steps
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Table Nr 1. Color changes in IKI test for presence of starch and for presence of sugar in Benedict’s test |Part 1 |Original content |Original color |Final color |Color after Benedict’s test | |Sausage casing |glucose and starch |clear |clear | | |Beaker |distiled water |transparent |transparent
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escape into the air‚ and cadmium and lead may end up in the ash. As one of the most ubiquitous crops in the world‚ the potato is poised to feed the entire world. Along the way‚ scientists discovered that the popular staple of many people’s diets may also have potential to help power it as well. The potato is starchy‚ tuberous crop from the perennial nightshade . The word "potato" may refer either to the plant itself
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The Osmosis Scientific Paper Emily N. Charbonneau Grand Valley State University The point of this experiment was to observe if the different concentrations of sucrose would change the speed of osmosis. Osmosis is a process of a fluid that will pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution which most of the time has a higher concentration. Osmosis will be demonstrated throughout the lab. The importance of osmosis in a plant and animal cell there is a cell membrane‚ which helps liquids and
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Keegan Bauman Potato Lab Dr. Peano Block 1 Introduction: Potatoes are just your average food; they have been around for as long as the human race can remember. In this lab we will make them be a prime example of osmosis‚ which is a transport mechanism. In this lab the problem being tested was what environment affects the mass of the potatoes the most. The independent variable is the environments used salt‚ water and iodine solution. The dependent variable is the mass of the potato after being
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different sucrose solutions. The following data was observed and collected throughout the experiment. Observations: -Qualitative: The potatoes were: Tubed shaped Yellow in color Initially hard in texture -Quantitative: Table 1: Weight of the potato in grams before and after placed in a different concentrations of sucrose solutions. Sucrose solution (M) Weight Before (g) ± 0.01 (A) Weight After (g) ± 0.01 (B) 0 4.56 4.31 0.2 4.22 4.28 0.4 4.13 4.08 0.6 4.57 4.45 0.8 4.60 4
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that a potato cube is placed in. The temperatures that were tested in this investigation were 0°C‚ 20°C (room temperature)‚ and 70°C. This investigation tested the hypothesis: The rate of osmosis will increase as the temperature increases 2x2x2cm cubes of potato were weighed and then placed into 100mL of 10% NaCl solutions for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes the cubes were again weighed to determine the amount of mass that they lost/gained and thus get an indication of the rate of osmosis. The results
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