12/11/15 Personal Engagement: Every Thanksgiving my aunt and grandma switch off making mashed potatoes and every year they use the same recipe. This year it was my aunt’s turn and when we went to eat the mashed potatoes they were super salty. After thanksgiving dinner that year I became interested in figuring out how the using the same recipes the outcome could be so different. Background Information: Osmosis is the of a solvent across a semipermeable membrane from an area of lower solute concentration
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Osmosis Experiment Subject: Professor Egg-avier Duration: 3 weeks (Oct 2nd – Oct 16th) Week 1 On October 2nd my group was giving a raw egg (weighing 58.8 grams) and placed it into a clear mason jar with 200mL of vinegar. The ph levels of our vinegar equaled a 2 which tells us that vinegar is a fairly acidic liquid. Once submerged in the vinegar‚ little bubbles began to appear around the egg’s shell. We believed this to be carbon dioxide escaping from the shell. We left our egg to sit in the
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Observations: Three potatoes were placed in three different solutions‚ 40% salt‚ 0.4% salt‚ and tap water. After two days the only significant change was in the potato that was in tap water. It changed from firm to soft‚ while the other two potatoes remained firm. There was also an awful odor that only came from the potato in the tap water. Conclusion: The hypothesis was correct. The 40% salt solution killed the sailor. This solution was hypertonic which causes osmosis to move the water out of
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Osmosis Design Lab November 19‚ 2011 Biology Defining the Problem and Selecting the Variables Research Question: What will happen to mass of the cell when it is placed in different solutions while trying to reach equilibrium? Background Information Osmosis is the procedure where water or different types of liquids move through a semipermeable membrane. This type of passage is considered as simple diffusion where no energy is required. This means that the liquid will have
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Couch Potatoes Vs. Athletes The truth about couch potatoes and athletes has finally been exposed. Athletes are snotty‚ pompous people who like to put others down to elevate themselves. Couch potatoes are humble‚ intellectual‚ and confident people. Contrary to the common misconception couch potatoes are not really un-active‚ lazy people. Instead‚ the lifestyle of couch potatoes is merely the outcome of extremely caring and intellectual people. Couch potatoes are those who are very concerned
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Osmosis Lab Introduction: In order for cells to interact with their environment‚ molecules must be able to move through the cell membrane. Movement within the cell occurs by diffusion. Molecules move through the cell membrane by osmosis. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. This happens because of random molecular motion. Molecules move around randomly until there is an even mixture throughout cell and mixture. The overall
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Aim: My objective is to plan and conduct an experiment from which I should be able to draw a firm conclusion that will either prove or disprove any predictions I make. This essay aims to assess and investigate the effect of various solution concentrations on the activity of osmosis in plant tissue. Background scientific theory: Plants exchange gases (CO2 and O2) in maintaining vital respiratory processes and in carrying out photosynthesis;
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Demonstrating osmosis Introduction The movement of water in and out of a system bounded by a membrane permeable to water‚ but not certain other substances‚ can be inferred by either mass changes or volume changes in that system. It is possible to monitor other changes in physical conditions‚ such as texture. Monitoring mass enables quantification of the changes‚ whereas other changes may only be qualitatively measured. Equipment / materials 4 eggs Sugar Distilled water Acetic acid Scales
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In this experiment‚ we worked with potatoes‚ also known as solanum tuberosum (Watkins‚ n.d). Potatoes are starchy crops that provide a lot of energy. For this experiment‚ our hypothesis was: If the pH level of the solution is more basic‚ then the potato membrane will weigh less due to osmosis. Our null hypothesis was: If the pH level of a solution is either acidic or basic‚ then it will have no effect on the weight. The independent variable was the different solutions of different pH values. The
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The Art of the Conclusion The conclusion of an essay should establish a sense of closure or completeness that leaves the reader with lingering thoughts about the topic. Each writer has their own approach in composing a conclusion that they feel solidifies their argument; every approach makes different demands of a reader because of the moves the writer chooses to make. The essays “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” by Gloria Anzaldua‚ “Translating Translation” by Alberto Alvaro Rios‚ and “Joyas Voladoras”
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