In this lab we will look at how molecules move across the membrane of a cell . Osmosis is the movement of water across a cell membrane.In osmosis the cell membrane is selectively permeable‚which allows for the membrane to control what types of substances that passes through.Transportation can either be passive or active.Passive transport does not require the use of added energy where as active transport requires the cell to use energy. Diffusion is the simplest form of passive transport. Using
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Vegetable Introduction Background Information: Osmosis is the passage of water from a region of high water potential to a region of low water potential‚ down a water potential gradient through a semi-permeable membrane. If a plant cell‚ or an item with similar properties is put in water‚ three different things can happen: • If the surrounding area has a higher water potential‚ the cell will increase in mass through osmosis. The cell will become turgid. • If the surrounding
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the world usage of clean water is resulting in a steadily decreasing supply. There is a process know as Desalination which is an artificial process by which saline water (sea water) is converted into fresh water. This process is known as reverse osmosis. This process is very expensive and very little human use is satisfied by desalination. As the world population rises at an unprecedented rate‚ areas that are experiencing imbalances in supply and demand increases. Water scarcity contributes to
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Microscopic Study: Investigating Osmosis in Red Blood Cells Lab Report Investigating Osmosis in Red Blood Cells Introduction: The flow of water across a permeable membrane is called osmosis‚ and during this process‚ water moves down its concentration gradient. A solution surrounding a cell is hypertonic if it contains more solute particles than the inside of the cell‚ and the water will move out of the cell into the surrounding hypertonic solution by osmosis. If the solution is hypotonic
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the effect of water gain or loss in animal and plant cells. INTRODUCTION: Osmosis is the tendency of water to flow from a hypotonic solution (low concertration of dissolved substances) to hypertonic solution ( higher concerntration of dissolved substances) across a semipermeable membrane. Osmosis occurs when different concentrations of water are separated by a differentially permeable membrane. One example of a differentially permeable membrane
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Potato Osmosis Biology SL - ATh INVESTIGATION “Potato Osmosis” INTRODUCTION Osmosis is a process that occurs at a cellular level that entails the spontaneous net movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration in order to equalize the level of water in each region. Involved in this process are hypotonic‚ hypertonic and isotonic solutions. A hypotonic solution is one with a lower osmotic pressure‚ indicating
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Aging‚ “The accumulation of diverse deleterious changes occurring in cells and tissues with advancing age that are responsible for the increased risk of disease and death.” (Tosato‚ 401). This major aspect of our life is still a mystery to scientists‚ however there are many theories behind the process‚ and reason humans and all living organisms age. Many studies have been performed to understand more about this phenomenon‚ yet no definitive theory has been stated. Free radical theory has been a popular
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Diffusion and Osmosis Diffusion The exchange of substances between cells and the environment occur in ways that require metabolic energy (active transport) and in ways that do not (passive transport-Energy from natural‚ inbuilt motion of particles). Diffusion is an example of passive transport. Diffusion is the net movement of molecules or ions from a region where they are more highly concentrated to one where their concentration is lower. Figure 1 Figure 2 Diffusion is only
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(Na3PO412HO) and 2.0 g of dried baker’s yeast. Vigorously shake the contents to mix them thoroughly. The Erlenmeyer flask is fitted with a one-hole rubber stopper containing a short piece of glass tubing. Latex tubing (8 -12 in.) is attached to the glass tubing. An overhand knot is loosely tied in the tubing. The low part of the loop is filled with just enough water so that the passage is blocked‚ but gas from the fermenting chamber will be able to push the water out of the way and escape (brewers
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related to each other at the same time. Such methods are crucial for seawater reverse osmosis for what they bring from cost and residence time reductions to the increase in the production quality. 6.1. Pretreatment Various pretreatment methods are used and they include: biofilter‚ subsurface intake systems‚ conventional treatment‚ biological activated carbon‚ and chlorine injection. 6.1.1. Biofilter In reverse osmosis‚ various problems might arise; however‚ the major problem that could be faced is
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