Biology Investigation: Effect of different concentrations of sucrose solutions on the mass of potatoes Research question Is the mass of potatoes going to be smaller or bigger in different sucrose concentration? 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
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Osmosis Lab Report The essential focus of the experiment was to acquire data for the mass change resulting from osmosis in order to determine the carbohydrate solution of the carrot cells. The carrots were a vegetable used within the experiment with a carbohydrate solution around .5 M. The hypothesis is if there are carrots in different carbohydrate solutions then there will be a percent change in mass. The carrots have large vacuoles that hold water‚ this allows the mass to increase when the hypertonic
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liquids or gases. 4. Cell membrane the semi permeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell. 5. Solute concentration a component of a solution: in a solution‚ the dissolving substance is called a solvent whereas the dissolved substance 6. Osmosis the tendency of a fluid‚ usually water‚ to pass through a semipermeable membrane into a solution where the solvent concentration is higher‚ 7. Active transport the movement of ions or molecules across a cell membrane into a region of higher
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Diffusion and Osmosis in an egg Low concentration 1.1 Diffusion is the process of molecules spreading from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration. High concentration 1.1 Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from the area of low concentration of solute to the area of high concentration of solute. 1.2 Diffusion is important to living cells because it’s the way they take in materials from the environment‚ and they also prevent themselves
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ways: RBC osmotic permeability is measured‚ and diffusional water permeability is measured (Benga and Borza 1995). Diffusion is the movement of high concentration to low concentration. The diffusion of water across a permeable membrane is called osmosis. Water concentration in red blood cells can cause three different situations: hypertonic solution‚ isotonic solution‚ and a hypotonic solution. A hypertonic solution is when there is a higher concentration of salts dissolved outside the cell and pure
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How is Osmosis Affected By the Concentration PLANNING Independent Variable The independent variable in this experiment is the thing that I will be changing in the experiment. This is the range of concentrations that have been obtained by diluting the original 1M solution of Sucrose. This is therefore the only thing that is going to be altered as I am investigating how different percentage of water molecules affects the weight of the the potato thus the rate and direction of osmosis. Dependant
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The Effect of pH on the Rate of Osmosis Using a Glucose Solution Melissa Werderitch Biology 157 11/6/06 Introduction In a journal article written by Florian Lang‚ osmosis is essentially explained as the flow of water from one area to another that are separated by a selectively permeable membrane to equalize concentrations of particles in the two locations (Lang‚ 1997). Osmosis is able to maintain osmotic pressure and regulate a cell’s volume. In a hypotonic () or hypertonic () environment
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2002 AL Biology marking scheme Paper 1 Section A Terms with *‚ mark deduction for wrong spelling. Alternatives and correct answers not listed in this document should be accepted.) Marks 1 .1/2 mark for each correct answer Column 1 E earthworm B jellyfish F starfish D clam 2. (2) Concepts for mark allocation • worn-out organelles are enclosed by membrane forming vacuoles (1) worn-out organelles are enclosed by lysosomes (3) • lysosome releases hydrolytic enzymes into the
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Lab Activity No. __ Diffusion and Osmosis I. Introduction Diffusion is the transfer of molecules (or ions) from an area of higher concentration to a lower concentration‚ while osmosis is the transfer of water from a higher concentration to a lower concentration. II. Objectives 1. Demonstrate diffusion and osmosis across membrane. 2. Examine the relation of membrane permeability to diffusion and osmosis. III. Materials 2 thistle tubes‚ 2 big beakers‚ 4 tube clamps to fit iron stands
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| Stage 2 Biology | | Adelaide High School | [Osmosis Practical Report] Abstract: | The purpose of this investigation is to see if the concentration of Sodium chloride (NaCl) solution will affect the mass of the potato cylinder hence the rate of osmosis. This can be done by placing 5‚ identical in length (3cm) but different in weight‚ tubes of potato in 5 different beakers. Each containing an altered NaCl concentration. The concentrations used in this experiment were‚ 0%‚ 2%‚
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