Effects of Tonicity on Cell Membrane Abstract The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effects of tonicity on a cell membrane using red blood cells‚ potato strips and three unknown solutions (A‚ B‚ C). First three slides were prepared containing RBC’s and unknown solutions A‚ B and C. A control slide was prepared only using RBC’s. After observing each slide under the microscope it was determined that unknown solution A was hypertonic because the RBC appeared to have shrunk. The
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process of diffusion and be distributed throughout the coffee. Osmosis is movement of H2O molecules passing through a permeable cell membrane to the less concentrated solution‚ eventually to reach an equivalent number of molecules on both sides of the cell membrane. 1.2 The important factors in the process of diffusion and osmosis is H2O being present with soluble molecules that are small enough to be absorbed through the cell membrane to then be evenly distributed throughout the object. Temperature
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environment. From the results‚ when the concentration increase to 0.3M‚ the mass of the potato slices decreased by -3.26%. We can conclude we see that as we increased the sucrose concentration it was a decrease in the percent change. Introduction All cells have membranes that are selectively permeable. In other words‚ they allow certain things in and certain substances are not allowed to enter the inside of the cell. Osmosis is the process of water movement across the membranes from an area of high
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move materials through membranes in order to maintain homeostasis. The cellular environment is aqueous‚ indicating that the solutes dissolve in the solvent‚ water. When a cell is hypertonic‚ or hypotonic‚ to its surroundings‚ it tries to make concentration of solution inside and outside itself equal. However‚ the solutes are too big to pass the cell membranes without the help of channel proteins‚ or transport proteins. Water may freely pass through the membrane by osmosis‚ which requires no energy
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Introduction Part 1: The purpose of this experiment was to determine the quantity of water in several different types of popcorn. Determining the amount of water in the product will determine the likelihood of it popping. More water in a piece of popcorn increases the amount of pressure buildup when it is heated. With the data it will be determined if more expensive popcorn equates to a better‚ more reliable popcorn. Part 2: The purpose of this experiment was to create a method of separating
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Introduction: Diffusion and osmosis are passive processes of transport. Passive transport involves no disbursement of energy by the cell. Diffusion movement is from high concentration to low concentration‚ which the driving force for this type of movement is kinetic energy particles themselves. Which crystal (Methylene blue‚ solid or Potassium Permanganate KMnO4-purple) will move further than the other due to the driving force (kinetic energy)? My prediction is that Potassium Permanganate KMnO4-
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Introduction The purpose of this experiment 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
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purpose of this lab is to measure urinary glucose (a known and unknown sample) using two quantitative tests: colorimetric strip test and o-toluidine test. Urinary glucose is the main focus for this lab due to its involvement with diabetes‚ a disease defined by the abnormal regulation of insulin. The most effective method for monitoring glucose is through blood glucose compared to urinary glucose. It has been discovered that urinary glucose is not a good measure of changes in blood glucose because: (1)
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Introduction This experiment was osmosis and diffusion. In this experiment I began by calculating the volume of a fresh chicken egg. Then to determine the effect of osmotic pressure change on a cell I soaked the raw chicken egg in vinegar for 24 hrs‚ and measured the volume of the egg after the shell had been dissolved by the vinegar. The egg was then submerged in corn syrup for 1-24 hrs‚ then measured and recorded the new egg volume. Finally the egg was submerged in water for 1-24hrs‚ again the
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Table sugar (sucrose) * Table salt (NaCl) * Potato EXPERIMENT 1 PART 1 Procedure: 1. The epidermal layer of an onion is scaled off carefully and placed on a drop of distilled water on the glass slide; 2. The glass slide is slowly lowered down on the epidermal layer using the needle; 3. The onion cells are examined through the microscope; 4. The structure of the onion cells is drawn as observed under the microscope. Results & Observations: In the hypotonic solution
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