the water and sucrose‚ osmosis can no longer take place. Osmosis can only occur when water is traveling from a higher concentrated area to a lower concentrated area. Hydrostatic pressure occurs when the bag reaches maximum capacity. Water will enter the bag through osmosis but get pushed out through hydrostatic pressure. This works in a cycle and prevents the bag from obtaining more volume and mass. 1b. The curves for the 40% and 20% sucrose differ in the rate of osmosis because of their concentration
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The Semipermeability of Cell Membrane to Different Osmotic Environments Using Dialyzing Bag Model1 Sittie Johaynnah M. Sambarani Group 3 Sec. I-1L December 17‚ 2012 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 1 A scientific paper in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Biology 10 Laboratory under Professor Junaldo
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Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to test the effects of osmosis on eggs in hypertonic solutions and hypotonic solutions. Hypothesis: If the corn syrup is a hypertonic solution‚ then the egg’s size will shrink. If the water is a hypotonic solution‚ then the egg will swell. Materials: Styrofoam cups (2 per group) Styrofoam cups to weigh down egg (2) Balance Paper towels Vinegar (enough to cover egg) Distilled water Corn syrup Fresh eggs (2 per group) Procedure: Day
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1. a. List four cell structures that were common to both plant and animal cells. (4 points) b. What structures were unique to plant cells? (2 points) c. What structures were unique to animal cells? (2 points)--Answer below: a. 1. Rough ER 2. Smooth ER 3. Golgi Apparatus 4. Nucleus b. 1. Chloroplast 2. Cell walls 3. Vacuole c.
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balance and internal salt for several different reasons such as‚ compensating for water loss‚ avoiding excess water gain‚ and maintaining a proper osmotic concentration of the body fluids (Saladin‚ 2010). This process is derived from osmosis‚ however is much more complex. Osmosis is the diffusion of water down its cavity gradient through a semipermeable membrane. The aim of the experiment was to determine whether P. lurca (Phylum Sipuncula) was an osmoconformer and U. coarctata‚ a fiddler crab (Phylum
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11M01_ZAO2177_01_SE_CH01.QXD 3/4/11 1:36 AM Page 1 E X E R C I S E 1 Cell Transport Mechanisms and Permeability P R E - L A B Q U I Z 1. Circle the correct term. A passive process‚ diffusion / osmosis is the movement of solute molecules from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration. 2. A solution surrounding a cell is hypertonic if: a. it contains fewer nonpenetrating solute particles than the interior of the cell. b. it contains
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classified as a means of passive transport. In simple diffusion‚ a hydrophobic molecule can move into the hydrophobic region of the membrane without getting rejected. Simple diffusion does not involve a protein. An example of simple diffusion is osmosis. Hydrophilic molecules cannot participate in simple diffusion because they would move into the hydrophobic region of the membrane and be rejected. Facilitated diffusion is a type of passive transport that is dependent on single transport protein
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Water molecules move from high to low Osmosis is what they seem to know Solute and Solvent are what’s inside The polarity of water makes it easy to find “Hyper” and “Hypo” tells you how much is there But isotonic means that they are fair Water molecules move from the inside out Scientists call this plasmolysis without a doubt All of this happens inside a membrane It is a serious matter‚ not a fun little game When a membrane is selective it chooses what it wants Few things are moved through
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3.1 BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES 3.1.1 Properties of Cell Membranes • Separates living cell from its nonliving surroundings. • 8 nm thick. • Selectively permeable - allows some substances to cross more easily than others. 4.1.2 Fluid Mosaic Model • Singer and Nicolson (1972) - plasma membrane is a mosaic of proteins dispersed within lipid bilayer‚ with only bilayer‚ the hydrophilic regions exposed to water. Hydrophilic region of protein Phospholipid bilayer Hydrophobic region of protein
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you be able to observe any diffusion? No 5. Does being unable to observe diffusion necessarily mean that diffusion is not taking place? It can still take place due to molecules moving all the time due to the mixture of concentration. Osmosis Activity 4: Osmosis 1. Did you observe any pressure changes during the experiment? If so‚ in which beaker(s)‚ and with which membranes? Pressure changed in the left beaker with 20 MWCO 2. Why? Lower number in molecules moving around 3. Did the Na+/Cl-
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