Formal Scientific Lab Report Osmosis Katy Hunter 10-26-2012 Abstract: The objectives of this lab was to be able to create models of cells with the dialysis tubing to show us how the plasma membrane is selectively permeable‚ to study the effects of osmosis on a model cell‚ and to foresee the effect of solute concentration on osmosis. In order to achieve these objectives‚ we had to fill the dialysis tubing with either water‚ or different amounts of sucrose. We then tied off the tubes and put
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The color intensity was observed by eye and measured using a spectrophotometer. Of the solvents that had beetroot‚ .9% saline had a color intensity of .002‚ 1% acetone had .009‚ 25% acetone produced an intensity of .119‚ 50% with the intensity of .647‚ 1% alcohol had .006‚ 25% alcohol had .022‚ and 50% alcohol had .177. The highest concentration of acetone inflicted more damage on the membrane of the beetroot causing it to leak its betacyanin in a higher intensity than any of the other solvents had caused. Acetone and methanol can both cause
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Although the reproduction of harmful bacteria may be hazardous‚ it is necessary for microbiologists to grow high populations of bacteria in the attempt to study the causes and provide prevention methods for spreading harmful bacterium. The purpose of this lab was to collect and observe microorganisms from the environment and the human body and placing into the appropriate media using aseptic transfer techniques. The necessity and value of collecting‚ identifying and analyzing is critical for learning how
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B) Site of synthesis: 1- In pancreas: Synthesis of taurine in the mammalian pancreas occurs through the cysteine sulfinic acid pathway. First‚ in this pathway is oxidation of cysteine sulfahydryl group to sulfonic acid‚ this oxidation is catalyzed by the enzyme cysteine dioxygenase. In turn‚ cysteine sulfonic acid is decarboxylated to hypotaurine by sulfonoalanine decarboxylase. It is not well known whether hypotaurine is then enzymatically or spontaneously oxidized to taurine. 2- in CNS: Biosynthesis
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Lab Report 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
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Lab Report Microbiology Introduction Bacteria can be found almost anywhere. For human life‚ some help us‚ some hurt us‚ and others are neutral. It is now known that good bacteria‚ or normal microflora‚ can reach 1014 microbial cells. This is far more than the 1013 cells that make up the human body (Tannock‚ 1995). The total number of bacteria on Earth is estimated to be around 4-6 x 1030 (Horner-Devine‚ 2004). It is important to know the extent of bacteria‚ how they live‚ and how they are
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Genetics of Drosophila Lab Report: The test of heredity in fruit flies In my testings with breeding the fruit flies‚ I learned that the purpose of breeding them was to test how genetics pass from generation to generation‚ also known as heredity. We attempted to breed the flies and get them as close to a 9:3:3:1 ratio as possible. This would lead to an acceptable trait ratio. My hypothesis was that if we were to breed the flies in a stable environment‚ the most common fly (or the fly with the highest
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For this lab‚ the expected outcomes are that when the heart rate and blood pressure are measured‚ both will increase when the heart has to pump against gravity‚ after exercise the heart rate will increase then return to normal‚ and as the subject inhales‚ it will be lower than when they exhale. Methods For this lab report‚ the laboratory manual (2009) was used for all labs. While completing lab five‚ electrodes were hooked up to the subject. After calibration for this lab‚
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Formal Lab Report Template Title Page Number of the experiment Title of the experiment Names of lab partners Date(s) on which the experiment was conducted Abstract = What are the main points of the entire report? Purpose or objective Key results Major points of discussion Main conclusion(s) Introduction = What is the background and purpose of the experiment? Purpose or objective One or two sentences‚ including the main method(s) used to accomplish the purpose. Background
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Lab Report Assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor
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