Introduction: Trying to find a good‚ quantitative procedure that students can use for exploring photosynthesis is a challenge. The standard procedures such as counting oxygen bubbles generated by an elodea stem tend to not be “student” proof or reliable. This is a particular problem if your laboratory instruction emphasizes student-generated questions. Over the years‚ I have found the floating leaf disk assay technique to be reliable and understandable to students. Once the students are familiar
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The effect of different coloured lights on the rate of Photosynthesis Objective: To find out which colour of light provides the best consequences for the production of oxygen/ the rate of photosynthesis Background: In photosynthesis‚ there are two main parts‚ including light dependent and light-independent reactions. Plants use the energy from light for producing sugar‚ which is being converted into ATP by cellular respiration. They also are the only organisms that produce oxygen along with glucose
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vital capacity‚ forced expiratory volume‚ minute respiratory volume‚ surfactant‚ and pneumothorax. To describe the role of muscles and volume changes in the mechanics of breathing. To understand that the lungs do not contain muscle and that respirations are therefore caused by external forces. To explore the effect of changing airway resistance on breathing. To study the effect of surfactant on lung function. To examine the factors that cause lung collapse. To understand the effects of
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HYPOTHESIS Using train conductors as representatives for all of human kind we can postulate with some accuracy the percent of the population of Earth that are complete and total assholes. If you have ever lived in a small town with train tracks running through it you will know that the conductor of the train is required to sound the whistle at every crossing. This is a 4-part whistle; 2 long‚ 1 short‚ 1 long. My hypothesis is that we can calculate what percentage of the population of planet Earth
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Practical 5: determination of activation energy of an enzymed catalyzed reaction Introduction: enzymes are complex chemicals that control reactions in living cells. They are biochemical catalysts‚ speeding up reactions that would occur too slowly to be of any usefulness to an organism. Although in organisms‚ it is not necessary for the reactions to be at maximum rate at all times. Enzymes interact with other molecules to produce a stable system in which the products are made when they are
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The starting material for this lab was the dialyzed sample (stored at -20ᵒ C) from the previous lab. The CM sephadex resin (taken in a 50 mL tube) was already made swollen using Buffer C (20 mM HEPES‚ pH 7.9; 1 mM EDTA; 50 mM KCl). The dialyzed sample was thawed to the room temperature and gently poured over the resin. The tube was capped and kept on a rocker at room temperature for 1 hour. The tube was then centrifuged in a HS-4 rotor at 2500 rpm (1200g) for 5 minutes at 4ᵒ C. Supernatant was discarded
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Diffusion & Cell Size Lab Background The absorption of nutrients‚ excretion of cellular wastes‚ and the exchange of respiratory gasses are life processes which depend upon the efficient transport of substances into‚ out of‚ and throughout living cells. The process of diffusion can be easily visualized by adding a drop of blue food coloring to a glass of water. Initially‚ the food coloring remains in a small area in the water‚ dying it a dark blue. Over time‚ the molecules of food coloring
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Chapter 7: (Only what is covered in lecture by Feb. 15th) Cellular Respiration – general reaction equation‚ 4 stages of glucose metabolism Know structure/functions of mitochondria and where the 4 stages occur Know starting materials and final products of all four pathways Know how much ATP‚ NADH‚ and FADH2 are made in each stage starting with 1 glucose molecule Know what is meant by an electron transport chain and how it is used to make ATP (sets up a proton gradient. . .) Know the
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The Population Size of Multiple Microorganisms in Aerobic Compost Alison Pagano‚ Lauren Sammaritano Biology IV- Ecology 4-11-13 Abstract. The experiment provided evidence of microorganisms in aerobic compost. 18 buckets were set up with three different trials of compost‚ wet‚ dry‚ and moist. Although microorganisms were present they were too small to be identified and also conditions in the experiment were not stable enough to maintain life. Due to this we were not able to make
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Testing for Cellular Respiration by Balloon Inflation Experiment Number 2 Abstract: Through a timed test it was discovered which substance A or substance B contained glucose and when combined with yeast results in respiration; it was found that substance A contained glucose and resulted in respiration when combined with yeast. At 0 minutes all four balloon’s circumference was 9 centimeters; substance B and salt remained the same circumference‚ 9 centimeters‚ for
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