Population growth in yeast Aim: To study the population growth rate of yeast‚ a microorganism Saccharomyces cerevesiae Variables: | | Units | Independent variable | Time the readings were taken | Hours | Dependent variable | Absorbance (increasing yeast population) | - | Controlled variables | Units | Possible effects on result | The wave lengths | Nanometer | since the transmission and absorbance is being measured at a specific wave length‚ so if we change it the results
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of metabolism of a dried yeast culture with differing carbohydrate sources? In the current practical that was undertaken the growth rate of yeast (S. cerevisiae) with differing carbohydrates sources : Glucose (C6H12O6)‚ Fructose (C6H12O6)‚ Lactose (C12H22O11)‚ Xylitol “(CHOH)3(CH2OH)2” and Water (H2O) as a Control were observed. “ Yeast are single-celled fungi which consist of more than one thousand different species which have been identified. The most commonly used yeast is Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
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Title: Inhibition of Yeast Glycolysis Abstract: The purpose of this experiment was to study carbon dioxide emissions from yeast‚ as well as their respiratory rate and to use that data to study how glycolysis inhibitors affect the respiratory rate. In our experiment‚ we tested how 8.75% glucose + 1.25% NaCl‚ 8.75% glucose + 1.25% glucose-6-phosphate‚ 8.75% glucose + 1.25% citric acid‚ and yeast solution‚ all mixed with distilled water‚ affect carbon dioxide volumes and respiratory rate. Our results
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membrane. It always navigates to the area of the membrane with a higher solute concentration. We take a closer look at the effects of osmosis in this lab through the examination of red blood cells (sheep)‚ plant cells (elodea)‚ and active transport in yeast. Under the microscope‚ we can determine the effects on plant and animal cells exposed to hypotonic‚ hypertonic‚ and isotonic sodium chloride solutions. Plant cells have a cell wall; however‚ animal cells do not. This is examined as a major difference
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Carbon Dioxide Production of Yeast in Different Sucrose Solutions Internal Assessment Azayleah Delgado October 27‚ 2013 Period 2 Carbon Dioxide Production of Yeast in Different Sucrose Concentrations Raw Data Tables: Sucrose concentration (%) Volume of CO2 captured (mL) 0 minutes 5 minutes 10 minutes 0 4.5 4.5 5.0 2.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 5 4.0 4.0 4.5 7.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 10 3 3.5 3.5 Table 1: Trail 1 of Volume of CO2 captured by sucrose concentration Sucrose concentration
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Vaginal yeast infection (Candida Vaginalis) Vaginal yeast infection is an infection of the vagina‚ most commonly due to the fungus Candida albicans. Causes Most women will have a vaginal yeast infection at some time. Candida albicans is a common type of fungus. It is often present in small amounts in the vagina‚ mouth‚ digestive tract‚ and on the skin. Usually it does not cause disease or symptoms. Candida and the many other germs or microorganisms that normally live in the vagina keep each other
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Bio coursework Methylene blue Yeast cells explanation of respiration hence colour change etc Low temp colour change should be visible as the yeast cells are not necessarily dead‚ just inactive. Activity increases from 20-45 c High rate around 30-40 Starts to slow down basically enzyme curve see bio 1 100 degrees will kill all cells Do a few preliminary keep working down until first blue solution appears in unit of ten Then work to find degree. If more accuracy then half
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Yeast Experiment – Temperature Yeast fermentation is affected by temperature as an outcome of the many different temperatures that yeasts are exposed to. The accepted value for yeasts optimum temperature is approximately 66.667 degrees Celsius. If yeast is exposed to their optimum temperature‚ then this would create the most amount of fermentation. In this experiment however‚ the yeast were exposed to temperatures below their optimum. The chemical reactions within yeast are facilitated by enzymes;
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3 Yeast Metabolism Metabolism refers to the biochemical assimilation (in anabolic pathways) and dissimilation (in catabolic pathways) of nutrients by a cell. Like in other organisms‚ in yeast these processes are mediated by enzymic reactions‚ and regulation of the underlying pathways have been studied in great detail in yeast. Anabolic pathways include reductive processes leading to the production of new cellular material‚ while catabolic pathways are oxidative processes which remove electrons
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Yeast Population Dynamics Lab How Environmental Factors Affect a Yeast Population’s Ability to Reproduce OBJECTIVE The objective of this experiment is to emphasize the influence that limiting factors have on a population. This lab tests yeast‚ a common component in baking‚ against two environmental factors (changes in temperature or concentration) to see what effect these have on the population dynamics of the yeast over a period of 72 hours. There are two sections of tests included in this
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