Laboratory Report The Plasma Membrane I. Introduction The Plasma membrane is the edge of life‚ the boundary that separates the cell from its surroundings. It controls the traffic of materials in and out of the cell. (Reece‚ 2011). It is incredibly thin that is very vital in maintaining the integrity of the cell. Not only does the plasma membrane bind the other organelles‚ it also forms a dynamic structure which gives them their remarkable activity and selectivity. (Hickman‚ 2008). Diffusion
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Title L6 – Soil Permeability – Constant Head Test Introduction Permeability is measured in term of water flow through the soil in a given time. The soil permeability is a very important factor to study the behavior of soil in its natural condition with respect to water flow. The size of pore space and interconnectivity of the spaces help determine permeability‚ so shape and arrangement of grains play a role. Often the term hydraulic conductivity is used when discussing groundwater properties
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Solute Concentration of Potatoes Lab #1 Purpose: To find the molarity/concentration of potato cytoplasm. Materials: As on page 1 in the lab handout. Procedure: As on page 1 in the lab handout. Data and Observations: Test Tube # | Concentration of sucrose solution (mol/L) | Initial Mass (g) | Final Mass | Percentage change in mass | 1 | 1.0 mol/L | 3.00g | 2.25g | -25.0% | 2 | 0.9 mol/L | 2.70g | 2.07g | -23.3% | 3 | 0.8 mol/L | 2.92g | 2.25g | -22.9% | 4 | 0.7 mol/L | 2.60g
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LAB Report #3 Introduction: In this lab we have focus on Isolation of bacteria from environment. Microorganisms are found throughout the environment: in the air and water; on the surface of any object such as clothes‚ walls‚ furniture; in soil and dust; and on and in our own bodies (skin and mucous membranes). In order to demonstrate the ubiquity and diversity of microbes in the environment‚ samples from immediate areas of the environment and/or from your body will be obtained and cultured
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Cell Membrane Transport ZOOL 2011.19 A. Introduction: Cells are the most significant building blocks of all living things. They are also the tiniest living organisms in the human body which provides structure for the body and intake nutrients that become energy. Cell membranes control what goes in and out the cell‚ it protects it. The lipid bilayer describes the membrane of both animal and plant cells where the properties that make up phospholipids are very important
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LSM1102 Lab Report Introduction Transformation is a process which involves plasmid DNA being bound to the cell surface and the subsequent uptake of DNA by the cell (Panja et al.‚ 2008). For artificial transformation of E. coli cells with plasmids‚ plasmid DNA has to be extracted from bacterial cells using the High-Speed Plasmid Mini Kit‚ which is then mixed with competent E. coli cells followed by heat shock and the streaking of transformed cells on two different types of agar plate (LB and LB+ampicillin)
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Abstract This lab’s purpose was to test the patterns of percolation in various places. This lab tested how soil would absorb water based on different places. Distance from a group of trees‚ distance from a swamp‚ and different types of soil were tested. From the results collected‚ you can not prove‚ but you can infer that the ability to absorb increases as you go farther away from a swamp‚ and a group of trees. The ability to absorb also increases based on how much silt is in soil. Introduction
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CE121: Construction Materials Laboratory Report No. 1 Particle Size Distribution Van Joseph E. Casalme 2010-14928‚ BS Civil Engineering Institute of Civil Engineering‚ College of Engineering University of the Philippines Diliman‚ Diliman Quezon City 1101 Submitted to: Engr. Christian R. Orozco ABSTRACT This test (ASTM C136-06) determines the grading of materials being used as aggregates using two parameters (coefficient of uniformity and gradation) from particle-size distribution
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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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The cell‚ which is the smallest unit of life‚ is surrounded by a plasma membrane. The plasma membrane functions somewhat like a wall‚ as it keeps the internal contents from the external environment. Just like a wall‚ the membrane is also somewhat permeable‚ except that the membrane takes a much more active role in determining what is allowed in to the cell and what is kept out. The plasma membrane is a very thin structure‚ which has some very important tasks. One of the main tasks that it performs
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