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    available energy per unit volume in terms of "osmotic pressure". It is customary to express this tendency toward solvent transport in pressure units relative to the pure solvent. If pure water were on both sides of the membrane‚ the osmotic pressure difference would be zero. But if normal human blood were on the right side of the membrane‚ the osmotic pressure would be about seven atmospheres! This illustrates how potent the influence of osmotic pressure is for membrane transport in living organisms

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    lesser osmotic pressure in a fluid compared to another fluid‚ as in a ‘hypotonic solution’ – compare: hypertonic and isotonic  • Hypertonic: ➢ Having a higher osmotic pressure in a fluid relative to another fluid. • Isotonic: ➢ Having the same (or equal) osmotic pressure and same water potential since the two solutions have an equal concentration of water molecules. MATERIALS: 1. Potato slices 2. Elodea leaf/ onion scales 3. Razor

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    Homeostasis literally means “same state” and it refers to the process of keeping the internal body environment in a steady state‚ when the external environment is changed. The importance of this cannot be over-stressed‚ as it allows enzymes etc to be ‘fine-tuned’ to a particular set of conditions‚ and so to operate more efficiently. Much of the hormone system and autonomic nervous systems is dedicated to homeostasis‚ and their action is coordinated by the hypothalamus. In Module 2 we saw how

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    Balancing Osmotic Pressure

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    The primary challenge of inhabiting a high salinity environment is balancing osmotic pressure. Since these environments contain high salt concentrations‚ water from the cells of organisms spontaneously diffuses out of the cytoplasm in order to restore osmotic balance. This leaves cells dehydrated and thus‚ eventually causes cell death. In order to ameliorate this predicament‚ halophiles use one of two unique strategies that function to increase the osmolarity of the cell‚ both of which as illustrated

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    Osmotic Pressure Report

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    CONTENTS * INTRODUCTION ----------------------------------------------------------- 3 * AIMS ----------------------------------------------------------- 4 * HYPOTHESIS ----------------------------------------------------------- 5 * RESULTS ----------------------------------------------------------- 6 - Calculations - Table 6.1 - Table 6.2 - Table 6.3 - Graph 6.1 - Graph 6.2 * DISCUSSIONS ----------------------------------------------------------- 7

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    let into the cell and wastes are left out.[8] The word ’osmosis’ is particular to the diffusion of water molecules into the cell. 2.) What is Osmotic Pressure? Osmotic pressure is the hydrostatic pressure produced by a solution in a space divided by a semipermeable membrane due to a differential in the concentrations of solute. Osmotic potential is the opposite of water potential with the former meaning the degree to which a solvent (usually water) would want to stay in a liquid

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    Title: Colligative Properties & Osmotic Pressure Background: Important terms to study from this lab assignment are colligative properties‚ membrane permeability and osmotic pressure. First‚ colligative properties are “those of a solution that depend solely on the number of solute particles present‚ not the identity of those solute particles. These properties include: vapor pressure lowering‚ boiling point elevation‚ freezing point depression‚ and osmotic pressure” (p. 17 lab manual). In this experiment

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    Colligative Properties & Osmotic Pressure (Lab – Chapter 13) Introduction: In this lab‚ we are going to observe the difference in freezing point between pure water and salt water. We will also observe the permeability of an egg shell membrane and dialysis tubing‚ acting in place of a human cell‚ when placed into a hypertonic or hypotonic solution. We will observe the changes in size‚ shape‚ and characteristic. Materials and Methods: First we begin this experiment by making an ice bath in

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    Answers to Questions Activity 1: Simulating Dialysis (Simple Diffusion) (pp. 2–4) 9. All solutes except albumin are able to diffuse into the right beaker. Using distilled water in the right beaker and either the 100 MWCO or 200 MWCO membrane will remove urea from the left beaker and leave albumin If the left beaker contains NaCl‚ urea‚ and albumin‚ you can selectively remove urea by dispensing a concentration of NaCl into the right beaker equivalent to that in the left beaker and by using

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    Activity 3

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    Complete the following case study and problems and submit the results in either a Microsoft Word document or a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. If you choose to use an Excel spreadsheet‚ place each problem on a separate sheet and label the tab with problem number. Save your document with a descriptive file name‚ including the assignment and your name. Chapter 4: North-South Airline Case Study: In January 2008‚ Northern Airlines merged with Southeast Airlines . . . 3-1 Data collected on the yearly demand

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