SITI ALIA IZZANI ISMAIL M13D Name : SITI ALIA IZZANI BINTI ISMAIL Class : M13D Date : 6th September 2013 Title : Movement through the plasma membrane Hour : 2 hours Assessment : Design Aim : To study the effect of lipid solubility of molecules on permeability of plasma membrane of animal cell. Introduction : Diffusion: In general‚ diffusion process occur when there is a concentration gradient between two region .Molecules (other than water) will move
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OUT OF COOKED BEETROOT? PLAN Hypothesis Temperature has an effect on the leaking of the colour from beetroot. This means that as the temperature is altered there will be a change in the rate of colour leakage. Scientific Background Beetroot is a very familiar vegetable and is commonly known as beet. It is famous in most recipe books that advice that its outer skin is not to be removed to avoid getting red dye in the cooking water. If we look at the internal structure of beetroot‚ it will be
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Practical 2.1- The Effect of Temperature on Membranes Objective To investigate the effect of temperature on membrane structure Introduction Beetroot Pigments Beetroots contain Betalains which are the red pigments present in the cell vacuole. Betalains are soluble in water and they contain nitrogen. Betalains extracted from beetroot is commonly used as food dye because it is not known to cause any allergic reactions. Beetroot Picture taken from http://tipdeck/how-to-cook-beet-root Structure
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The Effect of temperature on beetroot This experiment is designed to investigate the effect of varying temperature (centigrade) on beetroot and its cells. My earlier experiment suggest that as temperature increases the integrity of the beetroot cell membrane will be destroyed and a subsequent release of beetroot pigment will be released into its surrounding milieu(in this case distilled water). In the experiment I will examine if my hypothesis (above) is correct. In order to conduct this experiment
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Purpose: Examine the role of the cell membrane in the cell by disrupting its function using temperature (Biology 107 Laboratory Manual 2014). This will improve the general understanding of optimal growing temperatures and the breakdown of the cell membrane Procedure: Betacyanin solution of a known concentration was diluted to create a dilution series‚ then placed in a spectrophotometer set to 525 nm. The absorbance of the dilution was used to create a standard curve for betacyanin. Discs of living
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Bulimia and the Effects of the Mouth Bulimia and the Effects of the Mouth Bulimia Nervosa is an eating disorder which includes a cycle of an individual binging and purging of food. Individuals suffering from Bulimia have an obsession with their weight‚ body image‚ and food (Venokur‚ 2011). After their binging period the bulimic forces all excess calories ingested out of the body by causing self-induced vomiting‚ misuse of laxatives‚ or excessive exercise (Venokur‚ 2011). Bulimia Nervosa is
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purple colour of Beetroots is caused by a pigment called betalain that is found within the vacuole of the beetroot cells. The pigment remains intact within the cell if the cells are not “stressed” by the external environment. In this exploration‚ two factors that affect the movement of the betalain out of the beetroot cells will be explored – surface area of the beetroot and the change in the external environment. I hypothesize that the 4ml of 50% alcohol in which the beetroot cells are submerged
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Beetr------------------------------------------------- The Effect of Temperature on Membrane Permeability in Beetroot Cells Stage 2 Biology 2013 Results Figure 1 Temperature | Absorbance at 530nm | 30°C | 0.407nm | 40°C | 0.457nm | 50°C | 0.518nm | 60°C | 0.622nm | 70°C | 0.672nm | 80°C | 0.859nm | The table above gives an example
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Why does belatin leak out of cooked Beetroot? In cooked beetroot‚ the water or food would become stained due to its leakage of betalin (the redish-purple pigment). Betalin is found in the vacuole of beetroot cell. The leakage may have been caused by something happening in the cell membrane of the beetroot – concerning the proteins embedded in the phospholipid layer. The study will require the experiment of different temperatures of water and to find out which in temperature causes the most leakage
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occur. 3) Which of the following statements about carrier proteins is FALSE? 3) _______ A) They can become saturated if the maximum transport rate is exceeded. B) They are found integrated into the plasma membrane. C) They assist in simple diffusion. D) They might have to change shape slightly to accommodate a solute. 4) Osmotic pressure is measured in units of _______. 4) _______ A) mm Hg B)
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