Potato Batteries: Veggie power! Data and Analysis Background The battery was invented around 1800 by Alessandro Volta in Italy. It has become an indispensable part of modern life. Why are batteries so useful? Because they convert chemical energy into electrical energy. You can use this electrical energy to light a flashlight‚ to start a car‚ or to listen to your favorite music. We made a simple battery out of a potato by placing in it a zinc strip and a copper strip. At the zinc strip‚ the
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foam that can be measured. ANALYSIS QUESTIONS 1. a) Describe the effect of damaging the potato on the catalase activity. With the increased level of damage to the potato‚ there appeared to be more activity within the reaction between the catalase and the H2O2. b) Explain at the cell level why crushing or macerating the potato has this effect. When you crush or macerate the potato‚ you are breaking the cell walls of each individual cell. Once this happens‚ the catalase is
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familys favorite treats is homemade‚ chocolate chip cookies. From the smell of the kitchen to the chocolate of the hot cookies coming out of the oven‚ when I’m making chocolate chip cookies it makes me feel good about myself cause I was taught well on how to make chocolate chip cookies. Long as there is a gallon of milk in the fridge to go along with my cookies then I’m good to go‚ my family is actually ready for chocolate chip cookies anytime. Chocolate chip cookies not only bring my family and me together
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Title: Osmosis and water potential Aim of the experiment: Finding the water potential of potato. Biological principles: Independent variable: concentration of the solution. Dependent variable: percentage changed in weight of the potato strips. Controlled variable: size of the potato strips‚ it can be controlled by cutting the length of the strips. Procedure: Table 1. Concentration of sucrose solution table Concentration/ M | Sucrose Solution/ ml | Distilled
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The potato’s introduction into Europe proves to be one of the most significant examples of a foreign food crop being able to extensively affect the lives of a an Old World Population. Before the assimilation of the potato crop into the majority of Europe’s agricultural landscape‚ peasant populations constantly faced famines while current food sources provided little nutritional value and were not efficient sources of energy. As Europe adopted the brown tuber‚ people were provided with a far more
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clock * multi meter Procedure 1. Cut the potato in half and place them next to each other‚ flat face down on a plate 2. Connect one end of the white wire to one of the nails and then place the nail into one half of the potato. 3. Connect the other end of the white wire to the battery holder inside the digital clock. 4. Connect one of the pennies to one end of the black wire then put the penny into the same half of the potato as the nail with the connected to it. 5. Connect
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The Growth in Potato Production and Inception of Secondary Potato Markets in India Case Study: McCain India Limited Potatoes are a staple food crop in most developed and developing nations. The original habitat of South America was discovered by Europeans when Columbus landed on Latin American soil. However‚ the potato was adapted as a field crop only during the late 16th and early 17th century1. Global
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“A Chip of Ruby Glass” Thesis Essay Take a moment‚ imagine your life without learning opportunities‚ knowing no matter how hard you try‚ your life will still end up being a shoe-shiner‚ or maybe worse. Once you finished‚ take a look at history‚ see what the life of the black was like and relate to them. Many have died‚ sacrifice their life for the banishment of racism‚ and so did the people who agrees with it; the oppression they were under was unbelievable‚ it drove thousands crazy and finally
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in grams) of potato cores placed in them overnight (approximately 10 hours)? 2. Hypothesis Alternative hypothesis: As the concentration of sodium chloride in the solution increases‚ the mass of the potato cores will decrease. If the solution they are in has a lower water potential than the potato cores‚ there will be net movement of water out of the potato cores. If the solution has a higher water potential than the potato cores‚ there will be net movement of water into the potato pieces. Therefore
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Potato Enzyme Lab INTRODUCTION An enzyme is a protein that speeds up or slows down a specific chemical reaction in an organism. A good rule of thumb is to remember that enzyme names end in “-ase”. This will help in identifying enzymes in further readings. Generally enzymes are catalysts. Hydrogen peroxide is a toxic chemical that is produced in many organisms during metabolism. Organisms must get rid of this toxin to survive. One reaction turns the hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen. The
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