Biology Lab T 10:50 The Effects of Alcohol on the Cell Membrane Introduction To understand the effects of alcohol on cell membranes can help one understand more about the effects of alcohol on human cells that are contained in the digestive system and the blood stream. It is important to study this effect due to the fact that it can lead to the understanding of the dangers of alcohol‚ over consumption‚ and even possibly alcohol poisoning. Performing this lab enables the students to have a firsthand
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Natural Benefits of Drinking Beet Juice: Drinking beet juice can lower blood pressure levels in just a few hours. One study found that drinking one glass of beet juice lowered participants’ blood pressure by an average of 4-5 points. This can be attributed to the naturally occurring nitrates in beets‚ which are converted to nitric oxide in the body. This then relaxes and dilates the blood vessels to improve blood flow and lower blood pressure. Many illnesses and chronic diseases begin with inflammation
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1.0 Introduction This assignment is based on a study of alcohol metabolism and its impacts to human health. The assignment explains that how the body can dispose of alcohol and discern some of the factors that influence this process and influences of the process to the metabolism of food‚ hormones‚ and medications. 1.1 History of alcohol The word “alcohol” appears in English as a term for a very fine powder in the 16th century. It was borrowed from French‚ which took it from medical Latin.
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postsynaptic ending that has receptors sites for the neurotransmitters‚ and a synaptic cleft. When alcohol is consumed and reaches the brain‚ it can alter neuron membranes‚ ion channels‚ enzymes‚ and receptors. The receptors that alcohol binds to are the ones for acetylcholine‚ serotonin‚ gamma aminobutyric acid‚ and glutamate. The two neurotransmitters that distress the behavior effects from alcohol are the gamma aminobutyric acid and glutamate.
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the effect of different concentrations of ethanol on the permeability of beetroot cell membranes. Prediction: By exposing a membrane to a solvent‚ ethanol‚ it will increase its permeability. So the higher the concentration of the solvent‚ the more permeable the membrane will be. But if the concentration of the ethanol is beyond a certain limit‚ it may break down the cell membrane to the point where there is in fact no overall effect as the ethanol would disturb the lipids in the membrane.
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forceps‚ 1 pc 500-mL beaker Aim : To study the effect of different brands of mouth rinse on the permeability of the membranes of beetroot tissue Problem: To compare the denaturation of membrane of cells in the effect of mouth rinse of different brands and find out which brand of mouth rinse damages the membrane of cells most. Therefore ‚ the health risk of mouth rinse can be known. denaturation is used to describe protein only‚ not a membrane. --> destruction Hypothesis: The pigment in beetroot
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Beet Lab By: Sumeet Grewal Purpose: The purpose of this lab was determining the effect of surface area on the beets ability to interact with the environment. Three similar sizes of beets were assigned. Each beat was cut up into different sizes as one large piece‚ two smaller pieces and eight tiny pieces. All three different slices of beets were placed in their own containers and tested. Observation: While the lab was going on‚ it was noticed the tiny pieces of beet were doing the best while the
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GUIDELINES Title of Lab: Effects of Temperature and Solvents on the Cell Membrane Developers of Lab: Adapted by James Kirby JD726‚ Jennifer Mortellaro JD449‚ and James Prockup JD575 from a publication by the Department of Biological Sciences at Western Michigan University‚ Kalamazoo‚ MI Overview of Lab: Description: The purpose of this lab is to illustrate the effects that temperature and solvents have on the cell membrane. Red beet tissue contains large amounts
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1. Antioxidant Compounds in Red Beet Excessive formation of free radicals such as reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) occur as a byproduct of cellular metabolism. Free radical generation causes oxidative stress which has been associated with undesirable health effects (Valko et al.‚ 2007). Antioxidants are needed when ROS are generated inside the body‚ as the first line of defense (Lobo et al.‚ 2010). Halliwell & Gutteridge (2015) describe an antioxidant as “any substance
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Investigating the effect of temperature on plant cell membranes The purpose of this activity is: • to practise experimental and investigative skills • to investigate the effect of temperature on cell membrane structures Procedure SAFETY: Always carry scalpels clasped to a tile and with the tip pointing away from you. Beetroot cells contain pigments called betalains that give the tissue its dark purple-red colour. The pigment is contained in the cell vacuole. Investigation
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