Kathleen Kramas Cells and Heredity Lab Tuesday 2:00-4:50 22 OCTOBER 2012 Membrane Permeability Decreases as Molecular Size Increases Introduction: Red blood cells are vital to organisms functioning properly. They are microscopic cells that carry oxygen from the lungs to all the tissues throughout the body. Upon transporting oxygen‚ red blood cells also exports waste‚ such as carbon dioxide‚ to the lungs where it can be expelled. Red blood cells are made up of hemoglobin which is surrounded by a
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Investigation of the point of incipient plasmolysis of onion cells (Allium cepa) using NaCl (Sodium Chloride) concentrations of 0.1M‚ 0.2M‚ 0.3M‚ 0.4M‚ 0.5M‚ 0.6M Design Research Question (Aim): The aim of this lab was to determine the point of incipient plasmolysis of onion (Allium cepa) cells using Sodium Chloride (NaCl) concentrations of 0.1M‚ 0.2M‚ 0.3M‚ 0.4M‚ 0.5M‚ 0.6M. Hypothesis: When the water concentration of a solution outside the cell is lower than the concentration inside the cell
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concentration of free energy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmosis) Plasmolysis plays an important role in Osmosis. It is the process in plant cells in which the cytoplasm is extracted away from the cell wall due to the loss of water via osmosis. This process occurs in a hypertonic solution. When a plant cell is in a hypertonic solution‚ the water in the cells move to a region of higher solute concentration. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmolysis) This results to the cell shrinking and in doing so; it becomes
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Bella Nelson 11/25/12 Regents Biology 3BCD Osmosis and Plasmolysis Problem: What is the effect of Osmosis on a chicken egg? What is the effect of different solutions with various concentrations on plant cells? Hypothesis: 1. In an animal cell in a hypertonic solution the egg will swell‚ in a hypotonic solution the egg will swell. 2. In a plant cell in a hypertonic solution it will shrink‚ and in a hypotonic solution
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Osmosis The purpose of this lab is to study how membranes of plant and animal cells react when exposed to different solutions. The first experiment involves purple onion skin and the second involves rat blood in various solutions. I needed to understand certain terms before preforming this lab to be able to efficiently explain what is happening to the cells. Diffusion is the tendency of a substance to move down its concentration gradient from a more concentrated to a less concentrated area.
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sucrose solution would cause “Incipient Plasmolysis”. Theory Plasmolysis is the result of a (in particular) plant cell which has lost vast amounts of water. When this happens‚ turgor pressure within the cell has decreased to the point where the cytoplasm of the cell membrane peels away from the cell wall. When this begins to happen it is called Incipient Plasmolysis and when the cytoplasm is almost completely gone it is call “full/complete” Plasmolysis. Plasmolysis is only possible if the cell is placed
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This indicates that solution X is isotonic because the concentrations are similar‚ resulting in no difference in appearance. Solution Y is hypertonic because it shrank the membrane in plasmolysis‚ which forced all of the chloroplasts to the center of the cell. The cell possessed a higher concentration of water than the solution‚ which expelled all of the water in the cell‚ causing it to shrink. Solution Z is hypotonic because of the visible
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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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CHM1032L pre/post lab instructions Preparation is a key to success in this lab. For this reason‚ you are required to thoroughly read through the experiment information presented in the lab manual‚ and complete a pre-lab for each experiment you do. The prelab must be completed prior to the day of the experiment. Each Friday I will ask to see your completed prelab before I allow you to enter the lab. If you have not finished the pre-lab‚ I will not allow you to enter the lab and you will receive
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Lab report is one way we used during of after an experiment in a laboratory to subtly record and discuss the experiment. During a lab‚ we sometimes can observe only the physical part of the experiment‚ or may be some visible chemical changes. These changes indicate that the experiment we do is successful or not. However‚ in order to understand and achieve more from just simply doing the experiment‚ we write lab report to more profoundly understand the internal meanings of the experiment we do‚ and
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