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Difference Between Apple And Potato Osmosis
By Danni Simon & Addy Lofstedt Apple vs. Potato Abstract Conclusion: The purpose of this lab, was to test the osmosis of the apple and the potato. To test the osmosis, we cut put pieces of the apple and potato that were roughly the same size, put them in 100mL of water, with 2% salt solution, and left them in there for 20 minutes each. The conclusion that we got, was that the potato and the apple lost weight, instead of gained weight in the 2% salt solution, which means that it was hypertonic. Molecules- size & charge matter
Amphipathic molecules- hydrophobic & hydrophillic regions
Fluid mosaic model- states that a membrane is a fluid structure with a mosaic of various proteins embedded in
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