Osmosis Lab Introduction: In order for cells to interact with their environment‚ molecules must be able to move through the cell membrane. Movement within the cell occurs by diffusion. Molecules move through the cell membrane by osmosis. Diffusion is the movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. This happens because of random molecular motion. Molecules move around randomly until there is an even mixture throughout cell and mixture. The overall
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Grade 12 Biology (SBI 4U1) Nicole Mikulis Unit: Biochemistry Sept 14 2012 Lab: Effect of temperature and pH on catalase activity BACKGROUND Catalase is an enzyme that detoxifies chemicals that might harm the cell such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The enzyme breaks H2O2 into water and oxygen. The production of the oxygen gas bubbles serves as evidence that the catalase enzyme is working. As catalase is breaking the bonds between H2O2‚ it is releasing energy in
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The purpose of the lab was to investigate osmosis‚ which was successfully achieved because there was a change in the potato’s mass which was due to the net movement of water either into the potato cells or out of the potato cells. In the 0.400M solution‚ the potato decreased in mass‚ this was due to the reason that the solution was hypertonic. There was a higher concentration of solute and lower concentration of water in the solution than there was in the potato cells. This led the water to travel
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Lab Report Purpose: Osmosis and diffusion through potato core in different concentration (viable) : The concentration of solution in a solution will affect the movement of water across potato cell membrane Material: Potato core Sucrose solution (0.2‚0.4‚0.6‚0.8‚1.0) Electronic Balane Test tube and rack Scalpel Plastic Weighing tray Cork Borers Method: Day 1 use you cork borers to bore 6 vertical hole on your potato. remove the potato cylinders from
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GLADSTONE ROAD AGRICULTURAL CENTRE CROP RESEARCH REPORT NO. 1 TUBER QUALITY AND YIELD OF FOUR SWEET POTATO VARIETIES EVALUATED DURING 2007 Kenneth VA Richardson Department of Agriculture Nassau‚ Bahamas November 2009 ABSTRACT A variety trial was conducted on four sweet potato varieties from April to October 2007 at the Gladstone Road Agricultural Centre. The variety ‘Six Weeks’‚ which is an early maturing variety with white flesh and high dry matter content‚ produced the highest marketable yield
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Potato Enzyme Lab Enzymes are protein catalysts that speed up chemical reaction in living organisms. The purpose of this lab was to; observe the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide toxin by potato’s enzyme catalase‚ determine factors that influence how quickly the reaction takes place‚ and determine factors that influence how well enzymes function. The first test‚ we were supposed to see what would happen when we add sand in hydrogen peroxide. We filled a test tube with 5mL hydrogen peroxide and we added
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because the high amount of salt causes more dehydration. Variables: Independent- Salt Solution Dependent- Mass of Potato Control- Tap Water Materials: •Tap Water (50 ml for each cup) •Salt •Beaker •3 cups •3 pieces of potato •Scale Procedure: Step 1: Gather Materials. Step 2: Weigh each potato separately on the scale and record weight in grams on table. Step 3: Put each potato in a separate cup and add 50 ml of water to each cup‚ measure with beaker. Step 4: To create the 40% salt solution
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Potato Catalysis Lab Pre-Lab Assignment Background Information: An enzyme is catalytic protein. It is the most important type of molecule found in living cells. Cells would not be able to function without enzymes. Enzymes speed up or slow down chemical reactions of the cells. It is usually easy to identify the names of enzymes because they end in -ase. The enzyme that acts upon the substrate hydrogen peroxide is usually called catalase. This enzyme is found in both plants and animals
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occur by moving water through the semi-permeable membranes. If the concentration of sucrose in the solution is less than the concentration of sucrose found in the potato‚ then the potato would decrease in mass. The opposite would occur as well‚ if the concentration of sucrose in the solution is more than that of the potato‚ then the potato would expand and gain in mass. In conducting this as an
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concentrations of 0.0 mol dm3‚ 0.2 mol dm3‚ 0.4 mol dm3‚ 0.6 mol dm3 and 0.8 mol dm3 affect the osmolarity point of potato cells‚ where it is investigated how osmosis changes the weight of the potato cells‚ measured by the percentage change between the initial and final mass of the potato? Independent Variable: Increasing sucrose concentrations Dependant Variable: Mean percentage change in mass of potato cells All cells have a protective barrier‚ one which selectively allows substances to enter
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