Hypotonic means less salute and more water. For this lab, we can apply these principles to plant cells. The plant cells have a semi permeable membrane so they can experience osmosis and diffusion as discussed earlier. When it comes to the potato cells, added with NaCl (salt) it will experience a reaction changing the form of the cells. The hypothesis of this experiment goes as follows, If we place potato cells in a salt solution, then the cells will shrink.
3. How will the concentration of sucrose in water affect the amount of water that diffuses into or out of the potato cells and thereby change the mass of the potato cells? Hypotheses: 1. If the solution inside the dialysis tubing is hypertonic to the water in the beaker, then the glucose will diffuse out of the bag, and the water will diffuse into the bag, however the starch will remain in the bag. This will occur because the water and glucose are small enough to diffuse out of the pores in the dialysis bag, but the starch molecules are too large to fit through 2.
Effect of Surface Area to Volume Ratio on Diffusion Rate of Glucose from Potatoes Abstract: The experiment was conducted to determine if differences in surface area had a significant effect on diffusion rate of glucose from potatoes. Potato samples of three different lengths were collected through a process of coring along the middle of the vegetable. Cores were soaked in distilled water for a period before an o-dianisidine-enzyme solution was added. Glucose diffusion rates were determined by using a spectrometer after a period of incubation of the potato samples. Glucose levels were measured at 0.52, 0.57, and 0.67 showing that an increase in surface area corresponded with a non-significant (p=0.096) increase in the glucose diffusion rate.
Because some bacteria can divide every twenty minutes, a new beneficial mutation can spread rapidly through prokaryotic populations in response to environmental changes. 2. Prokaryotic growth refers more to the multiplication of cells, rather than the increase in size. Various species of prokaryotes are adapted to various conditions. Refrigeration slows food spoilage because the lower temperature slows binary fission.
Reticulum: in here, food and cellulose is digested by microbes ------ microbes are bacteria/ single celled eukaryotes ------ cows don't have enzymes to break down cellulose, so microbes do it for them ------ huge amounts of saliva create a good environment to help microbes digest the food ------ the food then goes back up to the esophagus to be chewed again and to make nutrients available for both cows and microbes --3. Omasum: water re absorption ------ Regurgitated food comes back as "cud" into reticulum and then to the Omasum --4. Abomasums: acidic environment where whatever is remaining is digested. excess microorganisms are harvested and digested. - NUTRIENTS (that they get): -- Sugars and proteins from grass are directly absorbed -- absorbing microbial digested grass molecules (cellulose --> glucose) --actual microorganisms themselves (they leak out sugars, fatty acids, etc.
Methods 1) Cut one 2x2 square of each type of board, wood and plastic. 2) Place raw meat on top of each square for 5 minutes. 3) Rinse each square with tap water for 30 seconds. 4) Place each square in room temperature, sterile containers and seal it so that new bacteria do not contaminate them. 5) Wait 24 hours.
. Design a) Defining the problem and selecting Variable I) Aim/Research Question: To investigate the effect of solute concentration on the length of potato strips when submerged in a range of concentrations of sugar solution. II) Hypothesis: If the concentration of the sugar solution increases, then the osmotic gain of the potato strip will decrease. III) Scientific Explanation: Osmosis is a type of passive transport where passive movement of water molecules occurs along a concentration gradient, across a partially permeable membrane. (Damon, )Since the movements of substances in passive transport take place from an area of high concentration to an area of lower concentration until both areas reach equilibrium, the water molecules will move from the potato strips to the sugar solution when there is less water concentration in the solution.
The process is for digestion is slowed down by the weight so when the glucose from the food enters the bloodstream at a slower pace, it regulates the blood sugar at a more even level. Fiber is broken down in the colon by bacteria. The organic acids that are produced by the breakdown helps nourish the lining of the colon. The organic acids also provide fuel for the rest of the body, especially in the liver and in metabolism. Some examples of food sources for dietary fiber are: beans, legumes, peas, nuts, whole grain breads, all natural cereals, turnip greens, mustard greens, cauliflower, collard greens, broccoli, swiss chard, raspberries, romaine lettuce, celery, spinach, fennel, green beans, eggplant, cranberries, strawberries and flax seeds.
If the area around a cell has a higher water concentration it will gain water by osmosis. This is because the water molecules surrounding the potato cell are able to pass freely across the cell membrane in both directions; therefore more water will enter the potato than will leave it so it will swell up. Furthermore, if the area around the potato’s cells has a lower concentration of water than the cell will loose water by osmosis due to more water diffusing out through the partially permeable membrane than entering the cell, this will lead to a reduction in the size of the cell. When the concentration of water molecules in the potato is near equal to that of the area around it, the rate of osmosis will decline and the cell will stay the same size, as there is an equal amount of water entering the cell than there is leaving it. Below is a drawn diagram showing the process of osmosis.
Research Question: How will the different potato wedges submerged in various salt solutions affect on the weight and length of the potato wedges? What is the DV and how exactly will you measure it and how many trials will you do: %∆ Change weight and length of the potato chips after they have been placed in different salt concentrations after 24 hours What factors could affect the DV: What? | How? | Why? | Temperature | Keeping the temperature the same by placing the petri dishes in the refrigerator.