INSTRUCTIONS

PAIR WORK
Virtual lab on osmosis

Visit the link below and conduct the experiment suggested:

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/LS03/LS03.html

a. Read the information provided in the page and write definitions for the following terms:

Hypotonic solution
Isotonic solution
Hypertonic solution

b. Conduct the experiment following the instructions provided in the website.

Compare and contrast what happens to three different types of cells when placed in
hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic solutions.

Draw and complete the table below in your notebook.

Table 1. Osmosis
Molecules Red Blood Cell Elodea Paramecium
Name
Net water Appearance Net water Appearance Net water Appearance
movement of cell movement of cell movement of cell
In/Out In/Out In/Out

Hypotonic
solution

Isotonic
Solution

Hypertonic
Solution