Bio 210 LAB #3

DIFFUSION
Questions

A. DIFFUSION OF A LIQUID INTO A GAS

1. What percentage of students detected the odor?

-7/21 or 1/3 of the class detected the odor.

2. Discuss some factors that might cause a student not to detect the strong smelling
liquid's odor.
-Some of the factors that might cause a student to not detect the odor would be if the student
was on the very back of the room, or if the air conditioner is on and blows the smell away from a
student.

3. Did the diffusion of the liquid follow a predictable pattern? (i.e., from first row of
students to second row of students, etc.) What factors might cause an unpredictable
pattern?
-Yes the diffusion of the liquid followed a predictable pattern. The students closest to where the
odor was sprayed smelled it first then continued back until the odor was no longer detectable.
Some factors that might cause an unpredictable could be if there was a fan on.

B. DIFFUSION OF A SOLID IN A LIQUID

1. In terms of diffusion, give a brief explanation as to what happened in this experiment.

-In this experiment a single crystal was dropped in water and around where the crystal was
initially dropped the water turned purple, and slowly spread out around the bottom of the beaker.
The highest concentration was at the bottom of the beaker and the particles spread out to lower
concentration.

C. DIFFUSION OF LIQUID IN A LIQUID

1. In terms of DIFFUSION, give a brief explanation as to what happened in this experiment.
-A drop of methane blue was dropped into a beaker of water. The highest concentration was at
the top and particles spread to lower concentration at the bottom of the beaker.

2. Give several common examples of diffusion.

-Some common examples of diffusion is putting coffee creamer into coffee, or spraying perfume
into the air.

DIALYSIS

1. Explain which solutes moved across the semipermeable membrane

(Dialysis bag).
-The sugar moved out and the IKI moved in.
2. How did you test the movement of each?
-We tested each one by using diasticks.

3. Did starch move across the semipermeable membrane? Why or why not?
-No the starch did not move across the semipermeable membrane, because the
starch particles are too big to move across.

4. How long would this process continue?

-This process will continue until it reaches equilibrium.

OSMOSIS

A. OCCURRENCE OF OSMOSIS USING OSMOMETER

1. What happened to the fluid level in the osmometer? Why? (Explain

In terms of osmosis.)
-The osmometer moved up 5/8 because water was moving in.

2. What would have happened had a stronger solution been present

in the osmometer? (Explain in terms of osmosis).
-If the solution had been stronger there would have been more osmotic pressure
and it would have moved more.

B. HEMOLYSIS AND CRENATION

1. Classify each solution below as Isotonic, Hypotonic, or Hypertonic

(When compared to red blood cells).

a.0.85% NaCl: Isotonic

b. Distilled H2O: Hypotonic
c.10% NaCl: Hypertonic

2. What happens when red blood cells are placed in distilled water?
(State the name and define this process.)
-When RBC are placed in distilled water hemolysis occurs. Hemolysis means the
rupture or destruction of red blood cells.

3. What happens when red blood cells are placed in 10% NaCl? (State
the name and define the process).
- When red blood cells are placed in 10% NaCL the red blood cells will shrink.
This process is called crenation
4. Why was the 10% NaCl solution tested BEFORE the distilled water?
-The 10% NaCL solution was tested before the distilled water because the red
blood cells puff up and they get destroyed.

5. What would you expect to see in a blood sample of a person who has
drowned in salt water? Explain in terms of osmosis.
-In a blood sample of a person who has drowned is salt water the person’s red
blood cells will shrink because of crenation.

C. OSMOSIS IN POTATO STRIPS

1. Is the potato strip that soaked in the 10% NaCl bendable or rigid? Why? Explain in
terms of osmosis.
-The potato strip that soaked in the 10% NaCL solution is bendable because of
the hypertonic solution. Water moves out of the potato.

2. Is the potato strip that soaked in the distilled water bendable or rigid? Why? Explain in
terms of osmosis.
-The potato strip that soaked in the distilled water was more rigid because of the
hypotonic solution. Water is moving inside the potato therefore it makes it more rigid

3. Why are some fresh vegetables soaked in tap water while waiting to be used?
-Vegetable are soaked in tap water while waiting to be used because it makes
the vegatables more crisp.

Bio 210 LAB #4

PART A: MITOSIS
1. What is cell reproduction?
-When a cell divides to make new cells.
2. List and define the two major types of cell reproduction.
-Mitosis is when a cell divides into two daughter cells both having the same
number and kind of chromosomes. Meiosis is when a cell divides into four daughter cells in
which all four have half of the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.

3. Briefly summarize the major events that occur in each stage of mitosis.
-Prophase is the first stage, the chromosomes start getting visible. Metaphase is
the second stage this is when chromosomes line up the middle and form an equator line.
Anaphase is the third stage, the chromosomes start separating. Telophase is the fourth and
final stage, the chromosome move to different ends and two nuclei are formed.

PART B: TISSUES
1. For each of the tissues you draw, complete the information on the
attached chart.
Lab Report 2

Labs 3 & 4

10-8-14

Jessica Tyson