Result

Task 1:Potato osmosis

Concentration of Initial Mass of Final mass of Average mass of potato

sucrose solution potato strips,g potato strips,g strips (final mass – initial
(M) mass),g

0.01 1.5 1.7 0.2

0.02 1.4 1.5 0.1

0.05 1.1 1.1 0.0

0.10 1.1 1.2 0.1

0.30 1.4 1.5 0.1

0.50 1.3 1.2 -0.1

Distilled water 1.3 1.4 0.1

Table 1 shows the effect of concentration of sucrose solution on the mass of potato strips.

Concentration of Initial length of Final length of Average length of potato

sucrose solution potato strips,cm potato strips,cm strips (final length – initial
(M) length),cm

0.01 2.0 2.3 0.3

0.02 2.0 2.1 0.1

0.05 2.0 1.9 -0.1

0.10 2.0 2.1 0.1

0.30 2.0 2.1 0.1

0.50 2.0 2.0 0.0

Distilled water 2.0 2.0 0.0

Table 2 shows the effect of concentration of sucrose solution on the length of potato strips.
 Task 2:Onion scale osmosis

Vacuole
Cell wall

Cell
membrane

Onion epidermis

40x total magnification

Without treatment

Cytoplasm

Cell Cell wall

membrane

Onion epidermis

40x total magnification

Treatment:0.05 M sucrose solution

 Cell Wall

Cell
membrane
Vacuole

Onion epidermis

40x total magnification

Treatment: 0.02M sucrose solution

Cell wall

Vacuole

Cell
membrane

Onion epidermis

40x total magnification

Treatment: 0.01 sucrose solution

 Vacuole

Vacuole

Vacuole

Onion epidermis

40x total magnification

Treatment: 0.1M sucrose solution

Cell wall
Cell
membrane

Vacuole

Onion epidermis

40x total magnification

Treatment: 0.3M sucrose solution

 Cell wall
Vacuole

Cell
membrane

Onion epidermis

40x total magnification

Treatment:0.5M sucrose solution

Cytoplasm

Cell Wall Cell

membrane

Onion epidermis

40x total magnification

Treatment: Distilled water