Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Experiment Potato Strips

    Uploaded by

    Che Sal
    444 views4 pages
    1. Experiment 3.3 determines the concentration of an external solution that is isotonic to the cell sap of plant cells. Potato strips are soaked in solutions of varying sucrose concentrations and their change in mass is measured. 2. The manipulated variable is the concentration of the sucrose solution, the responding variable is the percentage change in mass of the potato strips, and the fixed variable is the length of time the strips are soaked. 3. It is hypothesized that one of the sucrose solutions will cause very little change in mass, indicating it is isotonic to the plant cell sap.

    Original Description:

    biology form 4

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    1. Experiment 3.3 determines the concentration of an external solution that is isotonic to the cell sap of plant cells. Potato strips are soaked in solutions of varying sucrose concentrations and their change in mass is measured. 2. The manipulated variable is the concentration of the sucrose solution, the responding variable is the percentage change in mass of the potato strips, and the fixed variable is the length of time the strips are soaked. 3. It is hypothesized that one of the sucrose solutions will cause very little change in mass, indicating it is isotonic to the plant cell sap.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    444 views4 pages

    Experiment Potato Strips

    Uploaded by

    Che Sal
    1. Experiment 3.3 determines the concentration of an external solution that is isotonic to the cell sap of plant cells. Potato strips are soaked in solutions of varying sucrose concentrations and their change in mass is measured. 2. The manipulated variable is the concentration of the sucrose solution, the responding variable is the percentage change in mass of the potato strips, and the fixed variable is the length of time the strips are soaked. 3. It is hypothesized that one of the sucrose solutions will cause very little change in mass, indicating it is isotonic to the plant cell sap.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 4

    Experiment 3.

    3
    DETERMINING THE CONCENTRATION OF AN
    EXTERNAL SOLUTION WHICH IS ISOTONIC
    TO THE CELL SAP OF PLANT CELLS
    Determining the Procedure :
    concentration of an external 1. Prepare and label seven petri dishes A, B, C, D,
    solution which is isotonic to E, F and G.
    the cell sap of plant cells 2. Fill each beaker with the solutions in the table
    Problem statement : __________ below.
    Variables : 3. Remove the potato tissue from the cork borer.
    Manipulated variable : _________ 4. Then cut the potato into a cylindrical strip
    Responding variable : _________ 50mm long.
    Fixed variable : _________ 5. Repeat step 3 to 5 to prepare another six
    Hypothesis : _______________ cylindrical strips of the same length.
    Materials : a freshly cut potato,
    6. Wipe dry each strip with a piece of tissue paper.
    distilled water, 0.1M, 0.2M, 0.3M,
    0.4M, 0.5M and 0.6M sucrose 7. Weigh and record the mass of each potato strip.
    solution. 8. Then place each of a potato strip in a petri dish.
    Apparatus : a razor blade, a cork 9. Cover completely the strips of potato in the
    borer, Petri dishes, forceps, 50ml
    solution.
    beaker, an electronic balance and
    tissue paper. 10. After soaking for an hour, remove each strip
    Technique : Measure the mass of from its respective petri dish and wipe dry.
    potato strips with an electronic Weigh again and record the mass of each strip.
    balance and determine the 11. Record the result in a table. Draw a graph of the
    percentage difference in mass. percentage difference in mass against the
    concentration of the sucrose solution.
    Result :

    Solution Petri Mass of the strip Difference Percentage difference Texture and
    dish of potato (g) in mass in mass (%) appearance
    Distilled A
    water
    0.1M sucrose B
    solution
    0.2M sucrose C
    solution
    0.3M sucrose D
    solution
    0.4M sucrose E
    solution
    0.5M sucrose F
    solution
    0.6M sucrose G
    solution
    Graph of percentage difference in the Discussion :
    mass of potato strips against the
    concentration of sucrose solution

    Percentage
    difference in
    mass (%)

    Concentration
    of sucrose
    solution (M)

    Conclusion :

    You might also like