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This document discusses writing a coursework on the topic of osmosis for a GCSE exam. It notes that osmosis involves complex biology concepts and coursework writing requires thorough research, understanding of the topic, and effective presentation of findings. The document states that seeking assistance from professional writing services can help alleviate stress for students when writing coursework. However, it cautions that students must ensure any work submitted follows their educational institution's policies. In conclusion, writing this type of coursework can be challenging due to the complexity of osmosis, but assistance from reputable sources can help ensure a well-crafted paper while allowing students to focus on understanding the subject matter.

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Osmosis Coursework Gcse

This document discusses writing a coursework on the topic of osmosis for a GCSE exam. It notes that osmosis involves complex biology concepts and coursework writing requires thorough research, understanding of the topic, and effective presentation of findings. The document states that seeking assistance from professional writing services can help alleviate stress for students when writing coursework. However, it cautions that students must ensure any work submitted follows their educational institution's policies. In conclusion, writing this type of coursework can be challenging due to the complexity of osmosis, but assistance from reputable sources can help ensure a well-crafted paper while allowing students to focus on understanding the subject matter.

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Now I have to measure out the sugar, firstly I will check to see if the scales are on 0 then measure
out ?g and put this in test tube 2 because there going to be no sugar in test tube 1. After this a placed
my boiling tubes into a boiling tube holder at this made it easier for me to conduct the experiment.
Although their cells are not plasmolsysed, they are not turgid and so they do not hold the leaves up
into the sunlight.”. This is because the water molecules pass from a high concentration, i.e. In the
water itself, to a low concentration, i.e. In the potato chip. Therefore, the chips in higher water
concentrations will have a larger mass than in higher sugar concentrations. The dependant variables I
have chosen to measure are: the mass of potato chip after osmosis and the volume of solution
remaining after osmosis. The mass of each chip will be measured as well so that more results can be
obtained. As you can see as the molar concentration increases the change in mass decreases. The
pressure inside the cell rises and eventually the internal pressure of the cell is so high that no more
water can enter the cell. Once this time had passed a carefully took out the potato slices using some
forceps and carefully and accurately found the mass of each one, recording the results as I went
along. If this solution is more concentrated than the cytoplasm then the water molecules will diffuse
out of the cell. Write a review Update existing review Submit review Cancel It's good to leave some
feedback. That is because more water molecules diffused out of the potato into the solution. This is
because the measurements may slightly vary between scales. In this case the cell will stay its original
shape and there will be no change in mass or size. The apple concentration is 1.22 molar more than
the potato concentration. Doing 3 experiments also enables me to calculate the average change in
mass compare to the different concentrations of solutions, so that an overall graph can be used to
interpret my results and used for an accurate analysis and answer to my investigation. This loss of
water left the cells under a lot less pressure, the contents of the cells were drawn in, shrivelling up.
See other similar resources ?3.00 4.00 1 review BUY NOW Save for later Not quite what you were
looking for. The solute molecules (e.g. sugar) can’t pass through the membrane. This will leave the
cells flaccid, as the cells lose water and the vacuoles deflate leaving the cells unsupported. Osmosis is
also a special case of movement of water, from a higher to a lower water concentration across a
selectively permeable cell membrane until it reaches the equilibrium. Slightly fewer water molecules
and lower rate of reaction, therefore only little increase in mass of potato 3. Together they form a
very large surface area through which oxygen and carbon dioxide can diffuse. In my preliminary
graph the results were jotted down only to make an inconsistent line whereas my prediction graph is
a downhill steep line. This is why I have taken out this data because its anomalies from the rest of
the data. This is why the potato lost even more mass, and it shows that the water potential in the
beaker is less than that of the potato chip. The temperature can be altered by the room temperature
the experiment is taken place in, the temperature of the solutions in the experiment, or by boiling the
mixture and the potato during the experiment for different period of time; this will give either slower
or faster rate of osmosis. How can. To conclude this, I can say that the movement of water through a
permeable membrane is affected by the amount of sugar. This movement must take place across a
partially permeable membrane such as a cell wall, which lets smaller molecules such as water through
but does not allow bigger molecules to pass through. Eventually, the level on the more concentrated
side of the membrane rises, while the level on the less concentrated side falls.
For example if one of the potato tubes were to be one cm longer than the other tubes, the surface
area of the tube would be larger so there would be more space for osmosis to occur. The report (and
indeed the whole investigation) would have benefited from clearer aims, together with a discussion
of previous work carried out by other students (accessible online). From the graph I can suggest that
the equilibrium between change in mass and concentration of sugar solution is when the sugar
solution is at approx. 9%. However, at 15%, there is an increase in mass (from -0.007 to 0.003) and
this shows an anomalous data and this is against my prediction graph and how the mass of potato
should decrease as the concentration of sugar solution increase. This is because for sugar or Glucose
(C 6 M 12 O 6 ) for 0.10m is 18g in 1ltr, and sugar doesn’t dissociate. The question implies that data
should be collected first, experimenting with varying concentrations of sucrose. The mass of each
chip will be measured as well so that more results can be obtained. Because the line is not straight
and does not pass through the origin, it means that the percentage gain and loss in mass and
concentration are not directly proportional. The temperature is another variable that needs to be kept
the same and the time that the potato chip will stay in the sucrose solution is also a variable that
needs to stay the same. This movement must take place across a partially permeable membrane such
as a cell wall, which lets smaller molecules such as water through but does not allow bigger
molecules to pass through. My graph fits in with my prediction of the experiment graph. My
preliminary sugar solutions were not accurate as the ratios on which they were mixed was not
accurate. I also will remove excess water solution on the potato pieces using paper towels and weigh
them. However, when there is equal amount of water molecules in and outside the potato, then no
osmosis will take place as it reaches equilibrium and follows the theory of osmosis. Then move on to
the potato strips and use the same method to find out the weight for each strips, the way it was done
for the apple strips. In my preliminary graph the results were jotted down only to make an
inconsistent line whereas my prediction graph is a downhill steep line. This movement only takes
place through a partially permeable membrane such as a cell wall, which lets small molecules go
through like water but does not let bigger molecules to pass through like sugar. When the
concentration of sucrose outside the cell is the same as the concentration inside the cell, the mass will
remain the same. However with all this said I think that the experiment was truly successful and I
was very pleased with the complete comparison of my results with my initial prediction. Osmosis
occurs and stops when the concentration is equal on each side. I started off straight away and
followed the method I wrote down, by following the easy steps of my method I had the whole
experiment ready to go in just a little time. Concentration The concentration of solutions (the water
potential) can affect rate of osmosis as more differences between the concentrations of the solutions
means a steeper concentration gradient, meaning a faster rate of osmosis. Get this resource as part of
a bundle and save up to 59% A bundle is a package of resources grouped together to teach a
particular topic, or a series of lessons, in one place. I shall find the mass before, the mass after and
the percentage change in mass of each potato cylinder. It can also be determined by the shape of the
potato, as different shape will have different surface are, meaning different rate of successful
collisions and causing different rate of osmosis. This liquid or hydrostatic pressure works against
osmosis. The larger quantity and concentration of water in the outer solution means the larger amount
of water will enter the potatoes cell by osmosis. In this specific experiment, there are specific factors
that can affect the rate of osmosis. This decreases throughout the increasing molar concentration
until the change is minuscule (about 0.02g). I am just unsure as of yet as to where that point will be.
I think that after the experiment this piece of potato will become film, larger and the mass will
increase.
The potato pieces will then be placed in the different test tubes and then left for 30 minutes. I believe
that in some of the really weak solutions the potato will come out heavier as it has more solutes than
the solutions. I could also weigh each chip on a more accurate scale, e.g. not to 0.00g but to
0.0000g. Lessons are designed for the new AQA course covering specification point: 4.1.1. For
animal cells they can easily burst if they take in too much water by osmosis as they do not have a cell
all to contain it. There were no real outliers, and the results were fitting with my background
knowledge of osmosis. Unlike most investigations involving a range of sucrose solutions and potato
tissue, this one does not go on to find the water potential of the potato tissue. This is a detailed and
full write up of a well planned and conducted investigation. See other similar resources ?3.00 5.00 1
review BUY NOW Save for later Not quite what you were looking for. However, I do not believe
that one anomaly is significant, so long as you have done plenty of retests to expose any outliers so
you do not include them in graphs. The pressure inside the cell rises and eventually the internal
pressure of the cell is so high that no more water can enter the cell. When the take up water by
osmosis they start to swell, but the cell wall prevents them from bursting. The graph shows that the
percentage gain and loss in inversely proportional to the concentration. To calculate the change in
mass, I will measure the mass of potato using an electronic balance before and after the osmosis
reaction, the difference between them will help me to determine whether rate of osmosis in the
potato with different concentrations, which also shows how much the potato, is saturated or
unsaturated. I then proceeded to find the mass of the potato slices using a balance rather that
measure the length of each potato like in my preliminary work. After this a placed my boiling tubes
into a boiling tube holder at this made it easier for me to conduct the experiment. To do so I will
carry out an experiment, this will look at the effects of Osmosis on chips of potato in a sucrose
solution. Thanks for looking ?27.00 Reviews Select overall rating (no rating) Your rating is required
to reflect your happiness. Not only that but I will repeat each concentration three times, which will
give me an average. Once this time had passed a carefully took out the potato slices using some
forceps and carefully and accurately found the mass of each one, recording the results as I went
along. Nor does it matter if you write the definition as one sentence or three sentences. When I
forget to water the potted plants in my study you will see their leaves droop. However, there is a
pattern on my graph, and this is, as the concentration of the solution increases, the percentage
change in mass decreases. Write a review Update existing review Submit review Cancel It's good to
leave some feedback. Once again I have taken out this data because its anomalies from the rest of
the information and doesn’t fit in with them. There is usually a solution on the other side of the
membrane too. I tried to make sure my experiment was as precise as I could make it e.g. I made sure
I wrote down the right weights by weighing them again, then checking the people books who I will
be working with. The large polar molecules (e.g. Sugar) cannot fit through the small gaps of the
membrane, this is what makes it semi-permeable. If a lot of the water leaves the cell, the cytoplasm
begins to peel away from the cell wall; this process is called plasmolysis. Therefore less water could
be diffused into the potato piece so there is less change in the mass than in a potato placed in a lower
concentrated solution (i.e. 10%). This is as I predicted at the start of the investigation.

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