Thursday, March 29, 2012

Summary

  • What is concentration gradient
Concentration gradient(increase or decrease in the quantity) is the change of the amount of concentration in the solute(minor component in a solution) across distance.

That was kind of copied from the website. For me, what I understand from concentration gradient is... The 'Concentration' will be the number of flux arrows drawn to each side... If there are more molecules at one side and less at the other, then there will be 2 arrows drawn at the side where there are more molecules connecting to the other side.

Diffusion

5. Can you name some examples of diffusion in a living organism?

Respiration - the oxygen breathed in will have to be evenly distributed in the parts of the body

Diffusion

4. What are the factors that determine the rate of diffusion?

Factors:
-Temperature
-Size of the molecules
-Steepness of the concentration gradient

Diffusion

3. Do molecules even stop moving?

No, molecules never stop moving.

Diffusion

2. When will this process stop?

This process will stop when the molecules reach a state of equilibrium

Diffusion

1. What is Diffusion?
An action whereby the molecules move from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration

Table of Procedures

Okay, so this is a table of procedures of what to do during the Science experiment today.

Table of Procedures

Steps

Procedures

1

Fold the paper towel into half

2

Cut the paper towel into 3 strips of about 30 x 20mm

3

Briefly soak the paper towels in the cabbage juice

4

Remove the paper towel immediately once the paper turns light purple

5

Spread the paper towels open

6

Leave the paper towels aside to dry on the white tile

7

Cut the agar block into the following specifications:

a. 3 pieces of 5 x 5 x 5 mm

b. 1 piece of 5 x 5 x 20mm

c. 1 piece of 10 x 10 x 10mm

8

Label the petri dish accordingly based on the solutions

9

Immerse 1 piece of agar of size 5 x 5 x 5mm, 5 x 5 x 20mm and 10 x 10 x 10mm in lemon juice or baking powder solution

10

Record the time it takes for each of the agar to turn uniformly into a different colour

11

Immerse the 2 other pieces of 5 x 5 x 5mm agar into each of the remaining liquids

12

Observe the colour change

13

Record the results in the 2nd table below

14

Transfer 2cm3 of each of the solution into the 3 separate test tubes

15

Label the test tables accordingly

16

Add an equal volume of cabbage juice to each of these test tubes

17

Record the colour change in the 2nd table

Hope it's easy to understand:)

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Functions of Organelles

6. Functions of Organelles

Nucleus - Contains DNA and hereditary material
Nucleus Membrane - Separates the contains of the DNA in the nucleus from the cytoplasm, Allow transfer of material in the nucleus to cytoplasm
Chromatin(found only in the nucleus of a eukaryote cell) - Strengthens DNA, Assists in Replicating and Transcription, Compacts the DNA
Cytoplasm - Stores chemicals for survival, Maintaining the shape of the cell, Medium for transport within the cell
Cell membrane - Semi-permeable, Controls movement of liquids in and out of the cell
Vacuole - Accumulates waste products, Maintaining pH, Isolates harmful substances, Removes unwanted materials
Mitochondria - Produce energy, Building certain parts of the blood and hormones, Where respiration and energy production occurs
Chloroplast - Contains green pigment which traps sunlight for the plant to make food
Cellulose Cell Wall - Gives the cell a regular shape and prevents liquid from going into the cell

http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Nuclear_membrane
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/chromatin-function.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/cytoplasm-function-in-a-cell.html
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/vacuole-function.html
Yahoo Answers

Diagrams of Plant and Animal Cells with Labels

4. and 5. Diagrams of Plant and Animal Cells with Labels

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I copied this diagram from Google Images and the credit goes to them. Thank You.


Sorry, I did not know how to scan my diagram in...

Table of Differences between Plant and Animal Cells

3. Table of Differences between Plant and Animal Cells

Plant cell

Animal cell

Cell wall

No cell wall

One, large central vacuole

Many, small vacuoles

Regular shape

Irregular shape

Chloroplast

No Chloroplast

Similarities of Plant and Animal cell

2. Similarities of Plant and Animal cell

Similarities:
1. Cell membrane
2. Nucleus
3. Mitochondria
4. Cytoplasm

There are more, but I don't really know how to explain them...

Table of Difference between Prokaryote and Eukaryote cells

1. Table of Difference between Prokaryote and Eukaryote cells

Prokaryote cells

Eukaryote cells

Single-celled organism

Multiple-celled organism

No nucleus

Nucleus