POTATO CELLS LAB
MOLECULES ARE TOO TINY TO SEE? How do we know they are there? Change color to tell you a molecule is present INDICATORS- Starch + iodine = BLACK COLOR
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Cut 3 Potato cells of different sizes Place ALL “cells” into iodine AT SAME TIME. Cover with lid Let them sit overnight
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
WHAT WILL HAPPEN?
Remove "potato cells" from iodine Place on table Cut in half Measure the width of the black stripe around the edge of the square
Calculate the volume where iodine diffused BIG OUTSIDE CUBE= TOTAL VOLUME LITTLE INSIDE CUBE= Volume diffusion didn’t reach BIG OUTSIDE CUBE – LITTLE INSIDE CUBE = VOLUME REACHED BY DIFFUSION
2 sides are: 1 X 1 4 sides are: 1 X 8 X 2 X 4
If having a HIGH SA/VOL RATIO gets the cell what it needs faster, WHAT WOULD BE A GOOD SHAPE TO BE? How can you increase the surface area of a cell?
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