Plant Cell Osmosis Lab Mrs. Stewart Biology
Bell Work Pick up Plant Cell Osmosis Lab Packet – ONE for each set of shoulder partners
Objectives Predict the movement of water when a cell is placed in environments with varying solute concentrations Recognize the importance of homeostasis as a survival mechanism
Background Hypotonic solution Hypertonic solution Isotonic Solution Water moves into the cell Hypertonic solution Water moves out of the cell Isotonic Solution Water is moving at equilibrium
Vocabulary Turgid = swollen/distended with water (occurs in a hypotonic solution) Turgor Pressure = pressure exerted on a cell wall due to the cell becoming turgid. Plasmolysis = the shrinking of the cytoplasm due to loss of water in a hypertonic solution. Cell membraned pulls away from cell wall
Step One: Draw ONE onion cell Draw how much purple fills the cell
Tap Water: ONE onion cell Draw how much purple fills the cell now Did it change?
Plasmolysis in Salt Water Draw how much purple fills the cell now. What happened?
Turgor Pressure in Distilled Water Draw how much purple fills the cell now. What happened?
Analysis Questions: Complete questions 1 – 7 20 minutes