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    CS Major 1 Crop Physiology

    GROUP: 3

    SAIMEA CLIARE Y. RODRIGUEZ


    ANDY JEAN CAGALITAN
    JESSA KIONISALA
    REGYN GAGUAN
    CHARITY BOYBOY

    Osmosis with Potato Slices


    Laboratory Exercise 2

    Osmosis is a type of passive transport where water is diffused across a semi-


    permeable membrane from an area of high-water concentration to an area of low water
    concentration. If too much water leaves the cell and goes into the environment, plasmolysis
    results and the cell shrink. On the other hand, if too much water moves into the cell, cytolysis
    can take place and the cell will burst open. The swelling of plant cells is called turgor
    pressure and is vital for support of the plant. Plasmolysis and cytolysis can both lead to the
    death of a cell. As a result, most cells live in an environment where movement of water in
    and out is about equal.

    Materials:
    Distilled water electric scale salt

    Drinking glasses paper towel Potato

    Procedure:
    1. Fill two glasses with distilled water.
    2. Add 2-3 tablespoons of salt in one drinking glass.
    3. Stir it.

    4. Obtain two pieces of potato roughly the same size.


    5. Weigh each piece using electronic balance.
    6. Dunk the sliced potato in the water.
    7. Sit it overnight.

    8. Remove the sliced potato onto a plate. Dry them off with a paper towel and weigh the
    potatoes.

    9. Record your percent change in weight = (final-initial weight)/initial weight. Show your
    work.

    a. % Change of potato in distilled water:

    b. % Change of potato in distilled water with salt:

    10. Break the potato pieces in half and note the texture, crispness, etc. of each piece
    11. Clean up your area and discard of the potato pieces.

    Results and Conclusion:

    Initial weight (g) Final weight (g) Quality of potato Hypotonic or


    (softer, firmer or hypertonic
    the same?) solution?
    Potato in distilled
    water
    Potato in distilled
    water with salt

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