2-4 Potato Lab

Front

What is the purpose of the 2-4 Potato Lab?

Back

To see the effect of salt on a potato.

Front

What is osmosis?

Back

The movement of water across a membrane.

Front

If a cell containing 5% salt is placed into a glass of water with 20% salt, the water is _______ compared to the cell.

Back

Hypertonic.

Front

What happens to cells when placed in a 90% salt saline drip?

Back

Your cells will shrivel and you'll die.

Front

What control solution should be used in the 2-4 Potato Lab?

Back

Isotonic.

Front

Define hypertonic solution.

Back

A solution with a higher concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

Front

Define hypotonic solution.

Back

A solution with a lower concentration of solutes compared to another solution.

Front

Define isotonic solution.

Back

A solution with the same concentration of solutes as another solution.

Front

What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?

Back

The cell will swell and may burst.

Front

What happens to a cell in an isotonic solution?

Back

The cell remains the same size; there is no net movement of water.