Osmosis in potato and apple
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Investigating The Effect Of Osmosis On Two Different Plant Tissues The aim of the investigation is to find out the effect water potential has on osmosis in two different plant tissue; apple and potato. To help me on this investigation I decided to conduct a preliminary experiment. This allowed me to have an overall impression of the experiment, and I could spot any weaknesses in my experiment which I can modify to ensure that the real experiment has no flaws, so that the result obtained are accurate and reliable. The preliminary experiment involved cutting five 'chips' of each tissue sample, to equal size, and placing each into different concentrations of salt solutions. After an hour, the samples were taken out of the solution and measured. The results and graph are in appendix 1. Possible variables There are a number of factors I shall be keeping the same: 1 Temperature: the temperature must be kept...

