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Investigating the effect of temperature on cell membrane permeability To investigate the effect of temperature on cell membrane permeability, I am going to use beetroot due to its pigment properties. The pigment is a strong colour, which means that I can easily measure, using a colorimeter, how much pigment is released at certain temperatures. During this practical, I will need to apply controls and a variable. The variable being temperature, and the controls being: * Disc thickness * The amount of water used when heating * The measure of solution put into the cuvette * The time temperature is maintained If these factors were not controlled, results would be likely to produce false reading, due to too many variables. Apparatus Cuvette Colorimeter Beetroot disc Water bath Beaker Tripod Bunsen burner Boiling tube Cork borer Forceps Safety glasses Thermometer Stop clock Scalpel Pipette Method 1. Put on safety goggles as a safety precaution 2. Switch on colorimeter to allow it to warm up and stabilise, ready for when it is needed 3. Prepare living specimen of beetroot...

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