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Does the concentration of sugar levels affect osmosis in potato plants?
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Does the concentration of sugar levels affect osmosis in potato plants? Aim To find out whether the concentration of sugar levels affect osmosis in a potato plant. Introduction Osmosis is the passage of water from a region of low sugar concentration to a region of higher concentration through a semi-permable membrane. Osmosis can happen also in the reverse 'reverse osmosis'. Diagram Sugar solution Petri dish Potato bores Method First collect all apparatus. Carefully drill six bores in a potato and cut length way's circles, dab each slice dry. Weigh five disks till the total mass is exactly 3.2g, repeat the process six times and place five of the disks that's mass is exactly 3.2g into the six individual petri dishes. Pour 20ml of each of the six sugar concentration solutions into the dishes and place the top on the petri dishes, this will there fore stop evaporation happening. Cautiously place the petri dishes in a sheltered area and leave for...
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