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Investigate the transportation of water in living cells through the process of Osmosis
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Rachel Tsang 10S1/10H1 Osmosis: Osmosis is the movement of water from a high concentration of water to a low concentration of water through a semi-permeable membrane. These semi-permeable membranes are found in cell membranes, they allow some things to pass and stop other things from passing through. It usually only allows small molecules to pass, e.g. water, but not things like starch and proteins, these must be broken down, through enzymes first. We could say osmosis is the transportation of water from a dilute solution through a semi-permeable membrane to a more concentrated solution. Aim: I am going to investigate the transportation of water in living cells through the process of Osmosis. I am going to plan and carry out an experiment to investigate this on potato cells. Once I have gathered my results and using my own knowledge, I hope to explain why certain things will happen and the...
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