Biology

Osmosis lab

Group members:
1. Sima-Aree Bhitchayoot (Bhoom)
2. Sudo Taiichi (Ichi)
3. Vongthoytong Panicha (Por)
4. Panpaisan Jittawat (Mac)
5. Sinprasert Witthawin (Win)

1001

March 6, 2017

Introduction:
Purpose:
The purpose is to explore the effect of osmosis on potatoes and jellies by
immersing it into distilled water and concentrated salt water. The results of this
lab will be measured by volume, mass and descriptive observations.

Hypothesis:
If we soak the Jelly in distilled water, then it will swell.
If we soak the Jelly in concentrated salt water, then it will shrink.
If we soak the potato in distilled water, then it will swell.
If we soak the potato in concentrated salt water, then it will shrink.

Material list:
6 Beakers (3 for jelly, 3 for potato)
Electronic Balance
Distilled water
Concentrated salt water
2 Jellies
2 Potato Pieces
Calculator - groups bring their own calculator
Knife
Weighing paper
Markers
Gloves
Lab Coat
Goggles

Methods:
Collect the materials that your group needs ( 3 Jelly and half a
Potato)
Use the knife to cut the potato into 3 equal pieces
Use the electronic balance to find the mass of your jelly.
Remember to lay down a piece of weighing paper and set to zero
Record your data
 Record descriptive observations about the jelly prior to the
experiment
Measure the initial volume of the jelly and the potato and record
your data
Fill your 1 beaker halfway with distilled water. Put one of your
jelly into the beaker. Set the beaker aside for one hour. Label the beaker
using marker.
Fill your 2 beaker with concentrated salt solution halfway. Put your
2 jelly into that beaker. Set beaker aside for one hour. Label the beaker
using marker.
Put your 3 jelly into an empty beaker without putting anything in it.
That should be your control.
Put the 4 beaker halfway with distilled water. Put one of your
potato pieces into the beaker. Set the beaker aside for one hour. Label the
beaker
Put the 5 beaker halfway with concentrated salt solution halfway.
Put your second potato pieces into beaker and set it aside for an hour.
Label the beaker
Place your last piece of potato pieces into the last beaker, empty.
That is your control for the potato. Label the beaker.
Make sure you label all the beakers distilled water or
concentrated salt solution with some markers
After one hour, come back and look at each of the beakers and
record the data volume and mass of both jellies in two beaker and both
the potato in two other beaker.
Also record the descriptive data for what the jelly and the potato
look like now after being soaker for an hour
Calculate the percent change in the size of each jelly and potato
Percent change in height
Percent change in width
Percent change in lenght
Percent change in volume

Data Tables

Data Table A: The volume and mass of jelly in different solution

Jelly 1: Jelly 2:

Dimensions Initial: Before Final: After Initial: Before Final: After

Soaking Soaking in Soaking Soaking in Salt
 Distilled Water Water

Volume 3 5 5 4

Mass 5.08 5.63 5.11 5.05

Data Table B: The volume and mass of potato in different solution

Potato 1: Potato 2:

Dimensions Initial: Before Final: After Initial: Before Final: After

Soaking Soaking in Soaking Soaking in Salt
Distilled Water Water

Volume 3 4 3 3

Mass 3.73 4.25 3.57 2.85

Data Table C: The descriptive observations of the jelly before and after soaking in
distilled water and before and after soaking in salt water
Jelly 1: Jelly 2:

Descriptive Observations Before Descriptive Observations Before

Soaking in Distilled Water: Soaking in Salt Water:

Its shiny and flexible. It has slippery Its shiny and flexible. It has slippery
texture and purple color. texture and purple color.
Descriptive Observations After Soaking Descriptive Observations After Soaking
in Distilled Water: in salt Water:

Its matt, less slippery, and now has light It is still shiny and flexible. It now has very
purple color. slippery texture than before. Its color is
purple.

Data Table D: The descriptive observations of the potato before and after soaking in
distilled water and before and after soaking in salt water
Potato 1: Potato 2:

Descriptive Observations Before Descriptive Observations Before

Soaking in Distilled Water: Soaking in Salt Water:

A little rough with bright yellow color. It is A little rough with bright yellow color. It is
humid and slippery. humid and slippery.

Descriptive Observations After Soaking Descriptive Observations After Soaking

in Distilled Water: in salt Water:

The potato is more rigid than before. It Its much softer than before. The flesh of
has a bright yellow color. the potato has slightly no color. It is
smaller.

Data Table E: The table showing the percentage changes for the mass and
volume of the jelly
Jelly 1: Soaked in Jelly 2: Soaked in Salt
Distilled Water Water

Percent Change in 66.7% -25%

Volume

Percent Change in 10.8% -1.2%

Mass

Data Table F: The table showing the percentage changes for the mass and
volume of the potato
 Potato 1: Soaked in Potato 2: Soaked in Salt
Distilled Water Water

Percent Change in 33.3% 0%

Volume

Percent Change in 14% - 25.3%

Mass

Bar graph of Results

Analyzing Results

1.What happened to the jellies after being soaked in distilled water and salt water for an
hour? why?

Jelly in distilled water swells, volume, mass and shape raise because jelly is
hypertonic while distilled water is hypotonic. Jelly has more amount of solute or higher
concentration than distilled water. So, water will move inside the jelly due to water moves
from high to low concentration of water or move to the hypertonic environment. While, the
jelly that soaked in the salt water shrinks, mass and volume decrease due to the Jelly is now
hypotonic while salt water is hypertonic. Water will move out of the jelly (move to the
hypertonic).

2.What happened to the potato after being soaked in distilled water and salt water for an
hour?

Potato in distilled water swells, mass increasing and shape grow up a little bit. Potato
in salt water is shrink, mass decreasing and smaller shape. It came out like this because
distilled water is hypotonic and salt water is hypertonic. Potato contains less concentrated
which when its inside the salt water the water inside the potato will move out side as the
water diffusion will move from high concentration of water to low concentration of water. On
the other hand, the potato that in the distilled water will get swell as the potato acted as
hypertonic solution. The distilled water acted as hypotonic solution and it will move from high
concentration of water to low concentration of water. So, it made the potato swelled.
Conclusion
- The results are based on osmosis theory that water move from high concentrations
to lower concentrations or low solute concentration to high solute concentrations.
Work Log

Name Jobs / Roles Date

Bhoom divide up the work for the 24/02/17
members

Mac start to do the Data tables 24/02/17

Por start to do the work log 24/02/17

Ichi help win to do the lap report 24/02/17

Win draw a conclusion 24/02/17

Bhoom Measure the jelly and potato 01/03/17

(mass and volume)

Mac collect data (record the mass 01/03/17

and volume of jelly and potato)
and write the description of
table and D

Por make a hypothesis and help 01/03/17

mac fill in the tables and write
description of table C

Ichi Help Bhoom to make sure that 01/03/17

he measured it correctly and all
the label the beakers which one
is hypotonic or hypertonic

Win cut potato into small pieces and 01/03/17

help Bhoom measure

Bhoom do the bar graph and analysis 02/03/17

question

Mac do the tables(A,B,C,D) and 02/03/17

calculate the percentages of
mass and volume

Por Help Mac fill in the data in the 02/03/17

tables (E,F) and make sure that
Mac calculate the percentage
correctly

Ichi write down all the materials, 02/03/17

 method and do the
Analyzing question
Win do the conclusion and purpose 02/03/17

Bhoom do the analysis question 04/03/17

Mac do the tables, check whether all 04/03/17

the data are correct and add
new google docs in order that
all the members can paste their
Introduction

Por do the analysis question 04/03/17

Bhoom help Win do the first page 05/03/17

(cover page) and make sure
that everyone finish their
introduction

Por finish and make sure that every 05/03/17

things are written down in the
work log

Ichi make sure that all the 05/03/17

informations are written down

Win finish the purpose, conclusion 05/03/17

and write down all the
members name in the first page