Title page
Title: Develop a scientifically appropriate title for your report (e.g., what was
tested? what organism was used?) – “Lab 3 – Osmosis” is not a scientific title.
The reader should understand the nature of the experiment and the organism
used without examining any other part of the report.
b. Include your full name, student number, lab section, and TA name in the bottom
right-hand corner.
tested? what organism was used?) – “Lab 3 – Osmosis” is not a scientific title.
The reader should understand the nature of the experiment and the organism
used without examining any other part of the report.
b. Include your full name, student number, lab section, and TA name in the bottom
right-hand corner.
Materials and Methods
Scientists, when communicating their experimental results to their peers in publication,
always include a “Materials and Methods” section. This section tells the reader what
materials were used, where they came from, and how they were used in the experiment.
always include a “Materials and Methods” section. This section tells the reader what
materials were used, where they came from, and how they were used in the experiment.
As part of your “Materials and Methods” you should include the following information:
• What were your controls? How did these differ from the cells that experienced
plasmolysis?
plasmolysis?
• How did you measure plasmolysis if not all cells in a preparation behaved in t h e
same way?
same way?
• How long did the cells sit in the solution before making your observations?
• How many cells/cell preparations did you observe?
• How many cells/cell preparations did you observe?
• What concentrations did you include as part of your experiment?
Results
This is not a full results section. Present your results in either one table or one graph
(you decide which is most appropriate for your data set). Ensure the details in the Figure
or Table and the associated caption, provide the information required to understand the
data.
(you decide which is most appropriate for your data set). Ensure the details in the Figure
or Table and the associated caption, provide the information required to understand the
data.
Conclusion
Your conclusion should be the sentence below, with the blanks filled in. Only this
statement will be graded for your conclusion:
statement will be graded for your conclusion:
We determined that CaC|2. (name of solute) at a concentration of 0.3 M triggers
plasmolysis in Egeria Densa leaves, where plasmolysis was measured as ______.
plasmolysis in Egeria Densa leaves, where plasmolysis was measured as ______.