Osmosis in Potatoes

Penetration of Potato Program - Introduction: Penetration is a special name used to denote the diffusion of water from a membrane, from dilute solutions to higher concentrations of solution. In biology, this usually means that water enters and exits the cell. Because invasion is the water molecule we are thinking, it is only a special kind of diffusion. The molecules diffuse from a large number of molecules into a small number of regions, that is, from the front to the low concentration region (under) of the high concentration molecule region.

The purpose of the investigation was to investigate the osmotic effect of the potato and to find its sucrose concentration. Regarding infiltration, it occurs in the cell membrane of potatoes. The cells in the potato are similar to the plant cells described earlier from the perspective of penetration. Therefore, I predict that if water is put in purified water, water will spread out in the potatoes. Furthermore, if water is added to the concentrated sucrose solution, I think that the water diffuses outside the potato. This is because potatoes are root crops, which absorb moisture on the ground, potato cells need to contain a large amount of moisture.

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate water transfer to and from plant cells. Cells selected for research are taken from potato tubers. First, let me explain about permeability. Permeation is the passage of water from the high moisture concentration zone through the semipermeable membrane to the low moisture concentration zone. Three important things are included in this definition. A semipermeable membrane is a layer of very thin material that blocks something while hindering others. The cell membrane is semipermeable. They allow small molecules such as oxygen, water, and amino acids to pass through but do not allow larger molecules such as sucrose, starch, and protein to pass through. The area of ​​high concentration water is a very dilute solution such as sucrose or pure water. In each case there is a lot of water: high concentration water. The low moisture concentration range is opposite to the above.