LABS 1-6 (PART 1) Flashcards
Monosaccharide
Simple sugar (eg. Glucose)
Disaccharide
Two joined monosaccharides by glycosidic bonds (eg. Sucrose)
Polysaccharide
Many monosaccharides joined together (eg. Starch)
Peptide
Very short chain of amino acids (less than 20)
Polypeptides
Long chains of amino acids up to 100
Proteins
Hundreds of amino acids folding into 3 dimensional structure
Lipids
Phospholipids, steroids, triglycerides. Triglycerides used to store metabolic energy and these fats consists of glycerol molecule with three fatty acid molecules attached
Positive control
Presence of substance
Negative control
Absence of substance
What is the purpose of having controls
Controls are used as a way to compare within other test results (samples) that are measured. Controls can increase the validity of experimental findings by being able to directly observe findings
Structural differences between glucose and starch
Glucose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) whereas starch is a polysaccharide made up of repeating units of glucose
Structural differences between peptides and protein
Peptides are short chains of amino acids and are less complex. Proteins are larger and longer molecules made up of many peptide subunits
Structural differences between saturated and unsaturated FA
Saturated fatty acids lack double bonds between carbons and are solid at room temperature (animal origin; butter). Unsaturated fatty acids have one or more double bonds between carbons and are liquid at room temperature (plant based; olive oil)
Solute
Substance dissolved in solution
Solvent
Water in most cases and is the substance that dissolves the solute
Diffusion
Particles move from higher concentration to lower concentration
Osmosis
Diffusion of water and particles move from lower concentration to higher concentration through a semi-permeable membrane
What are the purposes of positive and negative controls in the experiment
Provides a means of comparison for the dialysis tubing and beaker water samples to determine which solutes diffused through tubing membrane
In the cellular transport lab, what must ALWAYS be put into a negative control
20 drops of distilled water
If testing for glucose, what two substance must go into positive control
20 drops of glucose and benedict’s reagent
In cellular transport lab, which substance was able to diffuse through the dialysis tube
Glucose turned orange (positive control color) after 10/20 minutes, and sodium chloride turned white (positive control color) after 10/20 minutes
In the cellular transport lab, why are some substances able to pass through the membrane while others cannot:
Due to their molecular properties. Sodium chloride in this case, is an ionic compound and is also small enough and therefore can pass through the pores of the dialysis tube easily. Whereas proteins are larger molecules so it is difficult to pass through and did not diffuse
In the cellular transport lab, was there any evidence that osmosis had occurred?
There is a evidence that osmosis had occurred, due to the weight gain of the dialysis tube and after placed in the beaker of water for 10 minutes. The water molecules moved into the dialysis tube to the higher concentration (weight gain of 0.07g)
In the cellular transport lab, was there any evidence that osmosis had occurred?
There is a evidence that osmosis had occurred, due to the weight gain of the dialysis tube and after placed in the beaker of water for 10 minutes. The water molecules moved into the dialysis tube to the higher concentration (weight gain of 0.07g)