1. Cut 3 cubes from your agar block 1. 1x1x1 (cm) 2. 2x2x2 (cm) 3. 3x3x3 (cm) 2. Fill 3 separate...
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Procedure
1. Cut 3 cubes from your agar block1. 1x1x1 (cm)2. 2x2x2 (cm)3. 3x3x3 (cm)
2. Fill 3 separate beakers with 20mL acetic acid solution
3. Drop a cube in each beaker4. Wait 10 minutes and then remove cubes
onto white sheet of paper5. Cut your cubes in half and measure the
distance the acetic acid penetrated. While waiting the 10 minutes: workbook pages 31-34
Data Table
Cube dimension
Surface area (cm2)
Volume (cm3)
SA/V ratio
% penetrated
Sketch of cube
1cm
2cm
3cm
% penetrated instructions:1. Calculate total volume of each cube (volume = L x W x H)2. Calculate volume that did not turn pink. (That is, calculate total
volume of the small portion of the cube that did not turn pink – use the same formula L x W x H)
3. Calculate volume diffused = total volume – volume not pink.4. Calculate % diffusion = Volume diffused /total volume x 100
Analysis1. In terms of maximizing diffusion,
what was the most effective size cube that you tested? Why was that size most effective at maximizing diffusion? (What affects the rate?)
2. If a large surface area is helpful to cells, why do cells not grow to be very large?
3. How does your body adapt surface area-to-volume ratios to help exchange gases/nutrients?
Reminders:Wednesday: Exam (Homework: Read chapter 6 and finish agar lab, and WB)Thursday: Test corrections (lab due, chapter 6 due) homework: ch.6 quizFriday: Cell structure discussion/analogies (Homework: Finish analogies,And bring in materials for cell membrane.