Lab introduction:

Membrane transport is where the molecules move through the membrane. There are two

types of membrane transport, which are active transport and passive transport. Active transport is

the movement of the molecules against a concentration gradient from a region of lower

concentration to a region of higher concentration that requires energy or ATP (Kimball, 2014).

Conversely, passive transport is the movement of the molecules down a concentration gradient

from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration and no need energy or

ATP. It occurs either by diffusion or osmosis. Diffusion is also having two types which are

simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion. Simple diffusion is the movement of particles from a

higher concentration to a lower concentration. The process will get directly through the

membrane which composed of phospholipid. On the other hand, facilitated diffusion relies on the

transport protein to assist in transporting specific substances across a membrane. However,

simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion are the movement of solute, but osmosis is not.

Osmosis is the diffusion of water across selective permeable. (Goldberg, 2007, p.63-64).

Moreover, Hypotonic, Hypertonic and Isotonic are the types of osmosis. Hypotonic is the

movement of water that flow down into the cell. If it happens in animal cells, the cell will burst,

but in plant cell, the cell will not burst because plant cell has a cell wall. Hypertonic is the

movement of water that move out of the cell to the region of higher solute concentration.

Isotonic is movement of water that diffuses in and out, so there is no net change in the cell

(Friedl, 2017).
 In the lab, we experimented about the osmosis which is the one of osmosis. The purpose of

this lab is to visualize and demonstrate what we learnt in class about osmosis. We used the potato

and jelly to do an experiment by putting the potato and jelly in the different concentration that

was salt water and distilled water. Then, we observed what happened to the potato and jelly. To

sum up, the process in the lab will show the osmosis.
REFERENCE

Friedl, S. (2017). Hypertonic Solution: Definition, Effect & Example. Retrieved from

http://study.com/academy/lesson/hypertonic-solution-definition-effect-example.html

Goldberg, D. T. (2007). Barron's SAT Subject Test Biology E/M, 4th Edition 4th Edition.

Kimball, J. W. (2014, April 17). Transport Across Cell Membranes. Retrieved from

http://www.biology-pages.info/D/Diffusion.html