Add some drops of IODINE SOLUTION (orange), in the presence of starch it turns DARK BLUE.
Define the term DIFUSSION and name 2 examples.
NET MOVEMENT of molecules and ions from a region of their HIGHER CONCENTRATION to a region of their LOWER CONCENTRATION down a CONCENTRATION GRADIENT (random)
Explain what happens to the cells in each case due to Osmosis:
1. No change in size / 2. Cell shrinks (plasmolysis) / 3. Cell swells up (turgid in plants, bursts in animals)
Define the term SPECIES
A group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring.
Explain what is the BINOMIAL SYSTEM and how it is used.
A system of naming species in which the scientific name of an organism is made up of two parts showing the GENUS and the SPECIES. Eg. Homo sapiens
Name the 4 factors that affect the RATE of ENZYME ACTION.
Temperature, pH, concentration of enzyme, concentration of substrate.
How would you test the presence of REDUCING SUGARS? (simple sugars)
Add BENNEDICT'S REAGENT (blue), mix, heat in a water bath for 3min. In the presence of sugar a RED PRECIPITATED appears.
NET MOVEMENT of WATER MOLECULES from a region of HIGHER WATER POTENTIAL (diluted) to a region of LOWER WATER POTENTIAL (concentrated) through a SEMIPERMEABLE ME
The image represents 3 biological molecules. Name them and identify each structure of the diagrams.
1. Fat molecule / 2. Protein molecule/ 3. Carbohydrate molecule
How would you test the presence of PROTEINS?
Add BIURET REAGENT, it turns PURPLE in the presence of proteins.
Explain how to calculate the MAGNIFICATION of an image.
M= I/A Magnification = Observed size of the IMAGE (or drawing) / ACTUAL size of the specimen
Name the principal clases of the following groups: VERTEBRATES, ARTHROPODS, MOLLUSCS