Lab #9

Stress Factors on Cellular Membranes

 

Stress Treatment (6) Data Tables

I suggest,  in your lab report, that you examine this data, interpret the implications (if any), and construct individual graphs for each treatment.  Remember that there was a control for each treatment designated in bold and  with an *. 

 

1. Methyl Alcohol Treatment

% Alcohol

Light Absorbance (%)  Colorimeter set for blue light wavelength (450 nm)

*0

21

10

59

30

73

50

75

80

81

100

83

 

2. Detergent

Number of Detergent Drops

Light Absorbance (%)

*0

18

2

46

4

58

6

45

8

53

10

49

 

3. Osmotic Pressure

NaCl Concentration, moles/liter

Light Absorbance (%)

*0

22

0.2 moles/liter

32

0.7 moles/liter

33

1.0 mole/liter

37

1.2 moles/liter

43

1.5 moles/liter

42

2.0 moles/liter

61

 

4. Hydrogen Peroxide

% H2O2

Light Absorbance (%)

*0

25

6

29

15

71

24

75

30

70

 

 

 5. pH

 pH number

Light Absorbance (%)

3

70

4

66

*7

24

11

10

12

8

 

6. Temperature

0 Centigrade

Light Absorbance (%)

6

15

12

22

*19

 28

52

33

98

91