Design a laboratory experiment using the most appropriate technique(s) and demonstrate an ample understanding of this/these tech - Assignment Example

Download file to see previous pages Most of these experiments focus on the way different levels of temperature can cause damage to a cell membrane, and hence causing it to rapture or to fail to carry out its functions properly. Prediction of the outcome of the study is that permeability of a cell membrane is increased with the increase in temperature, but up to a certain level of temperature increase, the cell membrane is damaged. At very high temperatures, the biochemical structures of a cell can be dented, but the most susceptible part is the cell membrane and that is why it will be the focus of this experiment. 3 The study will apply a controlled experiment to conduct the tests. This method is preferred especially because it can easily establish the cause and effect through manipulation of certain variables while keeping the others variables constant. Furthermore, lab experiment allows for accurate control of variables. Beetroots have been chosen as part of the study’s ethical consideration of using animal in experiments only as a last resort. After the experiment, the data will be recorded in an excel worksheet and later analysed using different methods, some generated by software and others done manually. These include descriptive statistical analysis, explanatory analysis, and use of graphs, scatter plots and charts. 3 Introduction/Background 4 Hypothesis: 6 Aims of the study: 6 Materials and methods 6 Materials 6 16.Methods 7 19.Procedures 8 23.Ethical considerations 10 25.Data analysis 10 73.Timeframe 11 97.References 12 Abstract This study is a lab experiment of the impact of temperature on permeability of cell membrane. A cell membrane is a very important component of a cell because it is the one that controls movement of substances in and out of a cell, hence protecting it from its environment. The experiment will be performed on a beetroot cell. To further explore on the subject, recent experiments that have been performed with a similar purpose to the current study will be reviewed critically, and their findings linked to the findings of the current study. Most of these experiments focus on the way different levels of temperature can cause damage to a cell membrane, and hence causing it to rapture or to fail to carry out its functions properly. Prediction of the outcome of the study is that permeability of a cell membrane is increased with the increase in temperature, but up to a certain level of temperature increase, the cell membrane is damaged. At very high temperatures, the biochemical structures of a cell can be dented, but the most susceptible part is the cell membrane and that is why it will be the focus of this experiment. The study will apply a controlled experiment to conduct the tests. This method is preferred especially because it can easily establish the cause and effect through manipulation of certain variables while keeping the others variables constant. Furthermore, lab experiment allows for accurate control of variables. Beetroots have been chosen as part of the study’s ethical consideration of using animal in experiments only as a last resort. After the experiment, the data will be recorded in an excel worksheet and later analysed using different methods, some generated by software and others done manually. These include descriptive statistical analysis, explanatory analysis, and use of graphs, scatter plots and charts. The impact of ...Download file to see next pagesRead More