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Initial State
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After 20 Minutes!
12. Record any changes, including color, which you observe in the cell and in the beaker.
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13. Use a pipette to transfer 10 drops of solution in the beaker to a clean test tube. Add 10
drops of blue colored benedicts solution (glucose indicator) to the test tube.
Initial Color: ________________ Final Color: ________________ Glucose: Yes or No
14. Now that weve let the cell sit for 20 minutes, identify the final state of your set up by
labeling the chemicals that are both inside and outside your cell below; Be sure to
account for the results from your test in #13 also.
Final State
15. Based on the test you performed in step 13, did any of the substances originally inside the
cell move outside the cell? Identify the chemical below or circle No chemicals left the
cell
Name of chemical: ________________ Or No chemicals left the cell.
How do you know? Explain:
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Lab Report:
1. Put a proper heading at the top of a new page in your lab notebook. 10pts
2. On a new line, write the title of the lab, centered and underlined. 5pts
3. On a new line in your lab notebook write the word prediction. 5pts
a. Describe the initial state of the cell and what you thought would happen to both
the chemicals inside the cell and those outside the cell. (Refer to #10) 10pts
4. On a new line in your lab notebook write the word data. 5pts
a. Draw and label the beaker and cell in its initial state. (Refer to #10) 10pts
b. Draw and label the beaker and cell in its final state. (Refer to #12) 10pts
c. In your own words describe the changes that happened over the 20 minutes. 10pts
5. On a new line in your lab notebook write the word Conclusion Questions. 5pts
6. Complete the following;
a. What is the best explanation for the color change that occurred inside the cell?
5pts
b. Did any starch diffuse out of the cell? Yes or No
Explain how you can tell. 10pts
c. Did any glucose diffuse out of the cell? Yes or No
Explain how you can tell. 10pts
d. Which substance(s) diffused through the membrane? 5pts
e. Which substance(s) did not diffuse through the membrane? 5pts
f. Explain why some substances were able to pass through the membrane while
others were not able to. 5pts
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