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Macromolecules Lab Report
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2. Conclusion
When we did our lab experiment, we noticed the reactions of the substances A-G as we tested for
each of Protein, Starch, Glucose, and Lipids. Some substances had more than one type of
Macromolecule, but others had only one type.
While Testing for Protein, we added Biuret to see if it turned purple and contained Protein. Not
many substances in this lab contain Protein. When we added Biuret to the solutions, only
substances C and E turned purple. In conclusion, they are the only substances that have Protein in
them.
While testing for Starch, we saw that more substances contained starch than Protein. All three
substances A, F, and G turned black when we added Iodine to them. This means that these three
substances had starch in them.
When we tested for Glucose, we saw that most substances contained it. All substances except for
substance B, G and E turned orange when we added Benedict to the solution and then applied it to
boiling water. This gives us evidence that Glucose was present in those substances.
At last but not least, we saw that all the substances we tested contained lipids. Lipids (which are
oils and fats) proved presence in each of the substances when we added Ethanol to them and then
added the mixture to the same amount of water. All the substances turned cloudy proving that they
contained at least a small amount of Lipids.
All in all, The Macromolecule that the substances contained the least of was Protein, while the most
was Lipids. Below, there is a chart to clarify our results.
3. Sources of error
. While adding ethanol, we couldn’t tell if the substance if it turned cloudy or not
. While testing for glucose on the hot plate we didn’t examine the results for 3/4 minutes
. While testing for each substance, we were not sure if the quantity was 2/3 cm
. While testing for biuret we didn’t add all our samples to the water
. We didn’t look carefully for the characteristics of each solution
. Instead of having unknown substances, creating our own substance and later testing it
. Testing for different types of carbohydrates not only starch
. Make a comparison between what you know and what you learnt