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6.3: Lab 5 report

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    1. Provide two hypotheses that explain water movement by osmosis in regard to the carrot cells. (2 pts)

      1. freshwater experiment:

      2. saltwater environment:

    2. Give predictions that follow from your hypothesis for the following. As in, will the carrot gain length/weight, lose length/weight, or remain the same (4 pts):

      1. freshwater experiment (length)

      2. freshwater experiment (weight)

      3. saltwater experiment (length)

      4. saltwater experiment (weight)

    3. Which change should be a better indicator of osmosis, length or weight? Explain why or why not. (2 pts)

    4. Fill out the table below. Don’t forget units! (3 pts):

        freshwater experiment saltwater experiment
      Initial length        
      Final length        
      Length change        
      p-value        
      Significant?        
       
      Initial weight        
      Final weight        
      Weight change        
      p-value        
      Significant?        
    5. Does your data reject or fail-to-reject each hypothesis? Explain why or why not using p-values and common sense. Be thorough! (4 pts)

      1. freshwater experiment (length)

      2. freshwater experiment (weight)

      3. saltwater experiment (length)

      4. saltwater experiment (weight)


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