B12 : Using Math and Chemistry to Investigate Biology
| Students | Hanna Gamelin
Karmanjeet Phangura |
| School | GEDSB - North Park Collegiate and Vocational School - Brantford |
| Level | Senior 11/12 - Grade 11 |
| Group | Group 3 - Health Sciences II |
| Abstract | This investigation used mathematical and chemical techniques to answer a biological question: what is the molar concentration inside a single cell? Using sucrose solutions ranging in concentration from 0.0 M to 1.0 M and measuring the initial mass to final mass (after 24 hours) ratios of potato sections, the internal cellular concentration of yellow potato cells and sweet potato cells could be compared. |