- Did any glucose molecules diffuse out of the "cell"?: Yes, glucose molecules are small enough.
- Did any starch molecules diffuse of the "cell"?: No, the starch molecules are too large.
- Glucose Indicator Solution- Glucose: Changed to green then to orange and eventually would become red
- Glucose Indicator Solution- Starch: Stayed blue, No change.
- Salt Solution: Hypertonic.
- Starch Indicator Solution- Glucose: Stay amber, no change.
- Starch Indicator Solution- Starch: Changed to black.
- What happens to the water content of the red onion cells when they were placed in a salt solution? Explain: When the onion cell was placed in a salt solution the onion cell shriveled up because the water diffused out into the salt solution.
- When you add salt solution to the red onion, what happen?Explain: The cells got smaller and shriveled up because the salt solution was hypertonic.
- Which substance(s) did not diffuse through the cell membrane?: Starch.
- Which substance(s) diffused through the cell membrane?: Iodine and Glucose.
- Why were some substances able to pass through the membrane while others were not able to? Explain: The starch Molecules were too large to fit through, but the iodine ang glucose molecules were small enough to fit through the cell membrane.