(@) You are provided with a piace of onion, Specimen C. Cut a complete slice across the oNls, ‘3-6:mm thick and select from this slice two rings which are between 3.cm ar 4m in didmieter. The rings will not be the same size but should BS by blotting them with the paper tqwel provided. (3). Place each ring, wider side downwards, on the tid below, and draw round the outside of the ring with a pencil. Measure and record the outer (larger) and inner (smaller) di- ameters of the onion rings. * Record your results on the grid and in the table provided:below. Ring? TEE Larger diameter een Larger diameter = ‘Sroatter diameter Ebb Smaiter diameter Maan diameter Mean diameter (f) ‘Note the texture (or ‘fee!’) of each ring. (it) Place ting 1 in the dish provided and add solution A so that the ring is covered with the solution. Note the timo; {iv) Repeat instructions (ii) and (ii) for ring 2, covering it solution B.Note the tims Leave for 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile carry on with questions 1 (6) and 2. When you return to this question, note the time again, remove each ring and biot it dry, being careful not to confuse the two rings. ‘ Time of removal from solutions [Fine ating | ios Table 1xaAs 3 Place each ring on the grid below. Cerefully drew round the outside of the ring with @ Pencil. Measure and record the outer (Larger) and inner (smaller) diameters of the onion rings. Note the texture,of each ring again. gt yer dieceter Larger diameter Smatier diameter Mean diameter ler diameter I | “otore | ° arter | pitteronce Texture before immsrsion Texture after iamarsion Table 2 Jame the process responsible for the differences you have recorded in the third column if results in table 2.2... xpiain, with reference to the cells in the onion tissue, how this process brought ‘bout the change in fing © coms seumsts ma. ing 2. U