Home-Based Laboratory Performance Task: Transport Mechanisms

General Biology 1
by Group B5 11 Stem Amethyst
Part 1 : Diffusion
Each member of the group must perform the procedures at their
homes. Each group member's data and results will be compiled.
Interpretations and conclusions must come from the set-ups
made by each group member and the data they have gathered.

Procedure:

1. Place approximately 200 mL of hot water, room temperature

water (tap water) and cold water into 3 separate clear
containers.

2. Gently place a tea bag on the surface of the water in each

container at the same time. Do not disturb or move this tea bag.

3. Observe what happens in the set-up

Documentation by Izella Lope Brillantes
Hot Water Tap Water Cold Water
Documentation by Divine Grace Dela Cruz
Hot Water Tap Water Cold Water
Documentation by Venice de los Reyes
Hot Water Tap Water Cold Water
Documentation by Rhyne Clarince Jumiller
Hot Water Tap Water Cold Water
Documentation by Rema Joy Teologo
Hot Water Tap Water Cold Water
 Individual Observations:
Hot Water
The water immediately
Izella Lope turned golden brown after I
Brillantes placed the tea bag in the hot
water. The tea leaves
interacted with the hot water
immediately.
When you add hot water
to a tea bag, the
molecules in the tea bag
Divine Grace
move considerably
Dela Cruz
faster. The energy is
more readily released in
a shorter period of time.
Tap Water
It took a while for the water
to interact with the tea
leaves but it is not as slower
compared to the tea bag
placed in the cold water.
When tap water is poured on
a teabag, the molecules inside
the bag begin to move, and so
on until the teabag gradually
spreads out. It takes a long
time for the teabag to spread
evenly throughout the water,
turning it into a golden color.
Cold Water
The tea leaves took
minutes to interact with
the cold water and for
them to spread.
The tea bag does not
have as much steam in
cold water, so it does not
travel as fast. It takes a
long time for them to
spread completely across
the water.
 Individual Observations:
Hot Water
The moment you place the
Venice de los tea bag at the surface of the
Reyes water it will absolutely
submerged the fastest
because the heat will cause
the molecules to move faster.
My observation of the
last tea was faster than
the two of them. When I
Rhyne Clarince
put in the hot water, the
Jumiller
color of the tea will
appear immediately. And
the dark color appears.
Tap Water
The tea bag floated as I placed it at
the surface of the water but unlike in
the cold water, the tea bag submerged
after 5 mins and the water slowly
changed into a brownish color which
concludes that the tea leaves inside is
successfully moving and diffusion is
occurring.
My observation of the
second tea: the tap water is
better than the chilly water.
The tap water will appear
the color but is light in
color
Cold Water
The moment I placed the
tea bag at the surface of the
cold water, it only floats
and did not submerged even
after 5 minutes. After 10
minutes, it only made the
water turn yellow.
My observation of the
first tea the cold water is
slower, and the cold
water has the light color
of tea.
 Individual Observations:
Hot Water
The tea bag floated around
Rema Joy in the cold water for a while
Teologo before sinking gently. Its
leaves contain less energy
and take a lengthy time to
dissolve evenly in the water.
Tap Water
The tea bag floated around a
little but mostly stayed under
the water, just like it did in
the cold water. Its leaves,
however, have a small
amount of energy and it also
take some time to dissolve in
the water.
Cold Water
The teabag easily sank
down the water when
placed in hot water. Its
leaves have a lot more
energy, and it dissolves
into the surrounding
water much faster.

Group Observation:
Hot Water Tap Water
The moment the tea bag The tea bag floated as it was
was placed at the surface placed at the surface of the
of the hot water, it water but unlike in the cold
submerged automatically water, the tea bag submerged
the fastest because the after 5 mins and the water
heat will cause the slowly changed into a brownish
molecules inside the tea color which concludes that the
bag to move faster. tea leaves inside is successfully
moving and diffusion is
occurring.
Cold Water
The moment the tea bag was
placed at the surface of the cold
water, it only floats and did not
submerged even after 5 minutes
while after 10 minutes, it only
made the water turn yellow,
therefore, the molecules of the
tea bag don't have as much
energy that it takes a long time
to spread evenly throughout the
cold water.
 Our group discovered that the filter paper of the
teabag actually act as a selectively permeable membrane
which allows the water to interact with the tea molecules
that causes diffusion. Also, the speed of diffusion of the
tea molecules depend on the temperature of the water that
you will pour in the cup. Hot water is the best choice in
order to make a good tea! This group arrived at the
conclusion that the filter paper in a teabag acts as a
selectively permeable membrane and the diffusion of tea
molecules is always faster when hot water is being used.
Part 2 : Osmosis
General preparation of raw eggs in a vinegar solution:
1) Prepare five raw eggs. Make sure that the eggs have no cracks.
2) In five separate containers, place the eggs and submerge them
in vinegar. Make sure that the eggs are fully submerged in the
vinegar. Cover the set-up and leave it for 48 hours.
3) Check the set-up. The outer covering of the eggs should react
with the vinegar. Carefully peel or scrub off the shell. Do it very
carefully and make sure not to burst the eggs. There should be a
membrane left after the shell have been scrubbed off.
4) Measure the circumference of the eggs (center) using a tape
measure.
5) Now, the eggs are ready to proceed to the experimental set-ups.
Again, only perform what is being assigned by your group. Use
the data in the table below to know what is assigned to you.
Documentation: Egg submerged in vinegar
Izella Lope Brillantes Divine Grace Dela Cruz Venice de los Reyes

Rhyne Clarince Jumiller Rema Joy Teologo

Next Procedures:
1. Prepare now the set up assigned to you. The five set-ups are
explained on the table given.
2. Members 1 to 5 will submerge the shell-less eggs in the five
different set-ups. Cover the set-ups and leave them for another
48 hours.
3. Examine the setups. Members 1 to 5 will remove the shellless
eggs carefully from the submerged setup. They should repeat
measuring the circumference of each egg and record their
findings. Do not forget to photograph the setups and the whole
process.
4. Make sure that the shell-less eggs will not burst because you
shall present the eggs in a PPT presentation.
 Set-up Circumference Circumference
before submerging after submerging

Egg submerged in
CARAMEL SYRUP

by Divine Grace
Dela Cruz 16 cm 13 cm

Egg submerged in
SALT WATER

by Rhyne Clarince
Jumiller
17 cm 17 cm
 Set-up Circumference Circumference
before submerging after submerging

Egg submerged in
EGG WHITES

by Izella Lope
Brillantes 15 cm 13.2 cm

Egg submerged in
WATER WITH FOOD COLORING#1

by Venice
de los Reyes
17 cm 18 cm
 Set-up Circumference Circumference
before submerging after submerging

Egg submerged in
WATER WITH FOOD COLORING#2

by Rema Joy 17.5 cm 19 cm

Teologo
Set-up : Egg submerged in
CARAMEL SYRUP

Individual Observations: Divine Grace Dela Cruz

After the egg was submerged in vinegar for 48 hours, it

was left with a membrane that holds the egg's insides after the
eggshell has been dissolved; this membrane is selectively
permeable. After that, the submerged egg in vinegar was also
submerged in a syrup for another 48 hours, and my observation
was that the egg's size shrank and the membrane became so soft
that it shriveled.
Set-up : Egg submerged in
SALT WATER

Individual Observations: Rhyne Clarince Jumiller

When I soak the egg in saltwater for 48 hours, I notice that it

becomes floppy and floppy when I touch it, and I also feel the
marshmallow when I touch it. Also, the egg only floats and
never submerged fully.
Set-up : Egg submerged in
EGG WHITES

Individual Observations: Izella Lope Brillantes

The egg became smaller in size, softer and the yolk changed in
dark orange color after i submerged it in egg whites
Set-up :
Egg submerged in
WATER WITH FOOD
COLORING #1

Individual Observations: Venice de los Reyes

After soaking the egg in the vinegar for 48 hours, and

automatically move it in another container that contains food
coloring made the egg bigger and adapt the color of the water.
The moment the egg was out of the said container, it looked like
it was gonna explode any moment.
Set-up :
Egg submerged in
WATER WITH FOOD
COLORING #2

Individual Observations: Rema Joy Teologo

The color of the egg changes as the water passes through the
membrane; the egg's size changes as well, since it grows and
expands.
 This group discovered that the thin membrane of the egg
acts a selectively permeable that lets substances pass through
inside and outside of the egg. In the experiment we conducted, we
find out that the eggs that were submerged in syrup and egg
whites were hypertonic while the eggs submerged in food coloring
were hypotonic which means they expanded letting the water go
inside. Lastly, the egg submerged in salt water was isotonic. - We
can conclude in this activity that the process made using eggs
submerged first in vinegar and placing it in set ups like syrup, salt
water, egg whites, and food coloring will result to different
changes in the appearance of the egg.
Group B2 Members:

Venice de los Reyes

Rema Joy Teologo

Izella Lope Brillantes

Divine Grace Dela Cruz

RhyneClarince Jumiller