Potato

There were many observable factors when investigating osmosis in potatoes. Four different solutions were created (distilled water, 1% salt (NaCl), 3% salt and 5% salt. The potatoes were sliced until they were 3cm long, each test tube contained 3 strips of potato cores and a different concentration. The potato strips were weighed and the results recorded. The potato cores were left in each solution for 24 hours. Once the test results were collected the data was averaged and placed into a graph and a table. As shown in both the table and the graph, both results from the group E20 and the class data prove the fact of osmosis. which can be seen when the potatoes are placed in a distilled solution for 24 hours they gain weight. And when placed in…

French fries, Hash browns, Vodka, these are just some of the fantastic uses for potatoes. The Potato is a fantastic starch and a very versatile vegetable. Where did they come from? Where are they Grown? How do we store and eat them? These are just some topics I will be discussing in this paper. Staring with the history we will find where and when the first potatoes had been farmed and cultivated. The history of the potato begins in the high Andes Mountains of South America at elevations often…

CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1. POTATO CHIPS The potato (Solanum tuberosum L) ppopularly known as ‘The king of vegetable’s, and it is the world’s fourth most important food crop, after maize, rice and wheat, with more than 376 million tonnes produced in 2013 (FAOSTAT, 2014). Potato chips are thin slices of potato that have been deep fried or baked until crunchy. Potato chips have a unique texture flavor combination, which makes them so desirable in market (Garayo, 2002). Potato chips can…

Cecilia Wong Nature of the task and the research question: Two centimetre piece of potato is bathes into different salt solutions (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 25%, 35%) over a period of time, to determine the effect of different salt solutions on osmosis. To investigate the effect of increasing the concentration of sodium chloride (0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 25%, 35%) on the process of osmosis, by calculating the mass change of the potato core (g, ±0.01g) at room temperate of lab (25.0˚C) Table 1: Raw data Table…

If plants could talk, not many would be able to say they changed the world, yet the potato could easily brag “Been there, done that. Twice.” The domestication of the potato allowed many different civilizations, especially in Europe, to grow and flourish by providing a stable source of nutrients and vitamins. People all around the world today enjoy potatoes in hundreds of different forms, but the tuber everyone knows and loves was not always so easily accepted. The domestication of the potato…

of the family Solanaceae. Solanaceous plants originated in the new world, and the potato and its relatives were first introduced to Europe in the 16th century. The edible part of a potato, the tuber, is derived from the potato stem. It is rich is starch and has some protein just under the skin. These nutrients are stored in the potato and are intended by the plant to be used for supplying energy and raw materials for new plant growth (Schultz 2006). Diffusion is the movement of molecules from…

the length and mass of the potato when it is put in water and different concentrations of salt? Introduction Osmosis is the diffusion of water molecules from a region of higher concentration to a lower concentration of water molecules (through a partially permeable membrane). If the cell is placed in a higher water potential, water enters by osmosis and if the cell is placed in lower water potential, then the water leaves the cell by osmosis. The experiment we did shows the process of osmosis.…

Introduction In 1845, Ireland was struck by a massive famine, which many called the Irish Potato Famine or the Great Irish Famine. This incident was considered one of the darkest and hardest period of the Irish history. Unfortunately, this event caused between 500,000 to 1 million deaths and ruined the land and crops of many farmers. The famine reached its peak in 1847 and during that year, about 300,000 people left Ireland and went to install themselves in other countries which included Canada.…

INTRODUCTION Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and Potato (Solanum tuberosum, L.) are the most economically important vegetable crops in Egypt and the most widely grown vegetables in the world. The disturbance of its production affects severely it's local and export impact, because it is considered a very important consumption crop with high nutritional value and a potential export crop for the Egyptian farmers. In Egypt about 20% of total area devoted for vegetable production is cultivated…

Devastating and Drastic, the Irish Potato Famine changed Ireland in a variety of ways. Farmers and regular people were starving to death due to the lack of healthy potatoes. The people in Ireland were extremely dependent on potatoes and when the blight came the economy went down. As the fungus spread throughout the country, people began to lose their main source of food. Since the people in Ireland depended on the potato, it made the population cripple with the lack of a healthy food. The Irish…