The Wall Tour

The 1980’s would forever go down in history as the decade America would find its self-identity. While economists and historians will show that it was the decade of great overspending and excess, America would find itself as the decade for American entertainment. movies, music, introduction to video games all being run by an actor out of Hollywood know as President Ronald Reagan. Meanwhile, in the Soviet Union or the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev would take the head of the office in the Soviet Union.…

Homeostasis is maintained when a cell reaches equilibrium inside and outside the cell, equilibrium is when the cell balances equally creating a stable environment. This is an important factor for living things because if there isn’t a stable environment this would have a negative effect on the body. A plasma membrane is important to this process it lets things in and out of the cell, the plasma membrane is selectively permeable which means that it only allows certain things inside and outside…

How is the membrane structure related to the transport of materials across the membrane? The membrane structure plays an important role in the transportation of materials across the membrane. The Cell membrane is a barrier that separates a cell from its surrounding environment. This is composed of Phospholipids, Proteins, Cholesterol and Carbohydrates. The Membrane Structure has a very important role in the transportation of materials across the membrane. The membrane of the cell is made up of…

Movement of materials from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration id diffusion. Osmosis is diffusion of water. Tonicity compares the environment inside of a membrane with the outside. When a membrane bound structure has a higher concentration of water on the outside of the membrane than the inside is hypotonic. Hypertonic is when a membrane bound structure has a higher concentration of water on the inside of the membrane than the outside. When something is isotonic the inside…

History All plants need water, but plants may prefer one type of water over another. There are two main types of water, tap water and rainwater, and each type of water has its pros and cons. Different plants need different amounts of water. Along with that, some plants also need water more frequently. This writing is going to explain about how plants prefer one type of water over another. There are many chemicals added to tap water. The uses of these chemicals is to disintegrate any dirt in the…

Question: How does the concentration of salt solution affect the percent change in the mass of potato cells? Hypothesis: If the concentration of salt is increased, then the percent change in the mass of potatoes cells will decrease. Abstract: In this experiment we will be testing how salt concentrations affects potatoes. First, potatoes were peeled and prepped for the experiment; while a salt water solution was being obtained. Potatoes were submerged and left in the solution for two hours, and…

the Soviet Union, Germany might have still been divided. A Wall might have still existed in Berlin. The Cold War would have continued to get worse and bring diplomatic conflict, and nations that had always been allies, might have been enemies. I believe that Mikhail Gorbachev is a hero because he brought change to Communist Europe. He stopped the nationally dangerous Cuban Missile Crisis, and most importantly, he brought the Berlin Wall down. Mikhail Gorbachev’s…

porosity in potatoes is by the dehydration process. The removal of water during the rehydration process causes the cell to rupture due to stresses subjected to the cell membrane and cell wall of the potatoes. In addition, the stresses (usually generated by the water vapor) subjected to the cell membrane and cell wall will produce the pressure towards the food's cavity surfaces resulting in the increase of porosity of the product (Singh. F et. al, 2014). Therefore, it can be said that when the…

are the people in the parlor walls (Bradbury 69). Rather than reading books about people she can not see (Bradbury 69). Today the world views knowledge as a quick fix for…

the World. The flatteners are ten major political, innovations and companies that contributed to flattening the world. The first took place on November 9th, 1989, it is described as “When the walls came down and the windows came up.” The collapse of the Berlin Wall, symbolized the end of the Cold War. The wall was the barrier between people and then when it was down, the people on the other side were able to join mainstream people. This day is better known as the day communism fell. This had a…