Question

Can the beet technique be used to test osmosis? Describe your hypothesis and the thinking behind your hypothesis.

Answer 1

Yes, the beet root technique can be used for testing osmosis. In this technique, fresh beet root slices are placed in different liquid concentrations so as to observe the effect of osmosis. This can be observed more clearly since the beet root pigments, red in colour, would flow out from the cell, in a direction that us downwards on the concentration gradient.

Hypothesis: effect of different concentrations of on beet root membranes. Alcohol would disrup the membranes, as a result of which, anthocyanin would come out of the cell.