Effects of Temperature on Beetroot Cell Membranes Background Information: A cell membranes is a thin structure that surrounds the whole cell. It contains the cytoplasm of a cell. The cell membrane is made up of hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region. The hydrophilic region likes water, it is on the outside of the cell, the hydrophobic region is the inside of the cell where its protected from H2O. The cell membrane’s outer surface lets larger molecules into the cell. The inner surface deals
agar plate split into four quadrants. The incubation temperature for each test was 37 degrees Celsius and lasted for 2-5 days. All tests done for unknown #618 executed the protocols of Brown 1. The first morphological characteristic test was the motility test, which determined if the organism was motile or non-motile. A gram stain was done to determine the cell shape and type of the unknown organism. If the gram stain
most toxic components of tobacco. In 1994, David Kessler, commissioner of the FDA, launched an attack on tobacco companies, claiming they deliberately increased nicotine levels in cigarettes. Nicotine has been shown in various experiments to induce tolerance in smokers by its effects on the CNS and dopaminergic receptors. David Kessler believes nicotine to be addictive and desires the FDA to regulate nicotine as any drug such as cocaine. If the agency can prove that nicotine
Turfgrasses Introduction The intention of this literature review is to assess the current knowledge regarding freezing tolerance on American buffalograss, bermudagrass, perennial ryegrass, St. Augustinegrass, and zoysiagrass. While papers do not directly address the lipid membranes specifically they look at factors that are known to strengthen lipid membranes and increase their tolerance to freezing stress. Before moving into the literature review section a quick review of freezing damage to lipid membranes
tremendously doubles in optimum growth conditions, such as salinity, light intensity, nutrient supply, and temperature. These plants have desirable morphological properties that render them ideal candidates for low-cost waste water purification and conversion of nutrients to biomass (Xu and Shen, 2011). This experiment is motivated by limited literature on the impacts of varying salt concentration on the growth of duckweeds. Meanwhile, a wide range of salt concentration favor the growth of these weeds (Xu and
Composite material ABSTRACT: Experiments are carried out in the investigation to find out the role of cork as an ideal core material, which is used as a shield plate in the front of land military vehicles to verify the energy absorption and damage tolerance. Composite materials are used in various industries these days due to its high strength to weight ratio putting them into light weight applications. Vacuum Assisted Resin Infusion Method is chosen to manufacture the laminate. Specimens are cut according
the techniques and information learned in previous laboratory exercises. These techniques include streaking for isolation, Gram staining, and specific biochemical tests. Students are given a map known as a dichotomous key, a guide in determining the identity of their unknown sample. Identifying microbes using a series of biochemical tests, like those performed by students, is used in a clinical settings for several important reasons other than taxonomy. It is used to determine susceptibility to antimicrobial
environmental factors to affect the growth and survival of microorganisms (Potts 1994). Within the soil environment, indirect protection of cellular structures and contents can be provided by cell surface coating with clay minerals or close association with organic substances. Some bacteria (Bacillus spp. and Actinobacteria) form heat-resistant spores to withstand dry conditions and high temperatures, while other microorganisms encase individual cells or aggregates of cells with polymeric substances or
called biomagnification or bioaccumulation, having the greatest effect on the top predator of that food chain. A common result of the pollutants can lead to stress, changing of the immune system, inhibit lysozyme activity, damage gills, metabolism, and growth. Other factors include an excessive amount of nutrients in the environment. Nitrogen can make its way into aquatic ecosystems when there is an increase in nitrous oxide in the air, allowing eutrophication. Algae and bacteria feed off the nitrogen
(Shanthi et al., 2014). 3.16. Testing isolates probiotic properties 3.16.1. Blood hemolysis Hemolysis test was performed according to the method described by Guttmann and Ellar (2000). Overnight cultures of isolated Enterococcus durans and Enterococcus hirae were streaked on blood agar and incubated at 37°C for 24 h. Blood agar plates were examined for signs of hemolysis. Blood hemolysis test was performed in duplicates. 3.16.2. Resistance to low pH Isolates Enterococcus durans and Enterococcus