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If a membrane was not permeable to sugars why would it probably also not be permeable to starch molecules?
If a membrane is permeable to a substance, it means that there are gaps/holes/pores in the membrane large enough for that substance to pass through. Starch molecules are bigger that sugar molecules. So if the membrane is not permeable to sugars, the gaps/holes/pores will not be big enough for starch molecules to pass through either.
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What would happen if the iodine molecules passed through the membrane into the starch suspension?
The starch suspension would form into a blue-black precipitate. This is due to the reaction between starch and iodine.
Why does less light pass through a mixture when the starch is more concentrated?
Starch is not soluble so therefore a higher concentration will have more starch molecules stopping light from going through.
Why are starch and cellulose considered different compounds even though they are built from the same monomer?
Starch and cellulose are both polymers built from glucose, but the glucose molecules are arranged differently in each case. Having different arrangements means that starch and cellulose are different compounds. They serve different functions in the plants that make them. Your body also uses starch very differently from the way it uses cellulose.
Excess glucose in most complex plants is stored as?
They store glucose by converting them into cellulose which is also used to maintain the plants cells walls. Starch is stored in a plants stem, its roots and leaves. Plants store glucose as they are the main source of energy. The converted glucose either it's in the form of starch or cellulose can be used by some animals as it can be easily digested.
Does cotton contain starches?
All plants and animals contain starch of some kind. Cotton fibers are cellulose which is a particular type of starch. Actually, that is not technically correct. A starch by definition has alpha 1,4 linkage between its molecules while cellulose has beta 1,4 linkage. If you used the iodine test for starch on a piece of cotton, you will get a negative result.
Why don't starch molecules pass through partially permeable membranes?
Starch molecules are too large to pass through the pores of a partially permeable membrane. The size exclusion limit of the membrane restricts the passage of larger molecules like starch while allowing smaller molecules like water to pass through via osmosis.
When a mixture of starch and glucose is put into a bag made from partially permeable membrane and is put in a beaker so after 20 minutes what change will take place in the contents of bag?
After 20 minutes, the glucose molecules will diffuse out of the bag through the partially permeable membrane because they are smaller in size than the starch molecules. The starch molecules, being too large to pass through the membrane, will remain inside the bag.
Why did the starch not enter the beaker?
The starch did not enter the beaker because the membrane of the dialysis tubing is selectively permeable, allowing only smaller molecules, like glucose and water, to pass through. Starch molecules are too large to pass through the pores of the membrane, thus they were unable to enter the beaker.
Is the Visking tubing a partailly permeable membrane and why?
Yes, it is a partially permeable membrane. It allows certain substances like glucose and water molecules to diffuse through but not large molecules like starch and sucrose. Selectively permeable.
Why is glucose allowed to pass through a semipermeable membrane and not starch?
Whether molecules are able to pass through the membrane depends on the size of the molecules. Smaller ones can, and larger ones cannot. Glucose can pass through a cell membrane because it is a monomer, which is a smaller molecule than the polymer molecules of starch.
How does concentration of amylase affect starch digestion?
Starch is a complex carbohydrate or polysaccharide, which consists of many monosaccharide molecules (glucose) joined together.Since the cell in the body has partially permeable membrane, it cannot absorb big size molecules, such as starch and protein.Hence, starch needs to be broken down to glucose before it can be absorbed into the cells of the body.
Can Active transport help starch molecules through a membrane?
No, active transport is a process that requires energy to move molecules against their concentration gradient. Starch molecules are too large to be transported through a membrane using active transport. Starch molecules are typically broken down into simpler sugars before they can be transported across a membrane.
Rank the following by relative size glucose moleculeswater moleculesiodine molecules starch molecules and membrane pores?
1) water 2) IKI 3) Glucose 4) Membrane pores 5) starch obviously starch is larger than the pores b/c it is the only substance that didn't pass through the membrane. glucose is the most complex molecule out of the remaining three, (making it 3rd smallest) and IKI is even less complex, and water is the most simple.
Starch before it enters the Visking tubing?
Starch must be broken down into smaller molecules like glucose before it can enter the Visking tubing, as the tubing only allows smaller molecules to pass through its semi-permeable membrane. This breakdown of starch into glucose is typically achieved through the process of digestion, either by enzymes in the body or by external sources such as amylase. Once the starch is broken down into smaller molecules, it can pass through the Visking tubing via osmosis or diffusion.
Which two factors of the molecule determine whether or not it can cross the membrane?
size and shape. cell membranes are selectively permeable, so only some molecules can get through. (i.e. water can go through, but starch cant) Polarity and size.
Can Iodine Potassium Iodine when mixed with a starch diffuse through a semipermeable membrane?
No, iodine potassium iodide mixed with starch cannot diffuse through a semipermeable membrane because the starch molecules are too large to pass through the pores of the membrane. Only smaller molecules like iodine will be able to pass through.
Was the membrane-tubing-permeable to starch?
I'm assuming this is in reference to an experiment where you put a starch in dialysis tubing, and then put iodine in surrounding solution. Dialysis tubing has a limit of roughly mwco (molecular weight cut off of 10,000). Iodine has a molecular weight of roughly 126, so it can pass through. On the other hand, starch is a polymer of 1000's of glucose molecules. Glucose (C6H12O6) has a molecular weight of roughly 180. 1000 * 180 = 180,000, so glucose cannot pass through the dialysis tubing. In this experiment you should see the sealed tubing turn purple-pinkish after the iodine diffuses through. The outside solution should remain the same color.
