The Effect of Alcohol on Biological Membranes

GCSE: Physics

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The primary objective of this experiment is to determine the stress that various alcohols have on biological membranes. Membranes within cells are composed mainly of lipids and proteins and often serve to help maintain order within a cell by containing cellular materials. Different membranes have a variety of specific functions.

One type of membrane-bound vacuole found in plant cells, the tonoplast, is quite large and usually contains water. In beet plants, this membrane-bound vacuole also contains a water-soluble red pigment, betacyanin, that gives the beet it's characteristic color.
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