Diffusion Carrot Lab

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In the homeostasis, osmosis, and diffusion carrot lab, the mean growth in weight for the carrots soaked in solution A, one of our blue solutions, was 0.151 grams. Solution A had a standard deviation of 0.048. For solution B carrots, one of our clear solutions, the mean growth was 0.117 grams. Solution B had a standard deviation of 0.057. For solution C carrots, our other blue solution, the mean growth was negative, actually indicating a loss in weight. This mean loss was -1.426 grams. Solution C had a standard deviation of 0.121. We had another mean loss with our solution D carrots, the loss being -1.479 grams. Solution D had a standard deviation of 0.211. The relatively low (under 1) numbers for standard deviation demonstrate trustworthy

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