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VIDYA VALLEY SCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT- 1
Chapter-5 The Fundamental Unit of Life

Class/Section- IX
Subject – Science Date-11-07-2023

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Q1) What would happen if the plasma membrane ruptures or breaks


down?

Solution:

A1) If the plasma membrane ruptures or breaks down, then molecules of


some substances will freely move in and out of the cells. As the plasma
membrane acts as a mechanical barrier, the exchange of material from
its surroundings through osmosis or diffusion in a cell won’t take place.
Consequently, the cell would die due to the disappearance of the
protoplasmic material.

Q2) What would happen to the life of a cell if there was no Golgi
apparatus?

Solution:

A2) The Golgi apparatus consists of stacks of membrane-bound vesicles


whose functions are as follows:

1) Storage of substances
2) Packaging of substances
3) Manufacture of substances

Without the Golgi apparatus, the cells will be disabled from packing and
dispatching materials that were produced by the cells. The Golgi
apparatus is also involved in the formation of cells. Hence, in the absence
of the Golgi apparatus, cells will not be produced.

Q3) Which organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell? Why?

Solution:

A3) Mitochondria are known as the powerhouse of the cell. It is because


it releases the energy required for different activities of life. Mitochondria
releases energy in the form of ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) molecules,
essential for numerous chemical activities of life. Hence, ATP is often
referred to as the ‘energy currency of the cell’.

Q4) Where do the lipids and proteins constituting the cell membrane get
synthesised?

Solution:

Lipids and proteins are synthesised in the ER (Endoplasmic Reticulum).

Q5) How does an Amoeba obtain its food?

Solution:

Through the process of endocytosis, an Amoeba obtains its food. As its


cell membrane is flexible enough, food particles are engulfed, forming a
food vacuole girdling it, which is assisted by the pseudopodia. Amoeba
secretes digestive enzymes to bring about digestion of the engulfed
particle once the food is trapped.

Q6) What is osmosis?

Solution:
The process of movement of a water molecule from a region of higher
concentration to a region of lower concentration through a
semipermeable membrane is known as osmosis.

Q7) Carry out the following osmosis experiment:

Take four peeled potato halves and scoop each one out to make potato
cups. One of these potato cups should be made from a boiled potato. Put
each potato cup in a trough containing water. Now,

(a) Keep cup A empty


(b) Put one teaspoon sugar in cup B
(c) Put one teaspoon salt in cup C
(d) Put one teaspoon sugar in the boiled potato cup D.

Keep these for two hours. Then observe the four potato cups and answer
the following:

(i) Explain why water gathers in the hollowed portion of B and C.


(ii) Why is potato A necessary for this experiment?
(iii) Explain why water does not gather in the hollowed-out portions of A
and D.

Solution:
(i) Water accumulates in the hollowed portions of B and C as a difference
in the water concentration is observed. Thereby, endosmosis occurs as
the cells act as a semipermeable membrane.

(ii) Potato A is essential in this experiment as it is significant to compare


different scenarios seen in potato cups B, C and D. Potato A in this
experiment clearly shows that the potato cavity on its own cannot bring
about water movement.
(iii) Cup in A does not show any change in the water flow concentration
for osmosis to occur, which requires concentration to be higher than the
other. Cells in cup D are dead; thus, there is no existence of a
semipermeable membrane for water flow. Consequently, osmosis does
not occur.

Q8) Which type of cell division is required for the growth and repair of the
body, and which type is involved in the formation of gametes?

Solution:

There are two ways in which a cell divides:

1) Mitosis
2) Meiosis

Mitosis is the type of cell division that is involved in the growth and repair
of the body, whereas meiosis is a type of cell division which results in the
formation of gametes.

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