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MCQ

1 Which of the following statements about diffusion is true?


A It can only take place in living tissues.
B It can take place across cell membranes.
C It can move solid, liquid, and gaseous substances.
D It requires energy when moving substances against their
concentration gradient.

2 Which of the following statements about active transport is true?


A It can only take place in animal tissues.
B It can occur across the cell membrane of plants.
C It requires energy when moving substances down their
concentration gradient.
D It requires energy when moving substances against their
concentration gradient.

3 Which of the following statements about osmosis is true?


A It is the opposite of diffusion.
B It is a special type of diffusion.
C It involves a fully permeable membrane.
D It involves the movement of solute particles.

4 ____________ is the movement of molecules from a region of high concentration


to a region of low concentration without the input of energy.
A Active transport
B Diffusion
C Osmosis
D Permeable

5 ____________ is the movement of water from a region of high water potential to


a region of low water potential, across a semi-permeable membrane.
A Active transport
B Diffusion
C Osmosis
D Permeable

6 Oxygen moves into the lungs from the surrounding blood capillaries via
____________.
A active transport
B diffusion
C facilitated diffusion
D osmosis

7 Active transport only occurs in ____________ cells.


A excreting
B photosynthesising
C respiring
D transpiring

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8 Plant cells have a ____________ to prevent them from bursting in a solution with
___________ water potential than its cytoplasm.
A cell membrane; higher
B cell membrane; lower
C cell wall; higher
D cell wall; lower

9 Which of the following regulates the passage of materials between a cell and its
surroundings?
A Cell membrane
B Cell wall
C Cytoplasm
D Protoplasm

10 Crenation is observed when red blood cells are placed in ____________.


A a concentrated salt solution
B a dilute salt solution
C a dilute sugar solution
D distilled water

11 Which of the following describes the net direction of water movement and its
effect on human red blood cells when placed in a solution with lower water
potential?

Direction of Water
Effect on Cells
Movement

A Into the cells Cells burst

B Into the cells Cells shrink

C Out of the cells Cells burst

D Out of the cells Cells shrink

12 Turgor pressure is only made possible due the presence of a ____________ in


plants.

A cell wall
B cell membrane
C nuclear membrane
D tonoplast

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13 Onion slices of the same mass, size and shape are put into four containers
containing different liquids. Which combination of solutions can cause the onion
slices to gain the most mass and the least mass respectively?

Liquid That Causes Liquid That Causes


Onion Slices to Gain Onion Slices to Gain
the Most Mass the Least Mass

A Concentrated salt
Dilute sugar solution
solution

B Concentrated salt
Dilute salt solution
solution

C Dilute sugar solution Distilled water

D Concentrated salt
Distilled water
solution

14 Which of the following explains why excessively strong fertiliser solutions will kill a
plant?
A The higher water potential inside the plant causes water to move
into the plant root cells.
B The higher water potential outside the plant causes water to move
out of the plant root cells.
C The lower water potential inside the plant cells causes water to
move into the plant root cells.
D The lower water potential outside the plant cells causes water to
move out of the plant root cells.

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Structured Questions

1 State the definitions for the following terms.

(a) Concentration gradient (1)

(b) Diffusion (1)

(c) Osmosis (2)

(d) Active transport (2)

2 Movement of water plays an important role in maintaining the structural feature of a


plant.

(a) Describe what is turgor? (2)

(b) State the process of water movement responsible for turgor. (1)

(c) Explain the importance of turgor in plants. (2)

3 (a) State the differences between diffusion and active transport. (4)

(b) State the similarity between diffusion and active transport. (1)

4 For an organism to function, substances must move into and out of its cells.

(a) State the differences between diffusion and osmosis. (4)

(b) State the similarities between diffusion and osmosis. (2)

5 (a) Effective uptake of water is vital for survival of plants. State how water enters a
plant. (1)

(b) Explain why the excessive use of fertilisers is harmful to plant. (5)

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6 The figure shows a beaker containing two solutions at different concentrations. They
are separated by a piece of cellophane paper. The beaker is left undisturbed for an
hour.

(a) State the function of the cellophane paper. (1)

(b) What would happen to the liquid levels in regions A and B after one hour? (2)

(c) Explain your answer in (b). (4)

7 (a) Explain what happens when a red blood cell and a mesophyll cell are placed in a
beaker of distilled water. (4)

(b) Explain what happens when red blood and mesophyll cells are placed in a beaker
of concentrated solution of sodium chloride. (4)

8 Cells need to move substances across their cell membrane proficiently. Describe
how the following cells adapt their surface area for efficient absorption:

(a) Red blood cells (2)

(b) Intestinal epithelial cells (1)

(c) Root hair cells (1)

9 Substances move into and out of cells. Explain, in relation to the movement of
substances, what happens to two strips of raw potato placed in two types of
solutions.

(a) Distilled water (5)

(b) Concentrated salt solution (5)

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