10/4/22, 9:59 AM Cytology/ Osmosis/ Diffusion

Cytology/ Osmosis/ Diffusion

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Which cell organelles make protein? (1 Point)

A. Mitochondria

B. Nucleus

C. Ribosomes

D. Vacuoles

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The organelle composed primarily of DNA (1 Point)

A. cell wall

B. cell membrane

C. nucleus

D. chromosomes

Items 3-4 refer to the following

diagram which represents an
animal seen with the electron
microscope.

Is responsible for energy

production? (1 Point)

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Water enters the cell by (1 Point)

A. Active transport

B. Evaporation

C. Diffusion

D. Osmosis

Oxygen passes from the air sacs to the blood capillaries by the process of
(1 Point)

A. Osmosis

B. Air sac concentration

C. Diffusion

D. Diaphragm contraction

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Some red ink placed gently with a pipette into the bottom of a beaker of water
spreads to make it all go pink eventually. Which process helped movement of
ink molecules? (1 Point)

A. Active transport

B. Diffusion

C. Osmosis

D. Water potential

A plant cell was put into a

concentrated sugar solution.

What will the cell look like after

30 minutes in the solution?
(1 Point)

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A hypertonic solution is one that (1 Point)

A. contains a greater concentration of solute than the cell

B. contains a lesser concentration of solute than the cell

C. contains the same concentration of solute as the cell

D. contains a greater concentration of solvent than the cell

Which of the following comparisons of a typical plant cell and a typical animal
cell is NOT correct? (1 Point)

Plant cell Animal Cell

A. cellulose cell wall no cell wall

B. cell membrane no cell membrane

C. chloroplast no chloroplast

D. starch no starch grains

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Which statement BEST describes

what will be observed after a
few hours? (1 Point)

A. the level of water in the beaker will increase

B. the sugar particles will dissolve

C. the potato will shrink

D. the sugar molecules will diffuse

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(a) Justify why a cell is the building blocks of life? ( 2 Marks) (2 Points)

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12

State TWO ways in which the structure of a plant cell differs from that of an
animal cell (2 Points)

13

Cylinders of potato were prepared, EACH 5 cm long and uniform in

circumference. Ten cylinders were placed in Solution A, ten in solution B and
ten in solution C, left for one hour, then re-measured. The results are shown
below:
a.) From these results comment of the possible nature of Solution A & B.
b.) Account for the change in appearance and size of the cylinders in solution
B.
C.)Substances may move across a cell membrane by osmosis, diffusion or
active transport.
d.)How does osmosis differ from diffusion?

(10 Points)

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(a) Mary and Suresh are playing with mummy’s perfume in the bedroom.
Mummy smells the perfume as she is preparing dinner in the kitchen.
(i) Name the process that allows the scent of the perfume to travel from the
bedroom to the kitchen and explain why the perfume scent travels from the
bedroom to the kitchen. (4 mark) (4 Points)

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