B1 Practice

Student book answers questions

Question Answers Extra information Mark

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01.1 cell membrane
01.2 cytoplasm 1
(animal cell does not have) 1
any one from:
01.3 • cell wall
• chloroplast(s)
• (large) vacuole
02.1 9 micrometres 1

3.84 (mm) 3
2 marks for 3840 (micrometres)
02.2 1 mark for a correct substitution
or reorganisation

any two from: allow converse responses 2

(prokaryotic cells)
• are smaller
02.3
• do not have a nucleus allow genetic material is a single
loop of DNA
• (may have) plasmids
osmosis 1

water moves from a dilute allow from a high water 1

solution to a more concentrated concentration to a lower water
03.1 solution concentration

through a partially / semi / 1

selectively permeable
membrane

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 B1 Practice
Student book answers questions

Examples of points that may be Level 1 (1-2 marks) 6

made: a basic method is described
• cut potato cylinders to
same mass / size Level 2 (3-4 marks)
• use same volume of salt a clear method is described
solution
• same temperature Level 3 (5-6 marks)
• leave for same length of a detailed method including at
time least one control variable and a
• dry cylinders before description of what would be
weighing measured. For full marks an
• put cylinders into a range explanation of how they would
of salt solution make a conclusion must be
concentrations given.
• measure mass / size at
03.2 start
• measure mass / size
after a day or few days
• repeats
• observe whether the
cylinders have increased
/ decreased or stayed
the same mass / size
• correct description of
direction of water
movement
• conclusion: salt solution
concentration in which
cylinder did not change
in mass / size is same
concentration as in cells

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