MCQs
1. The diagram shows the apparatus used in an experiment on osmosis. 1 2 3 4 distilled water
sugar solution distilled water sugar solution dialysis tubing In which tubes will osmosis take
place?
A 1 and 2
B 1 and 4
C 2 and 3
D 3 and 4
2. The diagram shows an experiment on diffusion. permeable bag 20% sugar solution sugar
solution X More sugar diffuses out of the bag than diffuses in. What is the concentration of
sugar in solution X?
A 10%
B 20%
C 30%
D 40%
3. What is an example of osmosis?
A Carbon dioxide goes out through the stomata of a leaf.
B Digested food is absorbed from the small intestine.
C Oxygen goes into the blood from an alveolus.
D Water enters a plant root from the soil.
4. Active transport is the movement of:
A molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration.
B particles from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration using energy from
respiration.
C urine by relaxation of a sphincter muscle in the bladder.
D water through a partially permeable membrane from a more dilute to a more concentrated solution.
5. The diagram shows water and sugar molecules on either side of a partially permeable
membrane.
What happens during osmosis?
A More sugar molecules pass through the membrane from X to Y than from Y to X.
B More sugar molecules pass through the membrane from Y to X than from X to Y.
C More water molecules pass through the membrane from X to Y than from Y to X.
D More water molecules pass through the membrane from Y to X than from X to Y.
6. Which diagram shows the changes in appearance of a plant cell when it remains in a
concentrated sugar solution for thirty minutes?
7. The diagram represents the molecules in two solutions either side of a fully permeable
membrane.
THEORY QUESTIONS
Q1. The students measured the mass of four of the potato sticks using an electronic balance.
Fig. 4.1 shows an electronic balance.
Fig. 4.1
The students left each potato stick in one of four different liquids for 5 hours:
• distilled water
• 1% sodium chloride solution
• 5%sodium chloride solution
After 5 hours they measured the mass again and calculated the change in mass.
(i) Predict which of the liquids would cause the largest decrease in mass of a potato stick.
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(ii) The students dried the potato sticks with paper towels before putting them on the
electronic balance. Suggest why.
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(iii) After the experiment the students noticed that the potato stick with the lowest mass was
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Q2. State two features of diffusion that do not apply to active transport.
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Q3. Explain what are carrier proteins and how do they help in the process of active transport?
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Q4. What is plasmolysis? Describe how does it occur?
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Q5. Write two examples of diffusion that occurs in human body.
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