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CHAP 3: MOVEMENT OF SUBSTANCES ACROSS THE PLASMA MEMBRANE

Year
Quantity

2003
3

2004
2

2005
1

2006
4

2007
2

2008
3

YEAR 2003
1.

Figure 3 shows a comparison of ion concentration in pond water and in the

cell sap of Nitella sp.

Figure 3
Which process causes the ion concentration in Nitella sp. to be higher than
that in pond water?
A
B
C
D

Osmosis
Plasmolysis
Active transport
Passive transport

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2.

A student soaked a duck egg in a saturated salt solution. After a few days, he
found that the egg tasted salty.
Which of the following statements explain this phenomenon?
I
II
III
IV
A
B
C
D

3.

Movement of substances across the plasma

The egg shell and membrane are permeable to salt

Salt particles diffuse into the egg
Salt particles enter the egg by active transport
Saturated salt solution is hypertonic to the egg
I and IV only
II and III only
I, II and IV only
I, II, III and IV

Figure 26 shows an experiment on the movement of molecules across a semipermeable membrane

Figure 26
What are solutions P, Q and R
Q
Distilled water

P
1 mol dm-3 sucrose
solution
1 mol dm-3 sucrose
solution
Distilled water

Distilled water

0.5 mol dm-3 sucrose

A
B

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solution
1 mol dm-3 sucrose solution

R
0.5 mol dm-3 sucrose
solution
Distilled water
0.5 mol dm-3 sucrose
solution
1 mol dm-3 sucrose

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solution

solution

YEAR 2004
1. What are the processes involved in the movement of water and mineral ions into
root hairs?
A
B
C
D
2.

Water
Osmosis
Osmosis
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport

Mineral ions
Active transport
Facilitated diffusion
Osmosis
Osmosis

The diagram shows diffusion through a partially permeable membrane.

What are X and Y?

A
B
C
D

X
Sucrose solution 20%
Distilled water
Sucrose solution 20%
Distilled water

Y
Distilled water
Distilled water
Sucrose solution 20%
Sucrose solution 20%

YEAR 2005
1.

The graph shows the changes in mass of potato strips immersed in different
concentrations of sucrose solution.

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Based on the above graph, which of the following concentrations of sucrose solution
should be used so that a flaccid potato strip regains its turgidity?
A 1.5 g per 100 ml
C 3.5 g per 100 m/
B 2.5 g per 100 m/
D 4.5 g per 100 m/

YEAR 2006
1.

Which of the following onion cells were immersed in a hypotonic solution?

2. Diagram 2 shows an experiment to investigate the movement of substances through a

visking tube.

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What is the process that takes place in Diagram 2?

A
B
C
D

Osmosis
Active transport
Facilitated diffusion
Passive transportation

3. Cucumber slices are immersed in 0.1% solution. After 3 hours, the slices are found to be
turgid and hard.
Which of the following statements explains this phenomenon?
A
B
C
D

The cucumber cell wall prevents it from shrinking.

The cell sap is hypotonic towards the sucrose shrinking
The high concentration of the cell sap in the vocule causes water to diffuse in
The cucumber cell wall allows the sucrose molecules to diffuse into the cell

4. A plant cell is immersed in distilled water.

Which of the following is true about the movement of water molecules in the early stage?
A
B
C
D

The rate of water molecules exiting the cell is higher than entering the cell
The rate of water molecules entering the cell is higher than exiting the cell
No water molecules are entering or exiting the cell
The rate of water molecules entering and exiting the cell is the same

YEAR 2007
1.

Diagram 2 shows a plant cell which has been put into a particular solution.

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Which is experienced by the cell?

A
Plasmolysis
B
Haemolysis
C Deplasmolysis
D Crenation
2. Diagram 3 is a graph showing the result of an experiment to determine the concentration
of the cell sap of potatoes.

At which point A, B, C or D, is the concentration of the cell sap of the potatoes?

YEAR 2008
1.

A cell is immersed in distilled water for 20 minutes. It is then taken out and immersed in
30% sucrose solution.
Table I shows the observed condition of the cell.

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If the cell is put back into the distilled water for 20 minutes, which condition of the cell
would be expected?

Diagram 2 shows the movement of molecule X across the plasma membrane through
process Y.

What is process X?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Osmosis
Simple diffusion
Active transport
Facilitated diffusion

Diagram 3 shows the initial level of 10% sucrose solution in a capillary tube before an
experiment.

Which graph shows how the level of sucrose solution in the capillary tube changes
during the experiment?

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