SECTION A

Instructions: Answer all questions in this section. Circle the letter corresponding to the
correct answer. Only one option A, B, C or D is correct.

1. Which statement about osmosis is true?

A. It is the movement of any molecules from high to low concentration.
B. It is the movement of any gas molecules into a cell.
C. It is the movement of water molecules from a dilute to a
concentrated solution.
D. It is the movement of solute molecules into a solvent.

2. The diagram shows a highly magnified section of a cell membrane.

By which process are the amino acid molecules moving

A.
B.
C.
D.

Active transport
Diffusion
Osmosis
Passive transport

3. Which process in the cell requires energy from respiration?

A. absorption of amino acids by active transport into a villus
B. movement of oxygen from an alveolus into the blood
C. passage of water by osmosis into a cell
D. release of carbon dioxide by diffusion from a cell

4. The apparatus in the diagram was set up and allowed to stand.

The diagrams in Fig. 3.1 show demonstrations of two simple processes.

After one hour, the level of the solution had risen to X.

What caused the level to rise?
A. Atmospheric pressure forced the liquid up.
B. The sucrose solution became more concentrated.
C. The Visking tubing contracted.
D. Water entered the Visking tubing.

5. The process by which molecules tend to move from an area where they are
more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated is
A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Selective permeability
D. Facilitated Diffusion

6. The apparatus was set up as below.

7. Each of the diagrams shows two solutions separated by a membrane.

Which diagram shows osmosis occurring?

8. The energy requiring process that moves material across a cell membrane
against a concentration difference is known as
A.

Osmosis

B.

Active transport

C.

Facilitated diffusion

D.

Selective permeability

9. The diagram shows an experiment to investigate osmosis.

Which statement about the investigation is true?

A.

The level of liquid in the glass tube falls.

B.

The volume of the liquid in the Visking tubing decreases.

C.

The water level in the beaker falls.

D.

Water molecules move from low to high water concentration.

10. The property of cell membrane that only allow certain molecules to pass
through them is called

A. Osmosis
B. Diffusion
C. Selective permeability
D. Facilitated Diffusion

Section B
Instructions: Answer all questions in this section. All answer must be written on the
lines provided.
Question 1.
Fig. 1.1 shows molecules of a gas in two areas, separated by a permeable membrane.

(a) (i) Draw an arrow on Fig. 1.1 to show the direction of diffusion will occur. [1]
(ii) State what will eventually happen to the concentrations of gas on both sides
of the membrane.
_____________________________________________________________(1)
(b) Explain how the following help to maintain the diffusion of oxygen from the
alveoli into the blood.

Breathing_________________________________________________________
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Blood flow_________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________(2)

( c) Gaseous exchange in the lungs occurs in alveoli, which have thin walls and a
large surface area.
Explain how these features assist in diffusion in the lungs.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________(4)
Question 2.
A raw potato strip was placed in solutions of different concentration. The
length of the strip was measures regularly.
The graph shows the length of the potato strip in solutions of different
concentrations.
In which period of time was the potato strip in distilled water?

(a) Substances cross cell membranes by one of three processes:

diffusion

osmosis

active transport

Identify which of these processes is being described in each of the examples

below. The arrows show the direction of movement of molecules.
(i) a dilute solution
glucose

water molecules

a concentrated solution
of glucose

process____________________________________________ (1)

(ii)

a concentrated
solution of glucose

glucose molecules

a dilute
solution of glucose

process _________________________________________________ (1)

(iii)

a dilute
solution of glucose

glucose molecules

a concentrated
solution of glucose

process __________________________________________________(1)

(b) Active transport requires energy to be expended by the cell.

(i) State which cellular process releases this energy_____________________(!)
(ii) Name the cell structure in which this energy release occurs.___________(1)
c. Three drops of blood were taken and one drop placed in each of the three
different solutions A, B and C and their appearances recorded. Small amounts
of each of the resulting solution were then examined under a microscope to see
the appearances of the red blood cells.The results are recorded in Table 3.1
below

Explain why no cells are visible in A (3)

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__________________________
Explain what happened to the cells in C ( 2)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
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The diagrams in Fig. 3.1 show demonstrations of two simple processes.

Fig. 3.1

(a) Name the processes demonstrated in Fig. 3.1 A and B.

A .......................................................................................................................................
B ...................................................................................................................................[2]
(b) (i) State two changes visible in B after one hour.
1. ...............................................................................................................................
2. ...........................................................................................................................[2]
(ii) Explain how the changes in A and B are brought about.
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...............................................................................................................................[4]
[Total : 8]

Two plant cells were left in water or 10% sucrose solution for 10minutes. The cells were
then examined under microscope. The appearance of the individual cells is shown below

Which of the two cells were placed in the 10% sucrose solution?_________________
The changes in the cells were caused by what process _________________________
Explain why this happened
________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________
With reference to the cells placed in water, what is meant by concentration gradient?
________________________________________________________________________
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