Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Osmosis

Osmosis — practice question

(a)[5]

Fig. 1.1 shows a diagram of a plant cell. The boxes on the left contain the letters used to label some parts of the plant cell in Fig. 1.1, while the boxes on the right list the functions of some cell parts. Draw five lines to connect each letter with its correct function.

(b)[2]

State the names of any two different kinds of plant cell.

(c(i))[1]

Using the data in Table 1.1, Calculate the change in length of the potato cylinder that was immersed in the 0.8 mol per dm$^3$ sugar solution.

(c(ii))[2]

Using the information in Table 1.1, Calculate the percentage increase in length of the potato cylinder placed in the 0.2 mol per dm$^3$ sugar solution.

(d)[1]

State the name of the process that makes water enter or leave the potato cells.

(e)[1]

Describe the predicted change in appearance of a potato cell that was placed in a 1.0 mol per dm$^3$ sugar solution.

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