Jurongville Secondary School

Secondary 3 Express Supplementary Worksheet

Syllabus 5100

Name: _________________________ ( )

Class: Sec 3___ Date: ____________

Chapter 3: Movement of Substances

1. Name the process by which plants get

a. Mineral salts Active Transport [1]
b. Water Osmosis [1]
c. Carbon Dioxide Diffusion [1]

2. Which of the processes in Q1

a. Occurs across a partially-permeable membrane Osmosis [1]
b. Is applicable to movement of solute only Diffusion [1]
c. Requires cellular respiration Active transport [1]

3. Read the statements A to F below and answer the following questions.

a. Only one statement below is correct. Which one is it? F [1]
b. The other statements can be corrected by changing just one word. For each
incorrect statement, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the box
beside it. [5]

Statement A: A cell membrane is like a very fine sieve allowing only water molecules
to pass though it.

Statement B: Diffusion of water through the cell wall is called osmosis

Statement C: Wilting occurs only when less water leaves the cell than enters it

Statement D: Diffusion results from the unidirectional movement of particles

Statement E: Active cells are small and contain plenty of mitochondria

Statement F: As cells grow in size, their metabolic rate usually increases

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4. An experiment was set up as shown and left for 15 minutes. (Note: Iodine reacts with
starch to give a characteristic dark blue colour)

Starch solution

Water coloured
with iodine

a. What do you observe at the end of the experiment? [1]

The liquid level in the tubing rises + the colour of the liquid turns dark blue
[1]

b. Give an explanation for these observations. [4]

Water enters the visking bag through the selectively permeable membrane
from a region of higher water potential in the beaker to a region of lower
water potential inside the visking bag [1]; by osmosis [1]; the iodine in the
water reacts with the starch inside the visking tubing [1]; resulting in a
dark-blue solution forming in side the tubing [1].

5. Explain the differences observed between how red blood cells and onion cells
behave in water and strong sucrose solution.
a. In distilled water [4]:
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6. The diagram shows a cross-section of a root hair cell. Indicated on this diagram are
four ways whereby molecules can move into or out of the cell. The size of the circle
indicates the concentration of the molecule.

C A
D

a. Which arrow A, B, C or D represents the

i. Movement of mineral salts? C [1]
ii. Movement of water? B [1]

b. Name both the processes listed in (a), giving reasons [4].

C: Active transport
B: Osmosis
c.
i. If glucose moves from this cell to neighbouring cell, which arrow will best
represent this movement? [1]
A
ii. Name this process. [1]
Diffusion