Colour the boxes to match the solution to its water potential and indicate

the effect it will have on the cell

Water

Solution

Potential

A lot of

High water

dissolved sugar

Potential

Condition of
Cell

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Flaccid

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Lower water

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Pure Water

A little dissolved
sugar

Effect on
Cell

Red Blood Cells

Explain what happens in experiment A & B

Lowest water
Potential

Plasmolysed

Turgid
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Length of
side (cm)

surface
area of
cube (cm2)

Volume of
cube (cm3)

24

1
0.5

Use the diagram to explain how

minerals are taken in through a root
hair cell against a concentration
gradient:
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Active Transport

Process
Osmosis

Active or Passive

Movement Into and Out

of Cells

Diffusion

Surface
area to
volume
ratio

Time to
diffuse

3:1

18:43

6:1

11:24

1.5

0.125

12:1

4:36

(min)

Plant Example

Animal Example

Q: What happens to the surface area to volume ratio as the size of the cube increases?

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Q: How does this affect the rate of diffusion?
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Active Transport

Diffusion

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Q: How might this affect larger organisms in nature?

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Q: What other factors may affect the rate of diffusion?.
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