INTERVENTION-BIOLOGY CHAPTER 3 (answer)

CHAPTER 3 : MOVEMENT ACROSS THE PLASMA MEMBRANE

1. State three types of passive transport.
(a) Simple diffusion (b) Osmosis (c) Facilitated diffusion
2. Complete the flow chart below.
TRANSPORT

ACTIVE
TRANSPORT

PASSIVE
TRANSPORT

OSMOSIS

SIMPLE DIFFUSION
The movement of
molecules from region
of high concentration to
low concentration.

The movement of
molecules from region of
high concentration to
A region of low
concentration with the
help of carrier proteins.

The movement
of water
molecules from
dilute solution to
a concentrated
solution across a
Semi permeable
membrane .

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3.

The figure below shows the model of the plasma membrane. Label L, M, N, and O
shows four types of nutrients. P1, P2 and P3 show three types of protein.

(a) (i) Name the processes labelled L, M, N, O.

L : Simple diffusion
M : Fasilitated diffusion
N : Fasilitated diffusion
O : Active transport
(ii) Name the protein labelled P1, P2 and P3.
P1 : Pore protein
P2 : Carrier protein
P3 : Carrier protein
(iii) State two characteristics of the molecules that are transported into the cell by
process L.
1 small
2. soluble in lipid

5. The figure shows a model of the active transport system that depends on several
carrier proteins found in the cell membrane.
Step 1

Step 2

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Step 3

(i) Explain what do you understand by active transport.

Movement of particles across the plasma membrane
i.
by carrier proteins
ii.
against the concentration gradient and
iii.
requires energy.
(ii) Give one example of active transport in plants.
Ion or mineral uptake by plant root hairs.
(iii) State two differences between active transport and diffusion.
Any two differences energy, gradient concentration, living membrane,

6. The table below shows the effect of hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic solution on
spinach strips, red blood cells and plant cells.

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Hypotonic solution

Isotonic solution

epidermis

epidermis

Spinach strip in distill water

Hypertonic solution

Spinach strip in 5% sucrose Spinach strip

solution
sucrose solution

in

30%

Distill water is hypotonic The rate of water entering

compared to the cell sap.
and leaving the spinach
Water enters into spinach
cell
through
semi
cell through cut surface
permeable mambrane
by osmosis . Epidermis is
is the same.
water proof.
The shape of spinach
The
epidermis
layer
strip remains the same
curved inward.

Red blood cell in distill

water.

Plant cell in distill water

Red blood in 30% sodium

Red blood cell in isotonic
chloride solution
solution

Plant
cell
solution

in

isotonic Plant cells in 30% sucrose

solution