INTERVENTION-BIOLOGY CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 3 : MOVEMENT ACROSS THE PLASMA MEMBRANE

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

ACTIVE
TRANSPORT

OSMOSIS
The movement of
molecules from region
of high concentration to
___________________
.

The movement of
molecules from region of
high concentration to
a region of low
concentration with the
help of ______________
proteins.

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

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3.

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

(a) (i) Name the processes involved in the movement of molecules L, M, N and O
across the plasma membrane.
L :
M : ..
N : .....
O : ...
(ii) Name the protein labelled P1, P2 and P3.
P1 : .
P2 : .
P3 : .
(iii) State two characteristics of the molecules that are transported into the cell by
process L.
1 .
2.

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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

Step 3

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

(ii) Give an example of active transport in plants.

..
(iii) State two differences between active transport and diffusion.
1.

2. .

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

Isotonic solution

Hypertonic solution

epidermis

epidermis

Spinach strip in distilled Spinach strip in 5% sucrose Spinach

strip
water
solution
sucrose solution

in

30%

Distilled
water
is 5% sucrose solution is
hypotonic compared to
isotonic to cell sap.
the cell sap.
The rate of water entering
Water enters into cell
and leaving the cell _______________________
through cut surface by
through __________
osmosis causing the cells
is the same.
to expand.
The shape of spinach _______________________
Epidermis is water proof.
strip
remains
the
The
epidermis
layer
_______
curved outwards.

Red blood cell in distilled

water.

Plant cells in distilled water

Red blood cell in isotonic

solution

Plant cells
solution

in

isotonic

Red
blood cell in 30%
sucrose solution

Plant cells in 30% sucrose

solution