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ANSWERS SAMPLE 2 Q1: OSMOSIS

No
1(a KB0601-Observation

Sample Mark Scheme

Score
3

) Able to state two different observations correctly.

(i) Observation 1 : When concentration of sodium chloride solution is 0.3M, the
numbers of crenated red blood cells is 5 units.
Observation 2 : When concentration of sodium chloride solution is 0.6M, the
numbers of crenated red blood cells is 20 units.
(ii) KB0604-Making inference

Able to state two inferences correctly

Inference 1 : because water is lost from only a few of the red blood cells.
Inference 2 : because water is lost from more red blood cells.
.
(b) KB0603-Measuring and using numbers

Able to record all 3 readings for number of crenated red blood cells correctly.
Concentration of sodium chloride
solution (M)

Number of crenated
red blood cells.

0.30
0.45
0.60

5 unit
15 unit
20 unit

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(c) KB0610 - Controlling variable
3

Able to state all 3 variable and methods to handle the variable.

Variables
Manipulated

Methods to handle the variable

Concentration of sodium
chloride solution (M)

Carry out the experiment at different

concentration of sodium chloride / of
0.30M, 0.45M and 0.60M

Responding
Total number of crenated
red blood cells after 30
minutes.

To count/record the total number of

crenated red blood cell.

Constant
Time taken to count the total
number of crenated red blood
cells.

(d)

Fix the time at 30 minutes.

KB0611-State hypothesis

Able to state a hypothesis relating the manipulated variable and responding

variable correctly.
Answer:
As the concentration of sodium chloride solution increases, the number of
crenated red blood cells increases // inversely.
(e)

KB0606-Communicating data

i)
Able to construct a table correctly with the following aspect:
1. Able to state the 3 titles with unit correctly
2. Able to record all data correctly
3. Able to calculate and record the percentage correctly
Concentration of
sodium chloride
solution (M)
Total number of
crenated
red blood cells
after 30 minutes.
(Unit)
The percentage
of crenated red
blood cells in
different
concentration.
(%)

0.30

0.45

0.60

15

20

12.5

37.5

50.0

ii) KB0607-Correlating time and space

3
2

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Refer to appendix 2
(f) KB0608-Interpretating data

When the concentration of sodium chloride solution increaes, the number

of crenated red blood cells increases
because water is lost from more number of red blood cells
by osmosis.

(g) KB0605-Predicting

The number of red blood cells that is crenated will be more than 20
because the water molecules will be lost from more red blood cells and
the concentration gradient is higher.

(h) KB0609-Defining by operation

Osmosis is the :
number of crenated red blood cells ,
in different concentration of sodium chloride solution,
for 30 minutes.
(i) KB0602-Classiying
Process
Plasmolysis
Deplasmolysis

3
Appearance of Cells
Crenated
Turgid

APPENDIX 2
3

Percentage of crenated red blood cells (%)

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A graph of the percentage of crenated red blood cells against the

concentrations of sodium
chloride solution.

50

45

40

35

30

25

20

15

10

The concentrations of sodium (M)

chloride solution (M)