BIOLOGY WORKSHEET 6 FOR GRADE 11 – 2021G.

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PART 1- Choose the best answer from the given alternatives
1. Which kind of transport process made by some kinds of white blood cells to ingest the
disease causing organisms like bacteria when they enter to our body?
A. Cell-drinking C. active transport
B. Pinocytosis D. phagocytes
2. Plasmolysed plant cells become turgid when they placed in:
A. Solution with high water potential C. Hypertonic solution
B. Solution with more negative water potential D. Isotonic solution
3. If a nucleus is removed from a cell, the cell would probably not
A. Reproduce C. Secrete
B. Provide its own energy D. Exchange materials with the environment
4. Which of the following is due to the loss of water from the cells?
A. Bursting of cells C. Osmosis
B. High turgor pressure D. Wilting
5. If red blood cells shrink when placed in a certain solution, what is the strength of the solution
relative to the strength of the protoplasm of the cells?
A. Hypotonic C. Zero Pa water potential
B. Hypertonic D. Isotonic
6. Which one of the following is not true about mitochondria and chloroplasts?
A. Both contain chlorophyll C. Both have double membrane
B. Both contain nucleic acid D. Both transduce energy
7. Which of the following classes of molecules cannot pass easily across the cell membrane by
simple diffusion?
A. Small non polar molecules C. Non-polar molecules
B. Lipid soluble molecules D. Polar molecules
8. Which of the following modes of transport is used by cells to move substances against their
concentration gradients?
A. Osmosis C. Facilitated diffusion
B. Simple diffusion D. Active transport
PART 2 - GIVE SHORT ANSWERS TO EACH OF THE FOLLOWINGS QUESTIONS.
1. If you put amoeba in hypertonic solution, then explain the conditions that will occur on this
amoeba. It: _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
2. If you put plant cell in hypertonic solution, then explain the conditions that will occur on this
plant cell. It: __________________________________________________________
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 3. Determine the type of transport by which each type of the following substances used to
move across the cell membrane of the cell
A. Water = ________________________________________
B. Sugars and ions = ____________________________________
C. Gases like oxygen = ___________________________________
D. Proteins or amino acids = ______________________________
E. Lipid Soluble molecules like vitamin A and D = __________________________________
4. Classify the following organelles as membrane bounded or non-membrane bounded
structure.
A. Peroxisomes = ___________________________________
B. Endoplasmic reticulum =___________________________
C. Ribosome = _____________________________________
D. Nucleolus = ______________________________________
E. Mitochondria = ___________________________________
F. Nucleus = ________________________________________
5. Arrange the following solution in the order of increasing water potential from more negative
potential of water to highest potential of water: Hypotonic solution, hypertonic solution,
isotonic solution and Distilled water.
i) _____________________________ iii) _____________________________
ii) _____________________________ iv) _____________________________
6. According to the Fick’s law of diffusion, which factor is directly related to the rate of
diffusion and which one is inversely related to it?
A. diffusion distance = ________________________________________
B. Number of carrier proteins present = ___________________________
C. surface area of the membrane = _________________________________
D. concentration difference = ____________________________________
Answer the following questions based on the following information: Potato strips were placed in
different concentrations of salt solution and their gain or loss in weight is recorded after some
time as follows.

Potato Strip Salt solution (%) Gain or loss in water or weight

A 0.4 +2
B 0.6 +1
C 1 0
D 1.4 -2
A. Which strip of potato cells are likely to be Plasmolysed when observed under microscope?
B. Which strip of potato cells are likely to be highly turgid when observed under microscope?
C. Which potato strip has a less salt concentration inside their cells?
D. Which potato strip is placed in hypertonic environment?

Compiled BY- MEKURIA A.