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IGCSE Biology Edexcel Topic Questions

2. Structure & Function in Living Organisms
Movement of Substances Into & Out of Cells

Movement of Substances
Into & Out of Cells

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1a 2 marks

A student decided to investigate the e!ect

of di!erent salt solutions on the mass of
chicken eggs.

They used the following method:

1. 5 eggs were placed in acid for 24 hours

to dissolve the eggshell.
2. The mass of each egg was measured
and recorded.
3. Five beakers were set up; four with 200
cm3 of a salt solution of a particular
concentration and one with water (0.0
mol dm-3).
4. An egg was placed in each of the
beakers.
5. After 1 hour, the eggs were removed and
dried with a paper towel.
6. The mass of each egg was measured
and recorded.

Their results are shown in the table below:

Mass of Mass of
Concentration egg egg after
of salt solution without 1 hour in
(mol dm-3) shell in solution in
grams grams
0.0 74.5 79.2
0.2 73.0 75.8
0.4 74.2 75.5
0.6 73.6 72.0
0.8 75.8 71.5
Calculate the percentage change of
the egg placed in the 0.4 mol dm-3 salt
solution.

Give your answer to two significant

figures.

(2)

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1b 3 marks

Explain why in some of the solutions the

mass of the eggs decreased.

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1c 3 marks

Explain what the student would need to do

to determine an estimate of the
concentration of the solution inside an egg.

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1d 1 mark

State one safety precaution the student

would need to carry out during this
experiment.

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