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A glucose molecule diffuses out of a cell through the selectively permeable cell membrane. What is this an example of?
Active Transport
Osmosis
Passive Transport
The diagram shows three animal cells. Pairs of red circles represent oxygen molecules. Between which two cells is there the highest oxygen concentration gradient?
One and Two
Two and Three
One and Three
The diagram shows three plant cells and the solute concentrations of their cell solutions.
Between which cells will the movement of water by osmosis occur?
From three to one
From one to three
From one to two
What may happen to red blood cells placed in distilled water?
They may burst
They may become turgid
They may shrink
What structure can prevent a plant cell from bursting when it gains water by osmosis?
Cell Membrane
Cell Wall
Vacuole
What happens to plant cells that are placed in distilled water?
They will burst
They will become plasmolysed
They will become turgid
The diagram shows a cube of potato, (P), in a beaker containing a solution containing a very high sugar concentration (R). After one hour, what will have happened to cube P?
It will gain mass
It will lose mass
It will remain the same
What could cause a plant cell to become plasmolysed?
Gain of water
Loss of water
The vacuole swelling up
Which process requires energy in order to happen?
Osmosis
Passive Movement
Active Transport
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