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Revision Worksheet
Grade: 8 Subject: biology Date:

Q1: The biologist added a few drops of concentrated salt solution to the cells Use the term
water potential to explain the effect you have described.

Q2 compare between the animal and plant cells?

Structural feature animal plant

cell wall
nucleus
cell membrane
cytoplasm
chloroplast
(large) vacuole

Q3 The diagram shows a liver cell.

Which structure is found in a palisade cell that is not present in this liver cell?
Q4 : Multiple choice questions (MCQ)
1 Active transport is the movement of

A molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration.
B particles from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration using
energy from respiration.
C urine by relaxation of a sphincter muscle in the bladder.
D water through a partially permeable membrane from a more dilute to a more concentrated
solution.

2 The diagram shows an experiment to demonstrate the movement of molecules.

inverted thistle
red ink solution funnel

beaker of water

permeable membrane attached to funnel

After one hour, the water in the beaker turned red.

What is the most likely reason for this colour change?

A Molecules of red ink move through the membrane by diffusion.

B Molecules of red ink move through the membrane by osmosis.
C Molecules of water move through the membrane by diffusion.
D Molecules of water move through the membrane by osmosis.

3 Why does oxygen diffuse into the blood from an alveolus in the lungs?

A The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is greater than the carbon dioxide concentration in
the blood.
B The oxygen concentration in the alveolus is greater than in the blood.
C The oxygen concentration in the blood is greater than in the alveolus.
D The oxygen concentration in the blood is greater than the carbon dioxide concentration in the
alveolus.
4 The diagram shows water and sugar molecules on either side of a partially permeable
membrane.

partially permeable membrane

key
sugar molecule
X Y
water molecule

What happens during osmosis?

A More sugar molecules pass through the membrane from X to Y than from Y to X.
B More sugar molecules pass through the membrane from Y to X than from X to Y.
C More water molecules pass through the membrane from X to Y than from Y to X.
D More water molecules pass through the membrane from Y to X than from X to Y.

5 A jar of air was placed upside down on top of a jar containing a brown gas as shown.

air

air and
brown gas

brown gas

at start after one hour

Which process has taken place?

A diffusion both upwards and downwards

B diffusion downwards only
C diffusion upwards only
D diffusion and osmosis
6 The diagram shows a test-tube containing clear jelly. A drop of blue ink is injected into the middle
of the jelly.

clear jelly
drop of blue ink

The blue colour of the ink spreads throughout the jelly.

By which process does the blue ink spread through the jelly?

A active transport
B catalysis
C diffusion
D osmosis

7 The diagram shows a fish in a pond.

Why does oxygen diffuse from the air into the water before reaching the fish?

A Oxygen is more concentrated in the air than in the water.

B Oxygen is more concentrated in the water than in the air.
C Oxygen is needed by the fish for aerobic respiration.
D Oxygen is needed by the fish for anaerobic respiration.
8 The diagrams show how a cell appears under the microscope at the start of
an experiment and after it has been placed in a dilute solution of salts for 5
minutes.

start of the after placing in a

experiment dilute solution of salts

Which statement explains what happens?

A Dissolved salts enter the cell by diffusion.

B Dissolved salts leave the cell by diffusion.

C Water enters the cell by osmosis.

D Water leaves the cell by osmosis.

9 The diagram represents the molecules in two solutions either side of a

fully permeable
membrane.

Key
solute molecules
water molecules

fully permeable membrane

In which directions are the net movements of the molecules?

solute molecules water molecules

A left to right left to right

B left to right right to left
C right to left left to right
D right to left right to left
10 How do carbon dioxide and oxygen move in and out of a mesophyll cell?

A active transport
B diffusion
C respiration
D transpiration

11 During osmosis, which molecules move and through which type of membrane?

molecules type of
moving membrane

A oxygen partially permeable

B oxygen permeable
C water partially permeable
D water permeable

12 Which process in humans does not use energy released from respiration?

A cell division
B diffusion of oxygen
C muscle contraction
D protein synthesis

13 Which statements are correct for both diffusion and osmosis?

molecules move from higher

involves movement requires energy concentration to lower
of water only from the cell concentration

A ✓ ✓ ✓
B ✓ ✓ C
C C C ✓
D C C C
14 The diagram shows a plant shoot and the same shoot six hours later.

plant shoot same shoot six hours later

Which change in environmental conditions could cause this change in the shoot?

A a decrease in available water

B a decrease in light intensity
C a decrease in wind speed
D an increase in humidity

15 The diagram shows an experiment set up to investigate osmosis in living cells.

water
potato

(X)

glass dish concentrated

sugar solution
(Y)

What happens to the volumes of water (X) and sugar solution (Y) after 12 hours?

volume of water (X) volume of sugar solution (Y)

A decreases increases
B increases increases

C Increases remains the same

D remains the same Decreases
16 The diagram shows apparatus which can be used to demonstrate osmosis.
1 2
glass tube

liquid
level

very concentrated concentrated

water
sucrose solution sucrose solution

partially
permeable membrane

After one hour, what would happen to the liquid levels in the glass tubes?

17 By which process does oxygen pass out of a leaf?

A diffusion
B osmosis
C translocation
D transpiration
 18 Which characteristics are correct for both osmosis and diffusion?

19 How does oxygen move from the alveoli into the blood?

A by diffusion
B by evaporation
C by osmosis
D by transpiration

20 Which process occurs by osmosis?

A plant roots absorbing mineral ions from the soil

B plant roots absorbing water from the soil
C the small intestine absorbing fatty acids into the blood
D the small intestine absorbing glucose into the blood
21 The diagram shows a cell.

Which type of cell does the diagram show?

A an animal cell in a concentrated solution of salts

B an animal cell in pure water
C a plant cell in a concentrated solution of salts
D a plant cell in pure water
22 The diagram represents two liquids, separated by a membrane through which osmosis can occur.

membrane
left r
key

molecule of water

molecule of
dissolved sustanc

What movement of molecules will occur?

A Molecules of dissolved substance move from left to right.

B Molecules of dissolved substance move from right to left.
C Overall, water molecules move from left to right.
D Overall, water molecules move from right to left.

23 The scent from a bunch of flowers spreads throughout a room.

How does the scent spread?

A by conduction
B by diffusion
C by osmosis
D by transpiration
 24 Osmosis is defined as the diffusion of water molecules

A down their concentration gradient through a partially permeable membrane.

B down their concentration gradient through a permeable membrane.
C up their concentration gradient through a partially permeable membrane.
D up their concentration gradient through a permeable membrane.
25 Which series of terms is listed in order of increasing level of organisation?

A cell → organ → tissue → organ system

B cell → tissue → organ → organ system

C tissue → cell → organ → organ system

D tissue → organ → organ system → cell

26 What is a feature of both plant and animal cells?

A a cell membrane
B a cell wall
C a large vacuole
D chloroplasts

27 Which structures must be present in a cell for osmosis to take place?

A cell (sap) vacuole and cell wall

B cell wall and cell membrane
C chloroplast and cytoplasm
D cytoplasm and cell membrane

28 A frog’s skin is permeable to oxygen and carbon dioxide.

When a frog is swimming in pond water, in which directions will oxygen and carbon dioxide
diffuse?

from the frog’s skin from the water into

into the water the frog’s skin

A carbon dioxide oxygen

B carbon dioxide and oxygen –
C oxygen carbon dioxide
D – carbon dioxide and oxygen
29 The diagram shows a fetus attached by the placenta to the uterus wall of the mother.

fetus

placenta

uterus wall

By which process do all substances pass between the fetus and the mother in the placenta?

A diffusion
B nutrition
C osmosis
D respiration

30 What happens in osmosis?

A movement of solute molecules against their concentration gradi ent

B movement of solute molecules down their concentration gradient
C movement of water molecules against their concentration gradient
D movement of water molecules down their concentration gradient
31 On a dry, sunny day, how does water vapour move through the stomata of a leaf?

A into the leaf by diffusion

B into the leaf by osmosis
C out of the leaf by diffusion
D out of the leaf by osmosis
 32 The diagram shows two solutions that are separated by a partially permeable membrane.

partially
permeable
membrane

dilute concentrated
solution solution
of of
sucrose sucrose

X Y

In which direction will most water molecules move in relation to their concentration gradient?

A from X to Y against their concentration gradient

B from X to Y down their concentration gradient
C from Y to X against their concentration gradient
D from Y to X down their concentration gradient

Q5: diagram shows a plant cell.

In which labelled part of the cell is sugar made?

D A
cell wall vacuole

B
chloroplast

C
nucleus
Q6: The diagram shows the movement of a concentrated sugar solution up a glass
tube. The glass tube is connected firmly to a hollowed-out carrot.
at the start after 2 hours

glass tube

carrot watertight seal

concentrated
sugar solution

dilute
sugar solution

at the start after two hours

Why does the sugar solution in the glass tube rise?

Q7: The diagram shows an experiment kept at room temperature.

tubing containing test-tube

starch, amino
acids, protein and
simplesugars distilled water

membrane permeable
to small molecules only

What is present in the water surrounding the membrane after 45 minutes?

Q8: The diagrams show an experiment when set up and the same experiment two hours
later.

When set up two hours later

partially
permeable
membrane
dye has
concentrated moved
sugar solution pure into this
coloured with dye water side

What explains the movement of water and dye?

Q9: The diagram shows a cell from a plant leaf.

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Which parts are not found in animal cells?