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1.3 Transport in cells

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Figure shows the apparatus a student used to investigate the movement of water. Visking tubing acts as a partially permeable membrane.

Figure: Apparatus used to investigate the movement of water into and out of visking tubing

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a.

Name the process by which water moves through the visking tubing.

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b.

Give the property of the visking tubing that allows this process to happen.

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c.

Predict the change in the mass of the visking tubing after one hour. Give a reason for your answer.

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d.

The student repeats the investigation with distilled water inside the visking tubing and concentrated sugar solution in the beaker.

Describe how the result would be different.

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1.3 Transport in cells Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /1.3 Transport in cells

58 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 1.3 Transport in cells, covering 1.3.1 Diffusion, 1.3.2 Osmosis, and 1.3.3 Active transport. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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