GCSE Biology – Osmosis

Last updated: 14/04/2021
Eduqas GCSE Science – Biology higher Transport systems GCSE Biology – Osmosis

Learning Objectives

-I can define the term osmosis
-I can describe the process of osmosis

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  1. What is the definition of osmosis?

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  2. What is the definition of isotonic?

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  3. What is one definition of hypertonic?

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  4. What is one definition of hypertonic?

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  5. What is the definition of a partially permeable membrane?

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  6. Osmosis involves the movement of which molecules?

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  7. How do water molecules move in osmosis?

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  8. What do water molecules move through in osmosis?

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  9. What piece of equipment is used to show us water movement?

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  10. Which substance cannot move through a partially permeable membrane?

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  11. What happens when a cell has lots of water?

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  12. What happens when a cell is short of water?

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  13. What is a similarity between osmosis and diffusion?

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  14. What is the main difference between osmosis and diffusion?

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  15. What happens when plant cells lose too much water by osmosis?

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  16. If a gummy bear is left in water, what will happen?

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  17. Why does the gummy bear do this?

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  18. What process is this?

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  19. If a potato sample is placed in an extremely sugary solution, what will happen?

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  20. Why does the potato sample do this?

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  21. A potato sample is placed in another solution and has no change in mass. What does this mean?

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  22. If plant cells lose water and the plant wilts, what will happen?

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  23. What word means a plant’s cells are bulging?

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  24. How does turgor help a plant?

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  25. When a plant wilts, what stops it falling over?

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