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Transport Systems & Diffusion Questions

The student conducted an experiment to investigate how the size of agar jelly cubes affects the movement of red dye molecules. He placed cubes of different sizes (Cube A: 2x2x2 cm, Cube B: 1x1x1 cm, Cube C: 0.5x0.5x0.5 cm) in red dye solution for five minutes. After washing and cutting the cubes, he observed that the dye had penetrated further into the larger Cube A compared to the smaller Cube C, demonstrating that smaller cubes have a higher surface area to volume ratio which facilitates more efficient diffusion. This experiment models how transport systems are needed in larger organisms to efficiently move substances through tissues.

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Transport Systems & Diffusion Questions

The student conducted an experiment to investigate how the size of agar jelly cubes affects the movement of red dye molecules. He placed cubes of different sizes (Cube A: 2x2x2 cm, Cube B: 1x1x1 cm, Cube C: 0.5x0.5x0.5 cm) in red dye solution for five minutes. After washing and cutting the cubes, he observed that the dye had penetrated further into the larger Cube A compared to the smaller Cube C, demonstrating that smaller cubes have a higher surface area to volume ratio which facilitates more efficient diffusion. This experiment models how transport systems are needed in larger organisms to efficiently move substances through tissues.

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Transport Systems & Diffusion Questions

 
A student investigated the effect of size on the movement of molecules.

He cut three different sized cubes from a block of clear agar jelly.

Cube A was 2 × 2 × 2 cm. Cube B was 1 × 1 × 1 cm and cube C was 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 cm.

The student wore safety glasses and placed the cubes in a beaker of red dye solution for five minutes.

He then poured the solution into another beaker, washed the surface of the cubes and dried them with
blotting paper.

He then cut each cube in half and examined the newly cut surfaces.

Diagram 1 shows what the cubes looked like.

(a)  Why did he wear safety glasses?


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(b)  Explain how the red dye molecules entered the jelly.
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(c)  Use a ruler to measure the distance the red dye has entered each cube in diagram 1.
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(d)  (i)   Calculate the surface area of cube A.


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surface area = ................................................. unit .................................

(ii)   Calculate the volume of cube A.


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volume = ................................................. unit .................................

(e)  The student was told by his teacher that the cubes have different surface area to volume ratios.
Complete the table by putting one tick ( ) in each row to show whether the statement applies to
cube A, B or C.
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(f)  Explain how this experiment can be used to understand the need for transport systems in larger
organisms such as humans.
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(Total for question = 14 marks)

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