Everything Life Sciences Grade 10

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

  1. Below is a three-dimensional diagram of the cell. Provide the name and function of
    the following numbered structures:


The following difficult to distinguish structures have been done for you:


  • 4-vesicle: spherical sacs that facilitate storage, metabolism and transport of
    molecules.

  • 7-cell membrane:selectively permeable to control the passage of substances into
    and out of the cell.

  • 10-vacuole:storage of sugars, minerals and pigments and help maintain water
    balance in the cell.

  • 12-lysosome:contain powerful digestive enzymes that digest damaged cell struc-
    tures and food molecules.
    a)



  1. Multiple answers are provided for each question. Writeonly the letterof the correct
    answer next to the corresponding number.
    a) Active transport is the movement of a substance from a:
    i. high concentration to a low concentration.
    ii. high water potential to a low water potential.
    iii. isotonic solution.
    iv. low concentration to a high concentration.
    b) Protoplasm consists of:
    i. nucleoplasm and nucleolus.
    ii. cytoplasm and nucleoplasm.
    iii. cytoplasm and organelles.


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