ANSWERS SAMPLE 1 Q1: Osmosis

No
Sample Mark Scheme
1(a) Obsevation 1 : When the potato discs are immersed in 0.0 mol dm-3 sucrose
(i) solution (distilled water), the total length of the discs after immersion is 11.4
cm.

Observation

Observation 2 : When the potato discs are immersed in 0.8 mol dm-3 sucrose
solution, the total length of the discs after immersion is 10.2 cm.
Observation 3 : The total length of the discs after immersion is less in 0.8 mol
dm-3 sucrose solution than the total length of discs after immersion in 0.0 mol

dm-3 sucrose solution (distilled water).

(ii) Inference 1 : because water molecules from the sucrose solution has diffused
by osmosis into the cells of the discs.
Inference 2 : because water molecules from the cell sap of potato disc has
Inference

Score
Conc +
value
length +
value
=3

diffused by osmosis into the sucrose solution.

Inference
dependen
t on
observati
on

Inference 3 : because water molecules has diffused out from the cell sap of
potato disc in 0.8 mol dm-3 while water molecules has diffused into the cell sap
of the potato disc in 0.0 mol dm-3.

(b)
Concentration of sucrose
Measuring using numbers

solution /
mol dm-3

Length of discs after 30 minutes

immersion / cm

0.0

11.4

0.2

11.2

0.4

10.6

0.6

10.4

0.8

10.2

5
readings
correct=3
4
readings
correct=2
2/3
readings
correct=1

Controlling Variables

No
(c)

Sample Mark Scheme

Variable
Manipulated variable
Concentration of sucrose
solution.

Score
All 6
correct =3

Method to handle the variable

Change the concentration of
sucrose solution used in each
experiment , with 0.2 mol dm-3 , 0.4
mol dm-3, 0.6 mol dm-3 and 0.8 mol
dm-3

Responding variable
Length of 10 potato discs after
30 minutes of immersion.

Measure and record the length of

10 potato discs after 30 minutes
immersion by using a calibrated
cardboard.

Constant variable
Time taken to immerse each
group of potato disc.

Fix the time taken to immerse each

group of potato disc as 30 minutes.

(d) As the concentration of sucrose solution increases, the length of potato discs
Hypothesis

after 30 minutes immersion decreases.

Manipulat
ed var
Respondi
ng var
Relating
word

No
(e)(i)

Sample Mark Scheme

Concentration of

Length of 10 discs / cm
Change in

Communicating Data

sucrose solution /

length / cm

Before

After

immersion

immersion

0.0

11.0

11.4

+ 0.4

0.2

11.0

11.2

+ 0.2

0.4

11.0

10.6

- 0.4

0.6

11.0

10.4

- 0.6

0.8

11.0

10.2

- 0.8

mol dm-3

Score
Able to
state the
three
titles (with
units)
correctly
1m
Able to
record all
the data
correctly
1m
Able to
calculate
and
record
change in
length
correctly
1m

(ii)

Change in length / cm

X 0.4

0.2

0.0
0.2
-0.2

-0.4

0.4

0.6

0.8
Concentration of
sucrose solution /
mol dm -3

-0.6

-0.8

Show title / unit for both X andY axis, all plots correct , smooth curve passing through all points
=3

Score
Relating
data in
question.
Give
explanation

(g) - Change in diameter of potato discs decreases.

- The amout of water which diffused in or out of the cells is less.
- because the total surface area per unit volume is smaller

-Correct
prediction
-Reason
-Effect

(h) - Osmosis is the change in length of 10 potato discs

- when immersed for 30 minutes
- using different concentrations of sucrose solution

-change in
length
-pottato
disc
-Diff conc
of sucrose
solution

Classifying
Defining Operationally

Correlating Time and Space

Predicting

Interpreting Data

No
Sample Mark Scheme
(f) As the concentration of sucrose solution increases, the change in length
decreases. Less water diffuses into the cells by osmosis. // Water diffuses
out of the cells by osmosis.

(i)
Semi-Permeable
Visking tubing
Cellophane tape

Not semi permeable

Egg shell
Muslin cloth
Plastic

All correct
=3