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CAPE Biology Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 4(b)

Red blood cells were placed in distilled water (slide A) and molar salt solution (slide B). After 20 minutes, cells in A burst, and cells in B were small with wrinkled membranes.

Discuss the processes involved and give reasons for these results.

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  1. 4(a)Draw a large, labelled diagram to show the structure and composition of the fluid mosaic membrane. Describe the function of FOUR of the labelled structures.[8 marks]
  2. 4(c)Discuss the mode of operation of primary pumps for moving ions in and out of cells.[6 marks]

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