Osmosis
Define osmosis and explain how it affects plant and animal cells.
Osmosis
Define osmosis and explain how it affects plant and animal cells.
Switch to our new combined science teaching resources
Slide decks, worksheets, quizzes and lesson planning guidance designed for your classroom.
Play new resources video
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Define the term osmosis and give some examples of its use in living things
- Explain the changes to animal and plant cells when placed in different concentration solutions
Licence
This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.
Loading...
6 Questions
Q1.
To make a solution more dilute, you need to add more .
Q2.
Which three are only found in plant cells and not animal cells?
cell membrane
mitochondria
nucleus
Q3.
Which is an animal cell?
palisade cell
root hair cell
Q4.
Which part of a cell allows substances to move in and out?
Q5.
Which part of a plant cell is where cell sap is stored?
cell wall
chloroplast
mitochondria
Q6.
Match each substance to the correct description.
soluble solid
insoluble solid
solvent
mixture
6 Questions
Q1.
Osmosis happens through a partially permeable .
Q2.
Osmosis involves the movement of which molecule?
Q3.
Match each scenario to the effect it will have on the cell.
cell will shrink
cell will burst
cell will become flaccid
cell will become turgid
Q4.
Which part of a plant cell prevents it from bursting when water enters by osmosis?
cell membrane
chloroplast
vacuole
Q5.
If water moves into a plant cell by osmosis, it will...
decrease in mass.
stay the same mass.
Q6.
A piece of potato is placed in a dilute solution. What will happen to the size of the piece of potato?
It will get smaller.
It will stay the same.