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Chapter Movement of materials across

the cell membrane

All the organisms in the world are


Activity-1
made up of cells. You know that cell is the
Basic unit of life. You have learnt about Get in-go out
different parts of and their specific duties
in the chapter “Structure and functions of Let us look at the substances in the
cell”. It is very interesting to know how table. Some are needed by the cells while
substances pass through cells. There is a some are discarded by the cells.
wonderful mechanism. Let us learn.
Substance Should go into the cell Should go out of the cell

Oxygen
Glucose
Proteins
Fats
Vitamins
Minerals
Carbon dioxide
Wastes

Identify and tick mark which Can you name any other
substances should go in and which substances, which should enter into
substances should go out of the cell. the cell?
Which substances should enter into Which substances should enter into
the cell? Why? the cell and go out of the cell?
Which substances should come out You know that cell performs different
of the cell? Why? functions. For these different types of

38 Movement of Materials a Cross the Cell Membrane


substances are required by the cell. These in the 100 ml of water is the concentration
are solids like glucose, liquids like water, of the sugar.Which beaker has the most
and gases like oxygen. To understand the concentrated solution?
entry or exit of substances into and out of
the cell, let us do the following activities. Lab Activity
For doing these activities, we have to
Aim : Observation of material in different
prepare different solutions.
solutions
Preparing Solutions:
Material: 1. Two beakers 2. Tap water
To prepare sugar solution we need sugar 3. Sugar 4. Dry grapes or kishmish
and water. In a sugar solution sugar is the
Procedure: Take 100 ml of water in a
solute and water is the solvent. Sugar
beaker. Keep dry raisin (kishmish) in it.
dissolves in water forming sugar solution.
Preparation of saturated solution :
Take 100 ml of water in a beaker.
Add sugar/salt. Stir till it is dissolved.
Repeat it till little amount of it is left at
the bottom of the beaker which will not
dissolve. This is the saturated solution of
sugar/salt (in cold water).
Fig-1 Kishmish kept in tap water
Which one is more concentrated Leave it for one hour Observe what has
solution?: happened. Take it out and compare it with
Take three beakers with one hundred ml. the dry raisin. Is there any change in the
of water in each. Add half teaspoonful of size of kishmish. (You may try the same
sugar to the first beaker, one teaspoonful activity with slightly dried carrots and other
to the second and one and a half such vegetables) Do you ever observe that
teaspoonful to the third.Compare the three your mother dipped witted vegetables in
solutions and answer the following. The water. Can you identify the reason.
solution of which beaker will be most Then take 100 ml of saturated solution
sugary? What is the reason?Can we convert of sugar in a beaker, which was already
the solution of beaker I into solution of prepared.
beaker III? How?How can we make the
solution of the third beaker indicated to that
of the first?How much water should we add
to the solution in the third beaker to make
it similar to solution of the first beaker?
Solutions with different amount of solute
dissolved in them are solutions of different
concentrations.The amount of sugar present Fig-2 Swollen kishmish keep in tap water

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