Embibe Experts Solutions for Exercise 1: SAT 2019

Choose one of the following alternative statements given below which correctly explains the process of osmosis.

Glucose is the prime source of energy in our body. However it is stored in the form of glycogen in the muscle and liver of animals and in the form of starch in plants. As a result, every time a cell requires glucose, it must hydrolyze glycogen which is an energy-consuming process. Why does the cell store glycogen instead of glucose in free form?

A biology teacher placed a hen’s egg in three different solutions:
 Solution A: Pure water,
 Solution B: saturated salt solution,
 Solution C: Hydrochloric acid
 The sequence of treatments and the ensuring probable effect on the egg are listed below:
 I. A - B - C -Remains unchanged
 II. B - C - A - Swells
 III. C - A - B - Shrinks
 IV. B - A - C - Loses salts
 Based on the above sequence to treatment which one of the options will be correct?

The plasma membrane (pm) forms the boundary of lung cells. Which of the following statements is true for the pm?
A. Plasma membrane is a semipermeable membrane
B. Water moves across the pm by osmosis.
C. O₂ and CO₂ can cross the pm by diffusion.
D. Na⁺ and K⁺ ions can pass the pm by diffusion.

Eukaryotic cells contain several membrane-bound subcellular structures called Organelles. The vacuole is one such organelle found in both animal and plant
cells. Which of the following statement are true for vacuoles?
A. Contain cell sap.
B. Provide turgidity to the plant cell.
C. Plant cell vacuoles are smaller than animals cell vacuoles.
D. Vacuoles store amino acids, sugar, acids and contain protein.

What will happen to cells of cyanobacteria if they are placed in purified water?