Cell Membrane
Biology
9th - 12th Grade
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This quiz focuses on cell membrane structure and function, covering the foundational concepts of membrane biology appropriate for high school students in grades 9-12. The questions assess students' understanding of the phospholipid bilayer model, including the arrangement of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates that compose cellular membranes. Students need to grasp the concept of selective permeability and understand how the dual nature of phospholipids—with hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails—creates a barrier that controls molecular transport. The quiz requires knowledge of membrane proteins and their roles as channels and pumps, the function of cholesterol in membrane fluidity, and carbohydrates' role in cell recognition. Students must also understand the relationship between molecular size, polarity, and membrane permeability, demonstrating their ability to predict which substances can cross membranes independently versus those requiring assisted transport. This quiz was created by a classroom teacher who designed it for students studying cell biology in grades 9-12. The assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a formative assessment tool to gauge student comprehension before moving to more complex transport mechanisms, or as review material when preparing for unit exams on cellular structure and function. Teachers can deploy this quiz as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge before exploring active and passive transport, or assign it as homework to reinforce concepts introduced during direct instruction on membrane structure. The content aligns with NGSS standards HS-LS1-2, which requires students to develop and use models to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems that provide specific functions within multicellular organisms, and supports the foundational understanding needed for HS-LS1-3, where students plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is another term for "selectively permeable"?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Most of the cell membrane is made of...
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?
carbohydrates
proteins
hydrophilic heads
lipids
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT part of the cell membrane?
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is responsible for getting large or charged (polar) molecules across the cell membrane?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Part of the plasma membrane responsible for cell recognition...
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The _____ in the plasma membrane prevents the fatty acids tails from sticking together.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-2
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