Passive and Active Transport 7th Grade CMS

Gargling with salt water when you have a sore throat causes your swollen throat cells to shrink and feel better. Is this an example of diffusion or osmosis?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis

Passive transport requires no

• concentration gradient
• osmosis
• motion
• energy

The difference in concentration of molecules on either side of a membrane is called

• Facilitated Diffusion
• Passive Transport
• Diffusion
• Concentration Gradient

In passive transport, molecules move

• Down a concentration gradient
• Against a concentration gradient

What is the name of the process in which molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a selectively permeable membrane?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active Transport
• Facilitated Diffusion 

What is it called when molecules move across the cell membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a carrier protein?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active Transport
• Facilitated Diffusion

What is the name of the process in which water moves from an area of high concentration of solute to an area of low concentration of solute?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active Transport
• Facilitated Diffusion

The student sitting next to you just came from gym class and worked really hard, you can tell. Is this an example of diffusion or osmosis?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis

After taking a long bath, your fingers start to look wrinkly like prunes. Is this an example of diffusion or osmosis?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

One way to get rid of slugs in your garden is to sprinkle salt on them so that they shrivel up. Is this an example of diffusion or osmosis?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis