Self Assessment for Cell Biology & Transport

Which type of passive transport focuses on the movement of water through the membrane?

• Facilitated diffusion

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

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Osmosis

What term describes a solution that has the same solute concentration inside of and outside of the cell?

• Hypertonic

• Hypotonic

• Isotonic

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Osmosis

The cell shrunk in size, which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

• Isotonic

• Hypertonic

• Hypotonic

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Osmosis

What part of the cell regulates what can enter and leave the cell?  

• Cell Membrane
• Nucleus
• Mitochondria
• Cytoplasm

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Cell Organelles

Active transport requires energy because...

• The cell is moving something against its concentration gradient

• The cell is allowing something to move along its concentration gradient

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Osmosis

diffusion

In which case would a cell most likely shrink?

• when placed in a solution containing a high salt concentration
• when placed in a isotonic solution
• when placed in a solution containing a low pH
• when placed in a solution containing distilled water

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Osmosis

What do you call the tiny cell structures inside a cell that carry out a specific function within the cell?

• Biomolecules

• Organelles

• Cells

• Atoms

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Cell Organelles

Which type of cells do not have a membrane bound nucleus or any membrane bound organelles?

• Prokaryotic Cells

• Eukaryotic Cells

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Prokaryotes & Eukaryotes

What is the cell's control center that directs all activities of the cell?

• Nucleolus

• City Hall

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

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Cell Organelles

Which organelle is known as the "powerhouse" of the cell because it converts energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions?

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

• Lysosomes

• Vacuoles

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Cell Organelles