Cell Membrane & Cell Transport Quiz

A balance that an organism maintains by regulating what goes into and out of the cell.

• Hypertonic
• Homeostasis
• Plasmolysis
• Hypotonic

Which of the following modes of cellular transport does NOT require energy?

• Facilitated Diffusion
• Protein Pumps
• Endocytosis
• Exocytosis

The process of engulfing food or liquid particles into the cell.

• Osmosis
• Exocytosis
• Endocytosis
• Diffusion

Which type of cellular transport moves molecules from low concentrations to high concentrations?

• Osmosis
• Diffusion
• Passive Transport
• Protein Pumps

The release of large particles, often waste materials from the inside of the cell to the outside of the cell.

• Osmosis
• Exocytosis
• Endocytosis
• Diffusion

What type of transport involves the movement of water from high to low concentrations?

• Diffusion
• Active Transport
• Facilitated Diffusion
• Osmosis

What type of transport uses transport (channel) proteins to help molecules move from higher to lower concentrations?

• Protein Pumps
• Diffusion
• Facilitated Diffusion
• Osmosis

A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  This solution is considered to be _____ to the cell.

• Isotonic
• Hypertonic
• Hypotonic
• None of the Above

What is the function of the transport and channel proteins of the cell membrane?

• allows large molecules to pass through the cell membrane

• allows small, non-polar molecules to pass through the cell membrane

• identifies the cell and allow for cell-to-cell communication

• stabilizes the fluidity of the cell membrane

What is the function of the carbohydrates of the cell membrane?

• allows large molecules to pass through the cell membrane

• allows small, non-polar molecules to pass through the cell membrane

• identifies the cell and allow for cell-to-cell communication

• stabilizes the fluidity of the cell membrane