Cell Membrane and Cellular Processes Quiz

What is the term used for the cell membrane's ability to allow some substances to pass through while blocking others?

• Permeable

• Selectively permeable

• Impermeable

• Fully permeable

What type of transport requires energy to move substances across the cell membrane?

• Passive transport

• Diffusion

• Active transport

• Osmosis

Which process involves the passive movement of particles from an area of high concentration to low concentration?

• Active transport

• Diffusion

• Endocytosis

• Exocytosis

What is the process called when water diffuses across the cell membrane?

• Active transport

• Endocytosis

• Osmosis

• Exocytosis

What is the role of transport proteins in the cell membrane?

• To provide energy for the cell

• To transport large particles into or out of the cell

• To create glucose

• To store waste products

What is the process called when particles are enclosed in vesicles and moved out of the cell?

• Endocytosis

• Exocytosis

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

In which organelle does photosynthesis occur in plant cells?

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

What is the main product of photosynthesis?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Glucose

• Water

Which organelle is responsible for cellular respiration in both plant and animal cells?

• Chloroplast

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

What is the waste product of cellular respiration that is exhaled by animals?

• Oxygen

• Glucose

• Carbon dioxide

• Water