Cell Processes

What is the maintenance of a stable internal environment in an organism called?

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Homeostasis

• Diffusion

Which process allows plants, algae, and some bacteria to make their own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water?

• Cellular respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Passive transport

• Diffusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is the process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food?

• Photosynthesis

• Passive transport

• Cellular respiration

• Diffusion

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

What is the movement of particles across a cell membrane without the use of energy called?

• Active transport

• Passive transport

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

What is the movement of molecules from high concentrations to low concentrations known as?

• Diffusion

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration

• Active transport

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the process called where water diffuses specifically through a semi-permeable membrane?

• Active transport

• Endocytosis

• Osmosis

• Exocytosis

What type of membrane allows some materials to pass through but not all?

• Impermeable

• Semi-permeable/selectively permeable

• Permeable

• Non-permeable

Which process involves the movement of particles against a concentration gradient and requires energy?

• Osmosis

• Passive transport

• Active transport

• Diffusion

What is the process by which a cell uses energy to enclose a particle in a vesicle to bring it into the cell?

• Exocytosis

• Endocytosis

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

What is the process called when particles are enclosed in a vesicle and released from a cell?

• Endocytosis

• Osmosis

• Exocytosis

• Active transport