Cellular Homeostasis

_____ is the diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane.

• Diffusion

• Endocytosis

• Exocytosis

• Osmosis

The movement of materials across the cell membrane from areas of low concentration into areas of higher concentration and requires the cell to use energy.

• Passive Transport

• Active Transport

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Diffusion and osmosis are what type of transport?

• Active transport

• Passive transport

Endocytosis and exocytosis are forms of active transport?

• True

• False

Cells must be able to perform certain functions in order to survive. Which of the following must all cells do to survive?

• obtain energy

• absorb wastes

• utilize oxygen

• continue growing

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______ is the movement of molecules from high concentrations to low concentrations.

• Diffusion

• Endocytosis

• Exocytosis

• Osmosis

If this cell were placed in a solution without solutes or low amount of solutes, what would happen to it?

• water enters, cell swells

• water leaves, cell shrinks

• cell remains the same

Answer explanation

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Active Transport.

• no ATP used

• molecules move from high to low concentration

• molecules move from low to high concentration

• endocytosis and exocytosis

Answer explanation

Which are examples of Passive Transport?

• Diffusion

• Endocytosis and Exocytosis

• Osmosis

• Facilitated Diffusion

Answer explanation

Which of the following processes helps maintain cellular homeostasis by regulating the internal environment of the cell?

• A) Photosynthesis

• B) Cellular Respiration

• C) Homeostatic Regulation

• D) Protein Synthesis

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