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WorksheetsPassive Transport Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Passive transport is called "passive" because it occurs without
a)
cause.
b)
energy.
c)
a concentration gradient.
d)
a cell wall.
2.
Which of the following is NOT a type of passive transport?
a)
Facilitated diffusion
b)
Diffusion
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Osmosis
3.
Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a membrane
a)
glucose
b)
NaCl
c)
proteins
d)
water
4.
In an isotonic solution, the NET flow of water is
a)
into the cell.
b)
out of the cell.
c)
there is no net flow of water.
5.
A hypertonic solution has a _____ concentration of solute than the interior of the cell and a cell will ______ when placed into this solution.
a)
lower; shrink
b)
lower; swell
c)
higher; shrink
d)
higher; swell
6.
A hypotonic solution has a ______ concentration of solute than the cell and the cell will _____ when placed into a hypotonic solution.
a)
lower; swell
b)
lower; shrink
c)
higher; swell
d)
higher; shrink
7.
If you soak your hands in dishwater, you may notice that your skin absorbs water and swells to create wrinkles. This is because your skin is __________ to the _________ dishwater
a)
Hypotonic; hypertonic
b)
Hypertonic; hypotonic
c)
Hypotonic; hypotonic
d)
Isotonic; hypotonic
8.
If you are stranded at sea (oh no!) why is it safer to drink urine than sea water?
a)
One cup of sea water has enough sodium to poison you.
b)
Sea water is hypertonic to your cells and will only further dehydrate you.
c)
Sea water is too isotonic to your cells and you will absorb too much water.
d)
The salt will cause high blood pressure and you will die from a stroke.
9.
Inside osmosis bag A (semipermeable membrane), there is a 50% glucose solution. Inside osmosis bag B there is a 20% glucose solution. Both bags are placed into beakers containing distilled water. What will occur?
a)
Bag A will gain mass.
b)
Bag B will gain mass.
c)
Both bags will gain mass.
d)
Both bags will lose mass.
10.
0.9% NaCl is isotonic to red blood cells. Which of these describes what will happen if a technician misplaces a decimal point and makes 9.0% NaCl solution instead and administers it to a patient?
a)
The cells exposed to the solution will burst.
b)
The cells exposed to the solution will shrink.
c)
The cells will remain the same size.
d)
The cells exposed to the solution will expand but not burst.
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