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Cell Membrane & Transport Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
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1.
An area with a large amount of particles represents
a)
low concentration
b)
high concentration
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
2.

Diffusion is the movement of

a)

water from low to high concentration

b)

particles from low to high concentration

c)

water from high to low concentration

d)

particles from high to low concentration

3.

Which of the following terms means the movement of water from high concentration to low concentration

a)

diffusion

b)

passive transport

c)

osmosis

d)

concentration

4.

Which way would the purple molecules move through the semi permeable membrane?

a)

From side A to the side B.

b)

From side B to the side A.

c)

The purple molecules would not move.

5.

A state of biological balance is called

a)

homeostasis

b)

turgor pressure

c)

hypotonic

d)

concentration

6.

What does it mean that a cell membrane is selectively permeable?

a)

It allows all substances in

b)

It allows some substances in

c)

It allows nothing in

7.

When both the inside and outside of a cell has the same amount of water, it is said that the cell has reached a state of

a)

osmosis

b)

pressure

c)

equilibrium

d)

zen

8.

After eating salty French fries a person's tongue cells would

a)

get smaller

b)

get bigger

c)

remain the same

d)

turn red

9.

Slugs are harmed when salt is put on them because their cells

a)

expand

b)

shrink

c)

changes color

10.

If there is 5% water inside a cell and 5% water outside a cell

a)

more water will move inside the cell

b)

more water will move outside the cell

c)

there will be no movement of water between the cells and the environment

11.
This cell organelle helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
12.
The movement of molecules against a concentration gradient
a)
simple diffusion
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
osmosis
13.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
14.
The brown structures in the diagram represent
a)
Phospholipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Channel Proteins 
d)
Cholesterol
15.
What does the term "bilayer" mean?
a)
one layer
b)
two layers
c)
laminated
d)
bilateral
16.

Is diffusion an example of passive or active transport?

a)

Passive (no energy)

b)

Active (needs energy)

c)

Neither

17.

Where will molecule X try to move to?

a)

Side A

b)

Side B

c)

Out of the box

d)

Stuck in the membrane

18.

Most of the cell membrane is made of

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic acids

19.
This experiment illustrates which property of the cell membrane?
a)
impermeability
b)
selective permeability
c)
insolubility
d)
complete permeability
20.
Which molecule is too large to cross the cell membrane?
a)
water
b)
glucose
c)
oxygen
d)
starch