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Tonicity Quiz 2017

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of transport requires energy? 
a)
Active Transport
b)
Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Simple Diffusion
d)
Passive Transport
2.
What type of transport does not require energy? 
a)
Active Transport
b)
Passive Transport
3.
You put a cell into a solution, the cell grows. Is the solution hypotonic or hypertonic to the cell? 
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
d)
not enough information
4.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
5.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
6.
This egg has shrunk, what type of solution was it placed in?
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
active transport
7.
What type of solution allows water to enter the plant cell?
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
active transport
8.
An ISOTONIC solution has a(n) ______________ concentration of solute (dissolved stuff) than inside the cell.
a)
lower
b)
equal
c)
higher
9.
A HYPOTONIC solution has a ______________ concentration of solute (dissolved stuff) than inside the cell.
a)
lower
b)
equal
c)
higher
10.
If a cell is placed in a HYPOTONIC solution, water will move _________ of the cell, causing it to ___________.
a)
into, swell
b)
out of, shrivel
c)
in and out of the cell, stay the same
11.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
12.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
13.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
14.
The cells seem to be swelling and about to burst what type of solution are they most likely in?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
15.
The cells seem to be shriveled and dehydrated what type of solution are they most likely in?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
16.
The cells seem to be of normal size in what type of solution are the cells most likely in?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
17.
The image indicates what type of solution the cell is in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
18.
The image indicates what type of solution the cell is in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
19.
The image indicates what type of solution the cell is in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
20.
Glucose is too large and must use a protein channel
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
21.
Which has a higher concentration of a solute?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
22.
Which has a lower concentration of a solute?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
23.
Which has an equal concentration of a solute in the cell and the solution?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
24.
Cell shrinks in which of the following
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
25.
Cell does not change in which of the following
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
26.
When both inside and outside of a cell have the same amount of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of ___________.
a)
osmosis
b)
equilibrium
c)
diffusion
d)
hypertonic
27.
In a solution, salt is considered the _______.
a)
solvent
b)
solute
c)
solution
d)
ion
28.
 If a cell containing 5% salt is placed into a glass of water with 20% salt, the water is _______ compared to the cell.
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
d)
none of these
29.
The movement of molecules against a concentration gradient
a)
simple diffusion
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
osmosis
30.
Molecules diffuse from a high concentration, to a low concentration 
a)
True
b)
False
31.
Movement of solute through the cell membrane from high to low concentration.
a)
diffusion
b)
active transport
c)
facilitated diffusion
d)
osmosis 
32.
Movement of solute through the cell membrane from high to low concentration using a channel protein.
a)
diffusion
b)
active transport
c)
facilitated diffusion
d)
osmosis 
33.
Which is NOT a form of active transport?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Osmosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Pinocytosis
34.
Diffusion with the help of transport proteins.
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
active transport
c)
passive transport
d)
exocytosis
35.
Type of solution in which water enters and leaves the cell at the same rate.
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
36.
What does “high concentration area” mean?
a)
Spread out
b)
Tightly packed together
c)
Uncrowded
d)
Spacious
37.
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of _____________ concentration.
a)
low to high
b)
high to low
c)
equal to high
d)
all of these
38.
When the solutions on both sides of a membrane are isotonic or the same concentration, the molecules will
a)
not move at all
b)
move to the outside of cell
c)
move to the inside of cell
d)
move in both directions in and out at same rate
39.
The diffusion of water is known as _________
a)
active transport
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
pinocytosis
40.
Sailors cannot drink salt water because...
a)
it is poisonous to humans
b)
it is hypertonic to human tissue
c)
it is hypotonic to human tissue
d)
it is isotonic to human tissue.
41.
This diagram is showing...
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
diffusion
42.
Which of the following membrane transport methods require energy?
a)
passive transport
b)
osmosis
c)
active transport
d)
diffusion
43.
These red blood cells were most likely in a 
a)
hypertonic solution
b)
hypotonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
44.
These leaf cells were most likely in a wet mount of ___________
a)
distilled water
b)
salt water
c)
tap water
45.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
hypertonic
b)
endotonic
c)
isotonic
d)
hypotonic
46.
A membrane that allows some substances to pass across and others not is called ______________.
a)
non-permeable
b)
permeable
c)
semi-permeable
d)
partly permeable
47.
Which part of a cell converts sugar into energy?
a)
cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosomes
48.
Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Cola
49.
When molecules are spread evenly across the cell membrane, ______________________ is reached.
a)
difference
b)
transportation
c)
equilibrium
d)
solution
50.
What is it called when molecules move across the cell membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a carrier protein?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Active Transport
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
51.
Passive transport is called "passive" because it occurs WITHOUT
a)
cause.
b)
energy.
c)
a concentration gradient.
d)
a cell wall.
52.
Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a membrane
a)
glucose
b)
NaCl
c)
proteins
d)
water
53.
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.
54.
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
55.
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.
56.
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.
57.
Which of the following words are paired correctly?
a)
Turgid - hypertonic : Flaccid - Isotoinic
b)
Turgid - Hypertonic : Flaccid - Hypotonic
c)
Turgid - Hypotonic : Flaccid - Hypertonic
d)
Turgid - Isotonic : Flacid - Hypertonic
58.
When molecules are spread evenly across the cell membrane, ______________________ is reached.
a)
difference
b)
transportation
c)
equilibrium
d)
solution
59.
Identify the Polar Phospholipid head
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
60.
Identify the Carbohydrate Chain
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
61.
Identify the Transport Protein
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
62.
Allows large/polar molecules to pass through the cell membrane via facilitated diffusion
a)
Phospholipid bilayer
b)
Transport Protein
c)
Cholesterol
d)
Carbohydrate Chains
63.
Which cell is in a hypotonic environment?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
64.
Which cell is in a hypertonic environment?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
65.
Which cell is in an isotonic environment?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
66.
Which cell is at homeostasis with the environment?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
67.
Which cell is undergoing plasmolysis?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
68.
Active Transport moves molecules from ________ to _________ concentration; it ___________ energy.
a)
high, low; does not require
b)
low, high; does not require
c)
high, low; requires
d)
low, high; requires
69.
Which beaker has a cell in a hypertonic environment?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
70.
Which beaker has a cell in a hypotonic environment?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
71.
If salt cannot permeate the membrane, which cell will lose the most water?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
72.
If salt cannot permeate the membrane, which cell will gain the most water?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C