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Diffusion

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does “high concentration area” mean?

a)

Spread out

b)

Tightly packed together

c)

Uncrowded

d)

Spacious

2.

When particles move from areas of high concentration to areas less concentrated, this has taken place.

a)

diffusion

b)

mitosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

photosynthesis

3.

What process occurs when WATER diffuses across a membrane?

a)

endocytosis

b)

mitosis

c)

osmosis

d)

nuclear fission

4.

Which diagram best shows the end result of diffusion?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

5.

Why is diffusion and osmosis important to cells?

a)

It allows them to take in materials without using energy.

b)

It allows them to reproduce.

c)

It allows them to absorb sunlight.

d)

It allows cells to use all energy.

6.

The picture is an example of _________________.

a)

isotonic

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

7.

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

8.

In this given scenario, corn syrup is hypertonic to an egg with a dissolved shell. What will happen to the egg when it is place in corn syrup?

a)

It will stay the same.

b)

It will swell- get bigger.

c)

It will shrink- get smaller.

9.

In the given scenario what will happen? An egg with a dissolved shell is placed in pure water for 48 hours.

a)

Water will move in and out of the cell equally, and the cell with neither shrink nor swell.

b)

The egg will gain water and swell.

c)

The egg will lose water and shrink.

10.

What does selectively-permeable mean?

a)

The cell controls what passes in and out of the cell

b)

Nothing gets through

c)

The cell lets only large substances through

11.

Which way will the water molecules move during osmosis?

a)

Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.

b)

Out of the cell, so the cell swells.

c)

Into the cell, so the cell shrinks.

d)

Into the cell, so the cell swells.

12.

What is diffusion?

a)

when molecules move

b)

when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.

c)

no movement

d)

molecules move everywhere

13.

Where is there a low concentration of dye?

a)

at the bottom of cup

b)

in the color

c)

at the top of cup

d)

no concenteraion gradient

14.

The picture below is an example of _________________.

a)

osmosis

b)

isotonic

c)

diffusion

d)

active transport

15.

Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.

a)

food

b)

energy

c)

oxygen

d)

water

16.

During osmosis

a)

water moves from high to low concentration

b)

large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane

c)

water moves when energy is used

d)

proteins are built

17.

Permeable means

a)

things can pass through

b)

the concentration levels are different

c)

it is permanent

d)

things are stuck

18.
What is the definition of  Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
d)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration 
19.

What a cell needs to transport particles by active transport?

a)

Sun

b)

Wind

c)

Energy

d)

Channels

20.

If there is 5 percent water inside a cell and 5 percent 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 cells

21.
Passive transport requires no
a)
concentration gradients
b)
osmosis
c)
motion
d)
energy
22.

The movement of molecules against a concentration gradient

a)

simple diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

osmosis

23.

The picture is an example of...

a)

active tranport

b)

passive transport

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

24.

Sometimes, energy is required for ____ molecules to go in or out of the cell because they cannot fit into the membrane.

a)

big

b)

small

c)

crunchy

d)

water

25.

Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of _____ concentration to an ______ concentration

a)

High, low

b)

Low, high

c)

Low, low,

d)

High, high

26.

In diffusion, particles move down a _______ ________

a)

Concentrate gradient

b)

Conceited gradient

c)

Concentration gradient

d)

Concentrated orange juice

27.

If there is more oxygen in the blood than in an organ, which direction would the oxygen move?

a)

Out of the blood

b)

Into the blood

28.

Solubility is defined as

a)

the ability to catch on fire

b)

the ability to be dissolved

c)

the ability to fly.

d)

the ability to get on Mrs. D's nerves.

29.

The substance being dissolved in a solution.

a)

sands

b)

solute

c)

solvent

d)

alloy

30.

The substance in which a solute is dissolved

a)

sands

b)

solvent

c)

alloy

d)

negative particles

31.

Solutions are composed of __________ .

a)

salts and solutes

b)

solvents and salts

c)

solutes and alloys

d)

solutes and solvents

32.

If we are making Kool-aid with sugar, Kool-aid powder, and water, which part is the solvent?

a)

water

b)

powder

c)

sugar

d)

powder and sugar

33.

In this mixture, which of the following will be the solute?

a)

The water in the glass

b)

The glass that holds the final mixture

c)

The solution containing both powder and water

d)

The powder on the spoon

34.

Lemonade - Water, lemon juice, and sugar

Identify the solute

a)

water

b)

lemon juice

c)

sugar and lemon juice

35.

What is a solvent?

a)

The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.

b)

The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.

c)

The mixing of different substances.

d)

The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons

36.

If a spoonful of salt is mixed in a glass of water, what is the water called?

a)

A. solute

b)

B. solution

c)

C. solvent

d)

D. element

37.

Which is an example of a solute?

a)

Egg whites

b)

Sugar

c)

Water

d)

Acetone

38.

You can make a solution more concentrated by adding __________.

a)

solute

b)

solvent

c)

water