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Cellular composition, diffusion, and osmosis

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
Date
1.

Diffusion is an example of passive transport. What is another?

a)

active transport

b)

osmosis

c)

energetic

d)

electrical

2.

Diffusion goes from a ________________ ___ _________________ concentration of molecules.

a)

higher to lower

b)

lower to higher

3.

The cell membrane is selectively permeable, which means that it

a)

eats food

b)

produces energy for the cell

c)

regulates what comes in and out of the cell

d)

cheers for the cell's favorite sports team

4.

If someone sprays perfume, what kind of passive transportation occurs in the air around the spray?

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitation

c)

protective

d)

active

5.

Osmosis is the diffusion of ________________ across a cell membrane.

a)

water

b)

salt

c)

sugar

d)

oxygen

6.

Which phase of cell division is a cell in most of the time? It uses this time for growth and DNA replication (copying).

a)

Interphase

b)

metaphase

c)

prophase

d)

anaphase

7.

Which of the following organic compounds takes the form of an oil, fat, or wax, and makes up an important part of the cell membrane.

a)

proteins

b)

lipids

c)

carbohydrates

d)

water

8.

Water is an organic compound.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Cells try to keep a balance called homeostasis. Another word for a state of balance is

a)

equilibrium

b)

DNA

c)

enzyme

d)

liquid

10.

In a solution, which one of these is the substance that is being dissolved in the liquid?

a)

solute

b)

solvent

11.

In a solution, which one of these is the liquid that dissolves the particles

a)

solute

b)

solvent

12.

This important nucleic acid holds our genetic information.

a)

DNA

b)

carbohydrates

c)

enzymes

d)

lipids

13.

When a vacuole lines up with the cell membrane to take in large particles or an amoeba surrounds its prey, that type of active transport is called

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

exocytosis

14.

Multicellular organisms grow and develop because cells multiply, not because the cells grow in size.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

In this stage of cell division, the cell splits into two, identical daughter cells. The cytoplasm divides and two new nuclei form.

a)

cytokinesis

b)

anaphase

c)

metaphase

d)

prophase