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AP Biology Passive and Active Transport

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do the brown structures represent?
a)
Phospholipids
b)
Glycoproteins
c)
Channel Proteins 
d)
Cyctoskeleton Filaments
2.
Controlling what goes into or out of the cell with the help of energy is called
a)
active transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
passive transport
d)
exocytosis
3.
Which form of active transport is being shown? (Inside of  the cell is tan colored) 
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
4.
The sodium-potassium pumps requires energy to move ions across the cell membrane against their concentration gradient so it is a type of
a)
active transport
b)
osmosis
c)
diffusion
d)
facilitated diffusion
5.
A saltwater snail is placed in freshwater. What happens to its cells?
a)
They shrink
b)
They swell
c)
Nothing happens
6.
 Engulfing of bacteria by white blood cells is called as
a)
Phagocytosis
b)
Pinocytosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Endocytosis
7.
If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw the blood cells exploded, what would you say happened?
a)
The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution.
b)
the solution was isotonic.
c)
The solution was hypertonic.
8.
A lab tech performed a routine RBC count.  The cells appeared shriveled and were difficult to count.  What was wrong with the cell storage solution.
a)
It was hypertonic
b)
It was hypotonic
c)
It was isotonic
9.
A shrinking of the cytoplasm away from the wall due to outward osmotic flow of water
a)
turgor pressure
b)
hemolysis
c)
Osmotic pressure
d)
plasmolysis
10.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
11.
 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
12.
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.
13.
The soil surrounding the roots of a plant has a water potential of -15 bars. The leaves of the plant have a water potential of -18 bars.
What will happen?
a)
Water will leave the plant and the plant will wilt.
b)
Water will move from the roots to the leaves of the plant.
c)
Nothing - these solutions are isotonic.
d)
IDK - What is a bar????
14.
A can of air freshener is sprayed in the opposite side of the room.  Ten minutes later you start to smell the scent.  This is an example of 
a)
diffusion
b)
active transport
c)
endocytosis
d)
osmosis
15.
A patient has had a serious accident and lost a lot of blood. In an attempt to replenish body fluids, distilled water-equal to the volume of blood lost-is transferred directly into one of his veins. What will be the most probable result of this transfusion?
a)
The patient's red blood cells will shrivel up because the blood fluid has become hypertonic compared to the cells.
b)
The patient's red blood cells will shrivel up because the blood fluid has become hypotonic compared to the cells.
c)
It will have no unfavorable effect as long as the water is free of viruses and bacteria.
d)
The patient's red blood cells will swell because the blood fluid has become hypotonic compared to the cells.
16.
In a hypothetical study, cells are placed in a solution of glucose in which the concentration of glucose is gradually increased. At first, the rate at which glucose enters the cells is found to increase as the concentration of the glucose solution is increased. But when the glucose concentration of the solution is increased above 10 M, the rate no longer increases. Which of the following is the likely mechanism for glucose transport into these cells?
a)
Facilitated diffusion via a carrier protein
b)
Facilitated diffusion via a channel protein
c)
Pinocytosis
d)
Tertiary active transport
17.
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
18.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
19.
what are two types of passive transport?
a)
endo and exocytosis 
b)
cookies and milk
c)
active and passive 
d)
Osmosis and diffusion
20.
Which way would the purple molecules move through the semi-permeable membrane?
a)
From the  A side  to the B-side
b)
From the B side to the A side
c)
none of the purple molecules would move
d)
they would move equally back and forth in a state of dynamic equilibrium
21.
Which transport does not require energy?
a)
Passive
b)
Active 
22.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
23.
When cells are placed in a __________ solution they begin to swell.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
Equalized
24.
Which form of active transport is being shown? (Inside of  the cell is tan colored) 
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
25.
The sodium-potassium pumps requires energy to move ions across the cell membrane against their concentration gradient so it is a type of
a)
active transport
b)
osmosis
c)
diffusion
d)
facilitated diffusion
26.
 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
27.
If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw the blood cells exploded, what would you say happened?
a)
The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution.
b)
the solution was isotonic.
c)
The solution was hypertonic.
28.
Water will move?
a)
Into the cell
b)
Out of the cell
c)
Neither into or out of the cell
29.
Which of the following is responsible for getting large or charged (polar) molecules across the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.
Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
31.
When cells are placed in a __________ solution they begin to swell.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
Equalized
32.
A person would never have pure water put into their veins in a hospital because their cells would...
a)
Shrink/Dehydrate
b)
Expand
33.
Controlling what goes into or out of the cell with the help of energy is called
a)
active transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
passive transport
d)
exocytosis
34.
The sodium-potassium pumps requires energy to move ions across the cell membrane against their concentration gradient so it is a type of
a)
active transport
b)
osmosis
c)
diffusion
d)
facilitated diffusion
35.
A saltwater snail is placed in freshwater. What happens to its cells?
a)
They shrink
b)
They swell
c)
Nothing happens
36.
The tails of a phospholipid are...
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic
37.
 Engulfing of bacteria by white blood cells is called as
a)
Phagocytosis
b)
Pinocytosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Endocytosis
38.
The difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another is called 
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
concentration gradient
d)
passive transport
39.
The picture  is an example of _________________.
a)
isotonic
b)
diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
active transport
40.
Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a selectively permeable membrane.
a)
food
b)
air
c)
water
d)
oxygen
41.
 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
42.

What are the four emergent properties of water that are important for life?

a)

cohesion, expansion upon freezing, high heat of evaporation, capillarity

b)

cohesion, moderation of temperature, expansion upon freezing, solvent properties

c)

moderation of temperature, solvent properties, high surface tension, capillarity

d)

a)polarity, hydrogen bonding, high specific heat, high surface tension

43.

If water was treated with molecules that reduce or remove surface tension, which of the following would occur?

a)

Treated water droplets would form a thin film instead of beading on a waxed surface.

b)

Treated water would form smaller droplets when dripping from a sink.

c)

Water striders would sink.

d)

All of the answer options

44.

Skin is coated with a hydrophobic glycolipid. What would happen if this glycolipid were not present?

a)

Water would never enter the skin cells.

b)

Skin would swell when swimming.

c)

The temperature of the skin would increase

d)

The skin would peel and flake.

45.
 Which of the statements concerning nitrogenous bases is incorrect?
a)
Guanine and cytosine have a stronger bond than the other pairings.
b)
Purines always bond with purines and pyrimidines always bond with pyrimidines.
c)
RNA uses uracil instead of thymine.
d)
Purines are composed of two rings.
46.
Many plant leaves have an outer layer, called the waxy cuticle, that aids in the prevention of dehydration via transpiration. When water falls on the waxy cuticle, it immediately beads up and rolls off. Based on this information, what must be true of the waxy cuticle?
a)
It is amphiphilic.
b)
It hydrolyzes the water molecules.
c)
It is hydrophobic.
d)
It has catalytic properties.
47.
Which form of active transport is being shown? (Inside of  the cell is tan colored) 
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
48.
Which way would the purple molecules move through the semi-permeable membrane?
a)
From the  A side  to the B-side
b)
From the B side to the A side
c)
none of the purple molecules would move
d)
they would move equally back and forth in a state of dynamic equilibrium
49.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
50.
When cells are placed in a __________ solution they begin to swell.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
Equalized
51.
Water will move?
a)
Into the cell
b)
Out of the cell
c)
Neither into or out of the cell
52.
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
53.
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.
54.
The soil surrounding the roots of a plant has a water potential of -15 bars. The leaves of the plant have a water potential of -18 bars.
What will happen?
a)
Water will leave the plant and the plant will wilt.
b)
Water will move from the roots to the leaves of the plant.
c)
Nothing - these solutions are isotonic.
d)
IDK - What is a bar????
55.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
56.
A saltwater fish is accidentally placed in a freshwater aquarium in a few short hours it sadly died. Which explains why this occurred?
a)
The cells of the fish body were dehydrated by the quick loss of water. 
b)
The cells of the fish quickly absorbed massive amounts of water and it ended up killing the fish.  
c)
The fish hated the new decor in the freshwater tank. 
d)
It was just its time. 
57.
Which of the following contains the highest water potential? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
58.
If a student was going to draw an arrow indicating the solution from the highest water potential to the lowest water potential, the arrow would be pointing 
a)
from the left to the right
b)
from the right to the left
59.
Pure water has a water potential of ___.
a)
1
b)
0
c)
-1
d)
100
60.
A sucrose solution in a beaker has a solute potential of -4 bars.  A cell with a solute potential of -2 bars is placed in the beaker.  What will be the direction for the net movement of water?
a)
into the cell
b)
out of the cell
c)
there will be no net movement
61.
Which of the following substances can not cross the cell membrane on its own without the assistance of a transport protein?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
carbon monoxide
c)
oxygen
d)
glucose
62.
Which of the following does NOT describe an aquaporin?
a)
a transport protein
b)
amphipathic
c)
water travels through it
d)
it requires energy (ATP) to function
63.
Which of the following is NOT a type of passive transport?
a)
diffusion
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
endocytosis
64.
In which beaker will water move out of the cell?
a)
left
b)
middle
c)
right
65.
A saltwater fish is accidentally placed in a freshwater aquarium in a few short hours it sadly died. Which explains why this occurred?
a)
The cells of the fish body were dehydrated by the quick loss of water. 
b)
The cells of the fish quickly absorbed massive amounts of water and it ended up killing the fish.  
c)
The fish hated the new decor in the freshwater tank. 
d)
It was just its time. 
66.
What type of transport is represented by figure "B" 
a)
Active Transport
b)
Facilitated Diffusion 
c)
Protein Transport 
d)
Osmosis 
67.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
68.
The soil surrounding the roots of a plant has a water potential of -15 bars. The leaves of the plant have a water potential of -18 bars.
What will happen?
a)
Water will leave the plant and the plant will wilt.
b)
Water will move from the roots to the leaves of the plant.
c)
Nothing - these solutions are isotonic.
d)
IDK - What is a bar????
69.
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.
70.
What is plasmolysis?
a)
Pulling away of the plant cell membrane as it loses water in a hypertonic solution.
b)
Pulling away of the animal cell membrane as it undergoes osmosis.
c)
An increase in turgor pressure as the cell undergoes osmosis.
d)
Contraction of the protoplast of a plant cell as a result of gaining water.
71.
What type of organelle is used during endocytosis and exocytosis?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Vesicle
d)
Lysosome
72.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
73.
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
74.
Carrot and potato cores were placed in various sucrose solutions for 24 hours and the % change in mass was recorded and graphed.  The temperature in the room was 24 degrees celcius.  Identify the approximate concentration of sucrose in the potato cells.
a)
0.13 M
b)
0.0 M
c)
0.4 M
d)
0.33 M
75.
Carrot and potato cores were placed in various sucrose solutions for 24 hours and the % change in mass was recorded and graphed.  The temperature in the room was 24 degrees celcius.  Sucrose is too large of a molecule to cross the membrane of potato and carrot cells.  Which molecule caused the change in mass?
a)
water
b)
sucrose
c)
salt
d)
glucose
76.
Carrot and potato cores were placed in various sucrose solutions for 24 hours and the % change in mass was recorded and graphed.  The temperature in the room was 24 degrees celcius.  Sucrose is too large of a molecule to cross the membrane of potato and carrot cells.  Calculate the water potential for the carrot cells.  The ionization constant for sucrose is 1.0 M.  The pressure potential is 0.
a)
-8.1 bars
b)
-8.1 M
c)
8.1 bars
d)
-3.5 bars
77.
A sucrose solution in a beaker has a solute potential of -4 bars.  A cell with a solute potential of -2 bars is placed in the beaker.  What will be the direction for the net movement of water?
a)
into the cell
b)
out of the cell
c)
there will be no net movement
78.
Which way would the purple molecules move through the semi-permeable membrane?
a)
From the  A side  to the B-side
b)
From the B side to the A side
c)
none of the purple molecules would move
d)
they would move equally back and forth in a state of dynamic equilibrium
79.
What keeps this plant cell from bursting?
a)
the cell wall
b)
it's vacuole
c)
the membrane
d)
the nucleus
80.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
81.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
82.
What type of transport is represented by figure "B" 
a)
Active Transport
b)
Facilitated Diffusion 
c)
Protein Transport 
d)
Osmosis 
83.
In a hypothetical study, cells are placed in a solution of glucose in which the concentration of glucose is gradually increased. At first, the rate at which glucose enters the cells is found to increase as the concentration of the glucose solution is increased. But when the glucose concentration of the solution is increased above 10 M, the rate no longer increases. Which of the following is the likely mechanism for glucose transport into these cells?
a)
Facilitated diffusion via a carrier protein
b)
Facilitated diffusion via a channel protein
c)
Pinocytosis
d)
Tertiary active transport