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Unit 4 Quiz Cell Transport

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

What organelle is shown in this diagram?

a)

cell wall

b)

nucleus

c)

mitochondrion

d)

plasma membrane

2.

Which terms accurately describe the processes?

a)

Process 1: Active Transport

Process 2: Passive Transport

b)

Process 1: Passive Transport

Process 2: Active Transport

c)

Process 1: Facilitated Diffusion

Process 2: Active Transport

d)

Process 1: Facilitated Diffusion

Process 2: Passive Transport

3.

The diagram shows two types of blood cells, normal blood cells and blood cells after they have been placed in an unknown solution.


Into what type of solution were the cells placed?

a)

hypotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

isotonic

d)

osmotic

4.

How is the plasma membrane best described?

a)

a phospholipid monolayer with embedded proteins surrounding the cell

b)

a complex of small protein subunits surrounding the cell

c)

a phospholipid bilayer with embedded and surface proteins surrounding the cell

d)

a carbohydrate chain attached to a lipid layer surrounding the cell

5.

What process helps to move the molecules shown in the diagram across the membrane?

a)

active transport

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

simple diffusion

6.

What is shown in the area labeled Z?

a)

carrier proteins

b)

phospholipid bilayer

c)

phosphorous bilayer

d)

receptor proteins

7.

Which statement best explains what happens when a cell is placed in a sugar solution with a sugar concentration that is lower than that of the cytoplasm of the cell?

a)

Water will move into the cell by osmosis.

b)

Water will move out of the cell by osmosis.

c)

Sugar molecules will move into the cell by osmosis.

d)

Sugar molecules will move out of the cell by osmosis.

8.

What helps the cell get rid of the waste material?

a)

utilization of ATP molecules

b)

dilution of a part of the cytoplasm

c)

shrinking of the plasma membrane

d)

absorbing heat from the environment

9.

What is the advantage of homeostasis?

a)

It allows organisms to live in a range of environments.

b)

It allows organisms to avoid a variety of predators.

c)

It allows organisms to blend into their environment

d)

It allows organisms to reproduce at a faster rate

10.

The concentration of glucose in solution A is 5%, and the concentration of glucose in solution B is 15%. Which statement correctly describes the movement of water between the two solutions?

a)

Water will diffuse from solution A to solution B.

b)

Water will diffuse from solution B to solution A.

c)

There will be diffusion of sugar from solution A to solution B.

d)

There will be diffusion of sugar from solution B to solution A.

11.

Which situation will most likely result in a substance diffusing into a cell?

a)

The pH of the substance is different from the pH of the cell.

b)

The cell is a plant cell and possesses a cell wall and a plasma membrane.

c)

The concentration of the substance is greater inside the cell than outside.

d)

The substance is a mixture of large organic molecules.

12.

What is the name for this type of transport of materials?

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

phagocytosis

c)

pinocytosis

d)

simple diffusion

13.

The organism shown in the diagram normally lives in small ponds and streams that contain water with small amounts of salts and other ions.


What would happen to the organism if it was moved to an environment containing distilled (pure--no salt) water?

a)

Salt ions would move out of the organism due to osmosis.

b)

Salt ions would move into the organism due to osmosis.

c)

Water molecules would move into the organism due to osmosis.

d)

Water molecules would move out of the organism due to osmosis.

14.

Which example represents active transport?

a)

Carbon dioxide moves out of body cells into the blood.

b)

Red blood cells swell when placed in distilled water.

c)

A de-shelled egg shrinks when placed in a salt solution.

d)

An amoeba surrounds and engulfs a bacterium using pseudopodia.

15.

What structure is essential for the transport of specific large molecules in and out of cells?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

16.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Molecules 1 and 2 represent active transport; molecules 3 and 4 represent passive transport.

b)

Molecules 1, 2, and 3 represent active transport; molecule 4 represents passive transport.

c)

Molecules 1 and 2 represent passive transport; molecules 3 and 4 represent active transport.

d)

Molecules 1, 2, and 3 represent passive transport; molecule 4 represents active transport.

17.

A dinoflagellate is a photosynthetic, unicellular organism found in marine environments.


What would be the effect on this organism if it was transferred from its saltwater environment to freshwater?

a)

The organism would lose salt through active transport.

b)

The organism would gain water through osmosis.

c)

The organism would lose water through osmosis.

d)

The organism would gain salt through diffusion.

18.

What form of transport is illustrated in the diagram?

a)

active transport, moving solutes into the cell against the concentration gradient

b)

active transport, moving solutes into the cell down the concentration gradient

c)

passive transport, moving solutes into the cell against the concentration gradient

d)

passive transport, moving solutes into the cell down the concentration gradient

19.

The image shows three samples of red blood cells placed in different solutions. Sample Q shows the cells in their normal blood plasma solution.


Which statement must be true about the cells?

a)

Sample P was placed in a concentrated salt water solution, and sample S was placed in a concentrated sugar solution.

b)

Sample P was placed in a concentrated salt water solution, and sample S was placed in distilled water

c)

Sample S was placed in a concentrated salt water solution, and sample P was placed in distilled water

d)

Sample S was placed in a concentrated salt solution, and sample P was placed in a concentrated sugar solution.

20.

The structure of an organelle is often critical to its function.


What is the function of the organelle shown?

a)

to regulate movement of materials into and out of the cell

b)

to regulate production of proteins and enzymes in the cell

c)

to regulate production of energy in the form of ATP in the cell

d)

to regulate synthesis of nucleic acid molecules in the cell