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4.1 Membranes of the Cell

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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1.

What does the term “homeostasis” mean?

a)

respond to their environment.

b)

maintain a stable internal environment.

c)

made up of units called cells.

d)

based on a universal genetic code.

2.

What is the function of a cellular membrane?

a)

Keep structure and support for the cell

b)

Help regulate homeostasis and the flow of materials in and out of the cell

c)

Produce proteins for the cell

d)

control the activity of the cell

3.

The cell membrane is made up of

a)

rigid cellulose outer layer

b)

Phospholipid bilayer

c)

triglyceride molecules

d)

complex of enzymes

4.

The tails of the cell membrane are

a)

Hydrophobic, and they face towards in excellular fluid and intracellular cytoplasm

b)

Hydrophobic, and they face towards the middle of the membrane

c)

Hydrophilic, and they face towards in excellular fluid and intracellular cytoplasm

d)

Hydrophilic, and they face towards the middle of the membrane

5.

The heads of the cell membrane are

a)

Hydrophobic, and they face towards in excellular fluid and intracellular cytoplasm

b)

Hydrophobic, and they face towards the middle of the membrane

c)

Hydrophilic, and they face towards in excellular fluid and intracellular cytoplasm

d)

Hydrophilic, and they face towards the middle of the membrane

6.

The cell membrane is considered to be a fluid mosaic because

a)

it is flexible and has numerous proteins and carbohydrates embedded within the bilayer

b)

it is flexible and has numerous acids and carbohydrates embedded within the bilayer

c)

it is rigid and has numerous proteins and carbohydrates embedded within the bilayer

7.

The lipid that helps keep the cell fluid.

a)

Glycogen

b)

Cellulose

c)

Starch

d)

Cholesterol

8.

Membrane proteins function to

a)

help to transport ions and polar molecules into and out of the cell.

b)

help to stabilize and shape the membrane

c)

allow the cell to be recognized by other cells.

d)

All of the above

9.

Proteins with a tube like opening that allow large particles in and out of the cell.

a)

Channel protein

b)

Integral protein

c)

Peripheral protein

d)

Carrier protein

10.

Proteins that can grab material on one side of the membrane and release it on the other.

a)

Channel protein

b)

Integral protein

c)

Peripheral protein

d)

Carrier protein

11.

This is evidence that chloroplasts and mitochondria were once free-living organisms, “captured” by a primitive eukaryotic cell. This is referred to as…

a)

two membrane theory.

b)

eukaryotic theory.

c)

chloro-mitochondrial theory.

d)

endosymbiotic theory.

12.

Membranes make up the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and Golgi apparatus inside the cell. These are sometimes considered a single, interconnected system called the…

a)

cell membrane interior.

b)

endomembrane system.

c)

interconnected cellular highway.

13.

Which of the following are also made of a bilayer membrane?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Golgi Complex

d)

All of the above

14.

To reach the Golgi apparatus, substances from the ER are packaged into ____________, sections of membrane that bud off the ER and form sacs that move through the cytoplasm and fuse with the membrane of the Golgi apparatus.

a)

Proteins

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Vesicles

d)

Lysosomes

15.

In the above diagram, what does 1 represent?

a)

A phospholipid

b)

A cell membrane

c)

Heads

d)

Tails

16.

In the above diagram, what is 2 pointing to?

a)

Hydrophobic head

b)

Hydrophobic tails

c)

Hydrophilic head

d)

Hydrophilic tails

17.

In the above diagram, what is 3 pointing to?

a)

Hydrophobic head

b)

Hydrophobic tails

c)

Hydrophilic head

d)

Hydrophilic tails