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Cell Transport Test Review

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which picture shows the process of endocytosis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
2.

Molecules moving from high concentration areas to low concentration areas is -

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

c)

bulk transport

3.

What happens to the cell membrane during exocytosis?

a)

Molecules pass directly through the phospholipids

b)

A vesicle fuses with the membrane and releases its contents out of the cell.

c)

Molecules use a transport protein to enter the cell.

d)

Water flows towards the higher solute concentration side of the membrane.

4.

What type of movement is passive and the molecule needs the helps of a membrane protein to move through the cell membrane?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Simple diffusion

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Osmosis

5.

What type of solution will cause a cell to lose water and shrivel up?

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Pure solution

d)

Hypertonic

6.

Which way does water flow in osmosis? (2 answers)

a)

Towards areas of higher water concentrations

b)

Towards areas with fewer dissolved particles

c)

Towards areas of lower water concentrations

d)

Towards areas with more dissolved particles

7.

Why do cells change in size and shape in different concentration solutions?

a)

The cells are consuming energy.

b)

The cells are absorbing nutrients from the solution.

c)

Water is entering or leaving the cells.

d)

The cells are undergoing mitosis.

8.

The movement of water is called -

a)

Simple diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Endocytosis

9.

Which of the following types of cell transport uses energy?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Simple diffusion

c)

Passive transport

d)

Active transport

10.

What is required to move molecules from low concentration areas to high concentration areas?

a)

ATP

b)

Water

c)

Salt

d)

Carbohydrates

11.

What does a salty solution do to cells?

a)

Puncture holes in their cell membranes

b)

Cause water to flow into the cells

c)

Removes water from the cells

d)

Makes the cells burst

12.

What does selectively permeable mean?

a)

That all molecules are allowed to enter

b)

That some molecules are allowed to enter

c)

The only water is allowed to enter

d)

That no molecules are allowed to enter

13.

What is a concentration gradient?

a)

A difference in concentrations that drives molecules to flow from high to low concentrations

b)

Molecules maintaining homeostasis by moving to areas of higher concentrations

c)

A membrane filtering out large, charged, and insoluble molecules.

d)

The process of using energy to move large amounts of material into or out of a cell.

14.

How do molecules prefer to move along a concentration gradient?

a)

From low to high concentrations

b)

Molecules will not flow one way or the other

c)

Towards molecules they can bond with

d)

From high to low concentrations

15.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

Control the passage of material into and out of the cell

b)

Communicate with neighboring cells

c)

Protect the cell

d)

All of the above

16.

Why are mitochondria important for active transport?

a)

They produce the vesicles needed for bulk transport

b)

They produce the proteins needed to move molecules across the membrane

c)

They produce ATP to power the processes

d)

They control the passage of materials into and out of the cell

17.

If the concentration of solute is higher inside of a cell than it is outside of the cell, where will water move?

a)

Water will have no net movement between the two areas

b)

Water will flow out of the cell

c)

Water will flow into the cell

18.

What is homeostasis?

a)

The process of making energy in a cell

b)

The process of maintaining an internal balance while responding to external changes

c)

The process of producing new and healthy cells

d)

The process of converting DNA code into proteins in a cell

19.

Which term describes the relatively constant internal physical conditions of an organism?

a)

cell specialization

b)

homeostasis

c)

permeability

d)

unicellularity

20.

The ability to allow only certain molecules into or out of the cell.

a)

Semipermeability

b)

Permeability

c)

Impermeability

d)

Unpermeability

21.

Which of the following are embedded in the phospholipid bilayer and help substances pass through?

a)

lipids

b)

proteins

c)

cholesterol

d)

carbohydrates

22.

Natural movement of particles from high to low concentration.

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

23.

The picture demonstrates an example of which type of cell transport?

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

24.

Solutes move DOWN the concentration gradient, therefore NO energy is used.

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

25.

Movement of materials from high to low concentration through a protein channel.

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Simple diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Endocytosis

26.

The picture demonstrates an example of which type of cell transport?

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

27.

What is exocytosis?

a)

A type of passive transport that removes material from the cell.

b)

A type of passive transport that adds material to the cell.

c)

A type of active transport that removes material from the cell.

d)

A type of active transport that adds material to the cell.

28.

What is endocytosis?

a)

A type of passive transport that removes material from the cell.

b)

A type of passive transport that adds material to the cell.

c)

A type of active transport that removes material from the cell.

d)

A type of active transport that adds material to the cell.

29.

Which type of cellular transport does not use energy? Select all that apply.

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

30.

Which type of cellular transport uses energy? Select all that apply.

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

31.

What will happen to a red blood cell if it is placed into a hypotonic solution?

a)

It will swell and burst open.

b)

It will shrink and shrivel.

c)

Nothing will occur.

d)

Water will move back and forth in a state of equilibrium.

32.

What will happen to a red blood cell if it is placed into a hypertonic solution?

a)

It will swell and burst open.

b)

It will shrink and shrivel.

c)

Nothing will occur.

d)

Water will move back and forth in a state of equilibrium.

33.
If the water concentration in a cell is 90% and the water concentration outside the cell is 95%, what direction will the water move?
a)
Into the cell
b)
Out of the cell
c)
The water will not move
34.

Which type of solution makes a cell shrink?

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic

35.
What are the two main components of the cell membrane?
a)
Phospholipids and Carbohydrates
b)
Cholesterol and Proteins
c)
 Phospholipids and Proteins
d)
Carbohydrates and Proteins
36.
In which type of solution is the concentration of solute molecules equal on both sides of the membrane?
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
37.
Which type of solution causes a cell to swell?
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
38.
Cells need to bring in molecules to carry out cellular processes. Often, this requires moving the molecules across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient. How do these molecules get into the cell?
a)
passive transport by diffusion
b)
active transport using ATP 
c)
passive transport by osmosis
d)
 osmosis
39.
 Look at the diagram of a cross-section of a cell membrane below. The cell membrane controls movement of materials into and out of the cell. The following particles are moving from high concentration to low concentration and are using a carrier protein. How would you describe this type of movement across the membrane? 
a)
simple osmosis
b)
active transport
c)
simple diffusion
d)
facilitated diffusion
40.
Look at the cross section of a cell membrane of a eukaryotic cell. H+ ions are being pumped from a low concentration to a high concentration. How do you describe this type of transport across the cell membrane?
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
facilitated diffusion
d)
co-transport
41.

The movement of materials from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration would require...

a)

glucose

b)

energy (ATP)

c)

fish

d)

chips

42.

Which process converts carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into sugar and oxygen?

a)

Cell respiration

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chlorosynthesis

d)

Photosynthesis

43.

What are the 2 products of photosynthesis?

a)

Sugar and CO2

b)

sugar and O2

c)

H2O and CO2

d)

H2O and CO2

44.

Which organelle is only in PLANT cells?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

45.

What is the energy transformation that occurs in photosynthesis?

a)

Light energy to Chemical energy

b)

Light energy to Electrical energy

c)

Chemical energy to Light Energy

46.

Which organelle and process converts chemical energy stored in sugar into ATP?

a)

Chloroplasts via Photosynthesis

b)

Mitochondria via Carbon cycle

c)

Photosynthesis via Chloroplasts

d)

Mitochondria via Cellular Respiration

47.

What are the reactants (inputs) of Cellular Respiration?

a)

Glucose and O2

b)

O2 and H2O

c)

Glucose and CO2

d)

O2 and CO2

48.

Which organisms undergo cell respiration?

1. Plants

2. Animals

3. Bacteria

a)

1. Only

b)

1. and 2. Only

c)

3. Only

d)

ALL organisms, 1., 2. and 3.

49.

Which organelle is the site of Cell Respiration in Eukaryotes?

a)

Chlorplast

b)

Mitchondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane

50.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

6CO2 + light + 6H2O --> 6O2 + Sugar

b)

6CO2 + sugar + H2O --> 6O2 + light

c)

O2 + light + H2O --> 6CO2 + Sugar

d)

CO2 + 6O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar

51.
Which gas is removed from the atmosphere during photosynthesis?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
carbon dioxide
52.

Chloroplasts are...

a)

Structures of animal cells to produce ATP

b)

Organelles where lipids are elaborated

c)

Organelles in plant cells where photosynthesis takes place

d)

Waste organelle of plants

53.
A student is collecting the gas given off from a plant in bright sunlight at a temperature of 27°C. The gas being collected is probably ________.
a)
oxygen
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
ATP
d)
glucose
54.
What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?
a)
6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
b)
6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
c)
6CO2 + 6H2O -> 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + C6H12O6
55.

Samantha is using the image shown below as a model demonstrating the process of photosynthesis. Samantha would like to improve this model by adding labels to clearly identify the reactants A and B. Which choice below represents the reactants that she should label?

a)
  1. O2 and C6H12O6

b)
  1. H2O and O2

c)
  1. H2O and C6H12O6

d)
  1. H2O and CO2

56.

What process (or processes) does a plant go through?

a)

Photosynthesis Only

b)

Cellular Respiration Only

c)

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

d)

None of these

57.

Which process or processes does an animal cells go through?

a)

Photosynthesis Only

b)

Cellular Respiration Only

c)

Photosynthesis or Cellular Respiration Only

d)

None of these

58.

Where is the energy stored in ATP?

a)

In the carbon backbone

b)

Between each bond

c)

Between the last 2 phosphates

59.

Which process involves the breakdown of glucose to release energy in the presence of oxygen?

a)

Lactic acid fermentation

b)

Alcoholic fermentation

c)

Anaerobic respiration

d)

Aerobic respiration

60.

Which process involves the breakdown of glucose to release energy in the absence of oxygen?

a)

Alcoholic fermentation

b)

Aerobic respiration

c)

Lactic acid fermentation

d)

Anaerobic respiration

61.
Which of the following can be compared to a battery in need of recharging?  (empty wallet)
a)
ADP
b)
ATP
c)
Ribose
d)
Adenosine
62.
Which bond of the ATP molecule is broken in order to release energy?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
63.
Which of the following results in the storage of energy in terms of the ATP/ADP cycle?
a)
The breaking of the bond between the 5-carbon sugar and the 1st phosphate group
b)
The addition of a phosphate group
c)
The removal of a phosphate group
d)
The addition of glucose 
64.
Where is the energy stored in ATP molecules
a)
In the Ribose Sugar
b)
In the Adenine group
c)
In the Phosphate bonds
d)
In the Bank
65.

Which energy molecule is diagrammed here?

a)

ATP

b)

ADP