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Cell Transport, Plasma Membrane, and Tonicity

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The type of cellular transport that requires no energy.
a)
Active Transport
b)
Protein Pumps
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Endocytosis
2.
Which of the following modes of cellular transport does NOT require energy?
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Protein Pumps
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis
3.
The process of engulfing food or liquid particles into the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
4.
Which type of cellular transport moves molecules from low concentrations to high concentrations?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Protein Pumps
5.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram B, would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

6.
The release of large particles, often waste materials from the inside of the cell to the outside of the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
7.

Which organelle is involved in endocytosis?

a)

vesicles

b)

ribosome

c)

chloroplasts

d)

nucleus

8.
What type of transport involves the movement of water from high to low concentrations?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Active Transport
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
9.
What type of transport uses transport (channel) proteins to help molecules move from higher to lower concentrations?
a)
Protein Pumps
b)
Diffusion
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
10.
Molecules diffusing with the concentration gradient through a protein channel is...
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Simple Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Osmosis
11.
In a nerve cell, ATP energy is used to pump sodium (Na) out of the cell and potassium (K) into the cell. This is an example of...
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Simple Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Osmosis
12.

What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

hydrophilic heads

d)

lipids

13.

Small, nonpolar, hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids

a)

easily pass through the membrane's bilayer

b)

very slowly diffuse through the bilayer

c)

require transport proteins

d)

enter through endocytosis

14.
Food is moved into the cell by ________________________.
a)
endocytosis
b)
diffusion
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
15.
What type of transport is this?
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
active transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
16.
Active transport requires ______, moves materials from __________________, and goes _______ the concentration gradient.
a)
No energy, low to high, against
b)
ATP, high to low, with
c)
ATP, low to high, with
d)
ATP, low to high, against
17.
A molecule that diffuses down a concentration gradient goes from an area of ______ concentration into an area of ______ concentration.
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
passive, active
d)
active, passive
18.
The cell membrane of the red blood cell will allow water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide to pass through. Because other substances are blocked from entering, this membrane is called
a)
perforated
b)
semi-permeable
c)
non-conducive
d)
permeable
19.
 In pure water, a red blood cell from an animal will swell and burst, but a leaf cell from a plant will not. Which structure in the leaf cell is responsible for this difference?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
 mitochondrion
d)
nucleus
20.
This cell structure helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
21.

Large molecules and ions can easily pass through the cell membrane.

a)

true- they pass right through.

b)

false- they need a protein channel.

22.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
23.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
simple diffusion
d)
active transport
24.

Which of these would best do simple diffusion through the cell membrane and why?

a)

a steroid hormone because lipids are polar

b)

a protein hormone because proteins are polar

c)

a steroid hormone because lipids are nonpolar

d)

a protein hormone because proteins are nonpolar

25.
Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Ribosomes
26.
When cells take in a liquid through active transport, what is it called?
a)
Exocytosis
b)
Phagocytosis
c)
Pinocytosis
d)
Osmosis
27.
When cells take in food particles through active transport, what is it called?
a)
Pinocytosis
b)
Phagocytosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
28.

What are 3 types of active transport?

a)

Phagocytosis, osmosis, Cytosis

b)

Osmosis, Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Sodium/potassium Pump, Endocytosis, Exocytosis

d)

Gated diffusion, Simple Diffusion, and Facilitated Diffusion

29.

Which of the following suffixes means cell?

a)

-blast

b)

-cele

c)

-clast

d)

-cyte

30.

What term means intracellular fluid?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell membrane

31.

The Nucleolus is responsible for making the

a)

ribosomes

b)

chromosomes

c)

lysosomes

d)

cytosomes

32.

If the dots represent sugar what direction will the water flow?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Both equally (equilibrium)

33.

This organelle breaks down unneeded proteins and pathogens by engulfing and destroying them using digestive enzymes.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

34.

Which is the process of killing large molecules by coating them with digestive enzymes and eating them

a)

Osmosis

b)

Filteration

c)

Diffusion

d)

Phagosytosis

35.

Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells

b)

All cells come from pre-existing cells

c)

All cells contain DNA

d)

Cells are the basic unit of all living things.

36.

Which of these does not describe a eukaryotic cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

large

c)

complex

d)

DNA in cytoplasm

37.

Cell membranes are said to

a)

control what enters and exits cells

b)

be semipermeable

c)

made of phospholipids

d)

all of these

38.

Which of the following is NOT a similarity between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

a)

both have DNA

b)

both have a cell membrane

c)

both have cytoplasm

d)

both have a nucleus

39.
when certain cells use a pseudopodia  or " false feet" to surround and engulf whole cells, fragments of them, or other large organic materials
a)
pinocytosis
b)
phagocytosis
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
40.

After examining this diagram showing the concentration of water inside and outside of the cell, identify the tonicity of the solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

41.

After examining this diagram showing the concentration of water inside and outside of the cell, identify the tonicity of the solution.

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

42.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
43.

This egg has shrunk, what type of solution was it placed in?

a)

hypotonic solution

b)

hypertonic solution

c)

isotonic solution

44.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
45.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
46.
What type of solution allows water to enter the plant cell?
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
active transport
47.

Movement of SOLUTE through the cell membrane from high to low concentration is called.....

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

osmosis

48.

Nemo and other ocean dwelling fish cannot survive in freshwater because......

a)

freshwater is hypertonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water leaving them causing the cells to shrink

b)

freshwater is hypotonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water leaving them causing the cells to shrink

c)

freshwater is hypertonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water entering them causing the cells to swell and burst

d)

freshwater is hypotonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water enter them causing the cells to swell and burst

49.
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
50.
Part of the plasma membrane responsible for cell recognition... 
a)
C
b)
E
c)
B
d)
D
51.

The _____ in the plasma membrane help the membrane maintain it's fluidity

a)

carbohydrate chains

b)

cholesterol

c)

proteins

d)

lipids

52.
The function of the plasma membrane is....
a)
to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.
c)
provide rigid support and protection to the cell.
d)
make sure each cell can move
53.
Hydrophilic portion of cell membrane?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E 
54.
A phospholipid has 2 parts. What are they called? 
a)
Hydrophilic Head, Hydrophobic Tail 
b)
Hydrophobic Head, Hydrophilic Tail 
55.
A ______________ is composed of a phosphate and glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails. 
a)
phospholipid 
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Cholesterol 
d)
Protein 
56.
___________ allow cells to recognize each other and act like ID tags. 
a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids 
d)
Cholesterol
57.
Lipid tails are...
a)
Nonpolar
b)
Polar
58.
Lipid heads are...
a)
Polar
b)
Nonpolar
59.

Carbohydrates attached to proteins. Act as cell surface receptors and determine the blood type of an individual

a)

carbohydrate

b)

glycolipid

c)

glycoprotein

d)

glycoacid

60.

Carbohydrates attached to lipids. Act as cell surface receptors.

a)

glycoacids

b)

glycolipids

c)

glycoproteins

d)

glycomembranes

61.
Which of the following is not an example of pasive transport?
a)
simple diffusion
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
endcocytosis
d)
osmosis
62.
An animal cell that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmotic pressure causes
a)
Water to move out of the cell
b)
Water to move into the cell
c)
Solutes to move out of the cell
d)
Solutes to move into the cell
63.
Identify structure h
a)
transport protein
b)
hydrophobic head
c)
cholesterol
d)
fluid mosaic model
64.
Identify structure A. 
a)
transport protein
b)
phospholipid
c)
glycolipid
d)
Carbohydrate Chain
65.
Some peeled pieces of apple were placed in pure distilled water and some in very salty water. The cells in the apple pieces will 
a)
loose water in both solutions
b)
gain water in the distilled water and lose water in the salty water
c)
gain water in both solutions
d)
lose water in the distilled water and gain water in the salty water
66.
Forms tunnels in the membrane for water soluble molecules to move through
a)
channel protein
b)
carrier protein
c)
extrinsic protein
d)
peripheral protein
67.
the arrangement of phospholipid bilayer
a)
hydrophilic head facing the exterior and hydrophobic tails facing toward each other in the membrane bilayer
b)
hydrophilic tail facing the exterior and hydrophobic heads facing toward each other in the membrane bilayer
c)
hydrophobic tail facing the exterior and hydrophilic heads facing toward each other in the membrane bilayer
d)
hydrophobic head facing the exterior and hydrophilic tails facing toward each other in the membrane bilayer
68.

Identify cholesterol molecule

a)

structure a

b)

structure b

c)

structure h

d)

structure i

69.

Identify microfilament of the cytoskeleton

a)

structure i

b)

structure b

c)

structure g

d)

structure c

70.

identify a glycolipid

a)

structure a

b)

structure d

c)

structure e

d)

structure g

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