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Cell Membrane

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for a cell membrane?

a)

lipid membrane

b)

plasma wall

c)

phospholipid bilayer

d)

cell wall

2.

Which molecule is NOT found in a cell membrane?

a)

lipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nucleic acids

3.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

to create lipids

b)

for protection and to control what enters and leaves the cell

c)

to make proteins and carbohydrates

d)

to store water and other nutrients

4.

What is the function of the carbohydrates embedded in the cell membrane?

a)

cell recognition (acts as an address)

b)

to make the cell fluid

c)

to help molecules pass through the membrane

d)

to make enzymes

5.

What part of the phospholipid bilayer is hydrophobic?

a)

the phosphate heads

b)

the lipid tails

c)

the proteins

d)

the carbohydrates

6.

Which of the following is NOT a function of cholesterol?

a)

for cell to cell communication

b)

to give the cell strength

c)

to keep the membrane fluid

d)

to provide support to the cell

7.

What part of the cell membrane helps large molecules pass through the membrane?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

peripheral proteins

c)

channel proteins

d)

phospholipid bilayer

8.

This term means that the cell membrane allows some molecules to easily pass through but not others.

a)

freely permeable

b)

fluid mosaic model

c)

selectively permeable

d)

lipid bilayer

9.

This molecule that makes up the cell membrane has a hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail.

a)

lipid

b)

channel protein

c)

carbohydrate

d)

phospholipid

10.

Which of the following is NOT a property of a cell membrane?

a)

fluid

b)

freely permeable to all molecules

c)

flexible

d)

semi-permeable