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Unit 4 Homeostasis and Transport

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
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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

18.

Diffusion and Osmosis do not use cellular energy, therefore they are ____________ processes.

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Metabolic

d)

Living

19.

Cellular transport is regulated by cell membranes. This happens because cell membranes are __________________________.

a)

Selectively permeable

b)

Impermeable

c)

Fully permeable

20.

In passive transport, materials always move from areas of _____________ concentration, to areas of _____________ concentration.

a)

low, high

b)

low, low

c)

high, low

d)

high , high

21.

When a substance has equal concentrations on both sides of a membrane it will reach ____________ and the molecules will ____________ moving.

a)

hypertonic, keep

b)

hypotonic, stop

c)

isotonic, keep

d)

isotonic, stop

22.

The movement of water to reach equilibrium

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Ion channels

23.

Cellular energy required for active transport comes directly in the form of _________.

a)

NADPH

b)

ATP

c)

Lipids

d)

Glucose

24.

____ brings materials into the cell while _______ brings materials out of the cell.

a)

Exocytosis for both

b)

Endocytosis, exocytosis

c)

Exocytosis, endocytosis

d)

Endocytosis for both

25.

Macromolecules are often too large to fit through the cell membrane or membrane proteins. Cells can transport these molecules by packaging them in small membrane sacs called _____________.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Vesicles

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Golgi bodies

26.

The movement of large quantity of solutes or liquid into the cell

a)

Pinocytosis

b)

Phagocytosis

27.

The movement of solids across a membrane

a)

Pinocytosis

b)

Phagocytosis

28.

Thermoregulation is the regulation of

a)

Water

b)

Glucose

c)

Oxygen, carbon dioxide

d)

Temperature

29.

Osmoregulation is the regulation of

a)

Water

b)

Glucose

c)

Oxygen, carbon dioxide

d)

temperature

30.

If a saltwater fish is placed in freshwater, what will happen?

a)

Nothing, it is happy.

b)

Its’ cells will start taking in large amounts of water

c)

Its’ cells will start losing large amounts of water

31.

Gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide move across the cell membranes by:

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Facilitated diffusion

32.

These plants cells

a)

lead a happy life in an isotonic solution

b)

burst open from exposure to a hypertonic solution

c)

shrank from the cell walls from exposure to a hypertonic solution

d)

shrank from cell walls because plants like a hypotonic solution

33.

What is the image above an example of

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active transport

34.

What do the blue structures represent in the diagram above?

a)

Proteins

b)

Phospholipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Solutes

35.

The following image show a white blood cell engulfing a virus (stage 1) and merging a lysosome with it (stage 3) so that it can be destroyed by hydrolytic enzymes (stage 3), thus protecting you from infection. This is an example of

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Pinocytosis

c)

Phagocytosis

d)

osmoregulation

36.

Select all that apply: Which processes are done by Passive Transport?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Ion channels

37.

Select all that apply: Which processes are done by Active Transport?

a)

Sodium potassium pump

b)

Endocytosis - Pinocytosis and Phagocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

38.

A cell in a hypotonic solution will

a)

swell

b)

shrink

c)

stay the same size

d)

impossible to tell

39.

A cell in an isotonic solution will

a)

swell

b)

shrink

c)

stay the same size

d)

impossible to tell

40.

White blood cells take in and destroy invaders using:

a)

A. Exocytosis

b)

B. Facilitated Diffusion

c)

C. Diffusion

d)

D. Endocytosis

41.

What is the image above an example of

a)

Solute is moving from high to low concentration or down the gradient

b)

Solute is moving from low to high concentration or against the gradient

c)

equilibrium is being maintained

d)

water is moving across the membrane

42.

Salt water is an example of a(n) _____________ solution

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

balanced

43.

Distilled (pure) water is an example of a(n) _____________ solution

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

balanced

44.

Animal cells prefer to live in a(n) _____________ solution

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

balanced