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Cell Membrane / Transportation

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Passive Transport?

a)

Movement of molecules from high to low concentration.

b)

A transportation thats not aggressive.

c)

Movement of molecules from low to high concentration.

d)

An active transportation.

2.

What is the movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration called.

a)

Concentration

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

3.

Name a channel protein in the cell membrane...

a)

Transport Protein

b)

Active Transport

c)

Aquaporin

d)

Diffusion

4.

What is Active Transport?

a)

Movement of molecules from no concentration to high concentration.

b)

Movement of molecules from low to high concentration.

c)

Movement of molecules from high to low concentration.

d)

Movement of proteins within the cell.

5.

Diffusion within protein channels is called...

a)

Osmosis

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Diffusion

d)

Osmotic Pressure

6.

Which type of biological macromolecule is the main component of the plasma membrane?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

7.

This image is an example of a phospholipid. Which part of a phospholipid is HYDROPHOBIC?

a)

the phosphate "head"

b)

the lipid "tails"

8.

This image is an example of a phospholipid. Which part of a phospholipid is HYDROPHILIC?

a)

the phosphate "head"

b)

the lipid "tails"

9.
An area with a large amount of particles represents
a)
low concentration
b)
high concentration
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
10.
Diffusion is the movement of 
a)
water from low to high concentration
b)
particles from low to high concentration
c)
water from high to low concentration
d)
particles from high to lowconcentration
11.
A state of biological balance is called
a)
homeostasis
b)
turgor pressure
c)
hypotonic
d)
plasma membrane
12.
What does it mean that a cell membrane is semi-permeable?
a)
It allows all substances in
b)
It allows some substances in
c)
It allows nothing in
13.
The movement of molecules against a concentration gradient
a)
simple diffusion
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
osmosis
14.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
15.
The brown structures in the diagram represent
a)
Phospholipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Channel Proteins 
d)
Cholesterol
16.
What does the term "bilayer" mean?
a)
one layer
b)
two layers
c)
laminated
d)
bilateral
17.
Is diffusion a passive or active type of transportation?
a)
Passive (no energy)
b)
Active (needs energy)
c)
Neither
18.
Most of the cell membrane is made of...
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic acids
19.
This experiment illustrates which property of the cell membrane?
a)
impermeability
b)
selective permeability
c)
insolubility
d)
complete permeability
20.
Which molecule is too large to cross the cell membrane?
a)
water
b)
glucose
c)
oxygen
d)
starch
21.
In this image, the cell is using which type of molecular transport?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion 
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis 
22.
Large particles being encased in a vesicle and brought into the cell.
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
passive transport
d)
active transport
23.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
24.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
25.
Which is NOT a form of active transport?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Osmosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Pinocytosis
26.
When cells take in food particles through active transport, what is it called?
a)
Pinocytosis
b)
Phagocytosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
27.
What are 3 types of active transport?
a)
Riding a bike, Running through the mountains, walking on the beach
b)
Osmosis, Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Sodium/potassium Pump, Endocytosis, Exocytosis
d)
Throwing a ball, Playing tennis, driving a car
28.
What is the difference between active and passive transport?
a)
Active does not need energy and passive uses ATP (energy)
b)
Active uses ATP (energy) and passive does not need energy
c)
Active stores transport proteins and passive releases 
d)
Active uses hormones and passive does not 
29.

How can surface area (SA) be increased?

a)

Grow larger

b)

Divide into smaller pieces

30.

For cells to stay alive they require what type of SA:V?

a)

Large SA, Large V

b)

Small SA, Large V

c)

Large SA, Small V

d)

Small SA, Small V

31.

High Surface area to volume ratio allows cells to do what quickly?

a)

Move materials around inside the cell

b)

Move materials in and out of the cell

c)

Communicate to other cells

d)

Divide

32.
This image shows how materials move into various sized cells in a given amount of time.... why does one square cell have more pink coloring than the others? 
a)
The surface area was too larger to get through
b)
The volume of the other cells was too large for the dye to get through
c)
There was not enough surface area for the dye to get through
d)
The volume was too low for the dye to stay in the square
33.
Microvilli are tiny projections that extend off the cell to increase the Surface Area.  What purpose might that serve? 
a)
Increased absorption
b)
Better communication among cells
c)
Maintain homeostasis 
d)
Decreased oxygen use
34.

Which cells are more efficient at obtaining nutrients?

a)

Small Cells

b)

Medium Size Cells

c)

Large Cells

d)

X-Large Cells

35.
The amount of nutrients needed is determined by...
a)
The cell's volume
b)
The cell's surface area
c)
The cell's Rough ER
d)
The cell's Smooth ER

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