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Isca Biology: Cell Transport (triple)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The dispersal of ink in a breaker of water is an example of 
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
facilitated diffusion
2.

Osmosis is the diffusion of _____ across a partially-permeable membrane.

a)

food

b)

energy

c)

oxygen

d)

water

3.

Which of the following is a sample of osmosis?

a)

plant root absorbing mineral ions from the soil

b)

the scent from a bunch of flowers spreads throughout a room

c)

carbon dioxide move from air into leaves through stomata.

d)

plant root absorbing water from the soil

4.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
5.
Which is true about active transport?
a)
It requires energy
b)
it does not require energy
c)
It moves substances down the concentration gradient
d)
it moves material from high to low concentration
6.

Which of the following is a sample of active transport?

a)

movement of oxygen from alveoli into red blood cell

b)

movement of water across cell membrane

c)

plant root absorbing mineral ions from the soil

d)

uptake of water by the root hair of the plant

7.
The difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another is called 
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
concentration gradient
d)
passive transport
8.
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
9.
This cell organelle helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
10.

The cell below is in a _________ solution, because the solute concentration outside the cell is higher than the concentration inside the cell.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Plasmodic

11.

Condition that occurs if too much water leaves a cell and the cell collapses.

a)

Plasmolysis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Cytolysis

d)

Exocytosis

12.
What happens to a plant cell that is placed into a hypotonic solution?
a)
It shrinks
b)
Plasmolysis
c)
It swells
d)
Cytolysis
13.
What might happen to a freshwater plant that is placed into saltwater?
a)
Cells will swell
b)
Plasmolysis
c)
Cytolysis
d)
There will be no change
14.

What kind of solution would cause cytolysis (swelling until it bursts) of a red blood cell?

a)

hypotonic

b)

isotonic

c)

ketonic

d)

hypertonic

15.

Your gums are swollen. How will rinsing with warm salt water help the swelling?

a)

the salt will diffuse into your gums

b)

salt lowers the pH

c)

salt lowers the concentration gradient

d)

water in your gums will diffuse out of the cells

16.

What would happen to the height of water at A and B, if the purple molecules cannot pass through the membrane?

a)

A would increase, B would decrease.

b)

B would increase, A would decrease

c)

Both A and B would increase

d)

No change because there is no net flow of water.

17.

When both inside and outside of a cell have the same concentration of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of...

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Dynamic Equilibrium

d)

Balance

18.
If the sodium concentration inside a cell is greater than outside the cell, how can a cell take in more sodium?
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
passive transport
19.

The diagram shows two chambers with different numbers of molecules separated by a partially permeable membrane. Predict what will happen to the water molecules.

a)

No net movement, as the chambers are at the same concentration.

b)

Move from B to A due to osmosis

c)

move from B to A due to active transport

d)

move from A to B due to osmosis

20.
A cell with a 10% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 40% salt solution.  How will water move?
a)
It will leave the cell
b)
It will enter the cell
c)
It will move in and out equally
d)
There will be no movement
21.
A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  What will happen to the cell?
a)
It will shrink
b)
It will swell
c)
No change
d)
Cytolysis
22.

If there is a 5% salt solution inside a cell and 5% salt solution outside a cell...

a)

more water will move inside the cell

b)

more water will move outside the cell

c)

there will be no net movement of water

d)

there will be no movement of water at all

23.
A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  This solution is considered to be _____ to the cell.
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
None of the Above
24.

The diagram shows an experiment using a potato. Which shows the result of the experiment after 24 hours?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

A 2 cm cube of agar gel with phenolpthalein is placed into a beaker of acid. The acid diffuses through the gel at a rate of 2 mm/minute. How long does it take for the cube to turn clear?

a)

1 minute

b)

2 minutes

c)

5 minutes

d)

10 minutes