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Transport across membranes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Movement of substances from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration is known as ________________________

a)

Diffusion

b)

Active transport

c)

Phagocytosis

2.
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
3.
Which of the following substances passes through the plasma membrane   through the process of osmosis?
a)
glucose
b)
water
c)
protein
d)
sodium
4.
Which process uses proteins to move molecules against a concentration gradient?
a)
active transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
passive transport
d)
phagocytosis
5.
When cells form a vesicle to release materials, which form of transport is occurring? 
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
6.

The sodium-potassium pump requires energy to move ions across the cell membrane against their concentration gradient so it is a type of.....

a)

active transport

b)

osmosis

c)

diffusion

d)

facilitated diffusion

7.

The picture is an example of _________________.

a)

osmosis

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

diffusion

d)

active transport

8.

Some molecules need the help of membrane proteins to move molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.

a)

active transport

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

9.

Energy for active transport comes from the cells

a)

Golgi complex

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

lysosome

10.

All of the following are types of passive transport except

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

simple diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

endocytosis

11.

The process that moves oxygen across the cell membrane into the cell is called.....

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

phagocytosis

12.
T/F: Both pinocytosis and phagocytosis are example of endocytosis. 
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The photo is an illustration of which process?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
facilitated transport
d)
active transport
14.
These structures use ATP to move sodium and potassium ions across the cell membrane.
a)
Cholesterol
b)
Channel proteins
c)
Carrier proteins
d)
Ion pumps
15.

Active Transport __________ require energy and uses the help of __________.

a)

does, protein pumps

b)

does, cytoplasm

c)

does not, transport proteins

d)

does not, sodium pumps