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WorksheetsCell Membrane & Cell Transport Quiz
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
All cells have a thin, flexible, protective layer around them called
the cell membrane
the mitochondria
the cytoplasm
Only SOME cells have an extra protective layer called
the nucleus
the cell wall
the vacuoles
The cell wall is only found in
animal cells
plant cells and bacterial cells
no cell has a cell wall
The cell membrane is made of a _________________ that allows materials IN and OUT of the cell.
phospholipid bilayer
nucleus
firm, non-flexible layer
The bilayer of the cell membrane is made of
lipids (phospholipids)
ribosomes
carbohydrates
Lipids (phospholipids) are made of a _______________ head and a _______________ tail.
hydrophobic, hydrophilic
hydrophilic, hydrophobic
The word hydrophilic means-
water-loving
water-hating
The word hydrophobic means-
water-hating
water-loving
All of the following are materials that make up the cell membrane EXCEPT:
phospholipids
proteins
carbohydrates
nucleus
The cell membrane is often described as a fluid _________.
frame
mosaic
portrait
If a substance is able to cross a membrane, the membrane is said to be
permeable
impermeable
selectively permeable
A membrane is _____________ to substances that CANNOT pass through it.
permeable
impermeable
selectively permeable
Most biological membranes are _______________ - meaning that some substances can pass and others cannot.
permeable
impermeable
selectively permeable
Passive transport is cell transport that
does not require energy
requires energy
Active transport is cell transport that
does not require energy
requires energy
In endocytosis, materials move _____ to the cell.
in
out
In exocytosis, materials move _____ of the cell.
in
out
