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Cell Membrane & Cell Transport Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

All cells have a thin, flexible, protective layer around them called

a)

the cell membrane

b)

the mitochondria

c)

the cytoplasm

2.

Only SOME cells have an extra protective layer called

a)

the nucleus

b)

the cell wall

c)

the vacuoles

3.

The cell wall is only found in

a)

animal cells

b)

plant cells and bacterial cells

c)

no cell has a cell wall

4.

The cell membrane is made of a _________________ that allows materials IN and OUT of the cell.

a)

phospholipid bilayer

b)

nucleus

c)

firm, non-flexible layer

5.

The bilayer of the cell membrane is made of

a)

lipids (phospholipids)

b)

ribosomes

c)

carbohydrates

6.

Lipids (phospholipids) are made of a _______________ head and a _______________ tail.

a)

hydrophobic, hydrophilic

b)

hydrophilic, hydrophobic

7.

The word hydrophilic means-

a)

water-loving

b)

water-hating

8.

The word hydrophobic means-

a)

water-hating

b)

water-loving

9.

All of the following are materials that make up the cell membrane EXCEPT:

a)

phospholipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nucleus

10.

The cell membrane is often described as a fluid _________.

a)

frame

b)

mosaic

c)

portrait

11.

If a substance is able to cross a membrane, the membrane is said to be

a)

permeable

b)

impermeable

c)

selectively permeable

12.

A membrane is _____________ to substances that CANNOT pass through it.

a)

permeable

b)

impermeable

c)

selectively permeable

13.

Most biological membranes are _______________ - meaning that some substances can pass and others cannot.

a)

permeable

b)

impermeable

c)

selectively permeable

14.

Passive transport is cell transport that

a)

does not require energy

b)

requires energy

15.

Active transport is cell transport that

a)

does not require energy

b)

requires energy

16.

In endocytosis, materials move _____ to the cell.

a)

in

b)

out

17.

In exocytosis, materials move _____ of the cell.

a)

in

b)

out