WorksheetsCell Membrane INTRO Quiz 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
HydroPHOBIC means
water-fearing.
water-loving.
water-skiing.
Hydrophilic means
water-fearing.
water-loving.
water-logged.
Fatty acid tails are
hydrophobic.
hydrophilic.
hydro-licious.
Phosphate heads are
hydrophilic.
hydrophobic.
claustrophobic.
The inside and outside of cells are
watery.
oily.
True or false? Hydrophobic molecules will mix well with the watery environment in and outside a cell.
True
False
Phospholipids in the cell membrane are arranged in a
bilayer.
single layer.
trilayer.
In a lipid bilayer, fatty acid tails are
in the middle where there is no water.
facing the watery cytoplasm.
facing the watery outside of the cell.
In a lipid bilayer, the hydrophilic phosphate heads face
inside the bilayer.
out towards BOTH the cytoplasm and the outside of the cell.
ONLY towards the outside of the cell.
True or false. Water can pass easily through the hydrophobic interior of the cell membrane.
True
False
