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Cell Transport Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Proteins built into the cell membrane which assist with the movement of materials are called:

a)

receptor proteins

b)

transport proteins

c)

marker proteins

d)

channel proteins

2.

Proteins built into the cell membrane which require energy to bind and to allow signal molecules in and out of the cell.

a)

receptor proteins

b)

transport proteins

c)

marker proteins

d)

channel proteins

3.

Diffusion is the movement of a substance

a)

through a lipid bilayer

b)

only in water

c)

from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration

d)

from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

4.

The diffusion of water through a permeable membrane is called

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

osmosis

d)

endocytosis

5.

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of active transport?

a)

It moves substances against a concentration gradient

b)

It requires energy from the cell

c)

It involves facilitated diffusion

d)

It relies on carrier proteins that often function as the sodium potassium pump

6.

Which type of membrane protein transmits information into the cell by responding to signal molecules?

a)

carrier proteins

b)

transport proteins.

c)

receptor proteins

d)

marker proteins

7.

Molecules that are too large to be moved through the cell membrane can be transported OUT OF the cell by

a)

osmosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

diffusion

8.

If the concentration of a sugar solution is lower outside the cell than inside the cell, which of the following will happen by osmosis?

a)

Water will move out of the cell

b)

Water will move into the cell

c)

Sugar will move out of the cell

d)

Sugar will move into the cell

9.

A solution where the concentration of a sugar solution is lower outside the cell than inside the cell, is a ______________ solution.

a)

hypotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

isotonic

d)

exotonic

10.

How is the plasma membrane of a cell organized?

a)

one layer of phospholipids, through which proteins freely move

b)

one layer of phospholipids, which are laid out end-to-end, with a hydrophobic tail touching a hydrophilic head

c)

two layers of phospholipids, each of which has its hydrophilic side turned inward

d)

two layers of phospholipids, with their polar hydrophilic heads facing away from each other

11.

What characteristic of the plasma membrane is illustrated in this drawing?

a)

selective permeability

b)

phospholipid bilayer

c)

fluid mosaic construction

d)

impermeability to water

12.

The diagram below represents a cell in water. Explain why more water is moving out of the cell than into the cell.

a)

The concentration of solute in the cell is higher than it is outside the cell.

b)

The concentration of water outside the cell is too great.

c)

The concentration of water inside the cell is greater than it is outside the cell.

13.

Which movement of substances through a cell membrane against a concentration gradient requires energy?

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

facilitated diffusion

14.

Homeostasis is the process of maintaining a cell’s environment. This includes the regulation of sodium ion (Na+) concentration within the cytoplasm. If too much Na+ is inside a cell, how can the concentration be changed?

a)

More Na+ ions will enter the cell through the plasma membrane.

b)

Excess Na+ ions will leave the cell via osmosis.

c)

Excess Na+ ions will be transported out through membrane protein channels.

d)

More Na+ ions will be transported in through membrane protein channels.

15.

A ____ contains polar and nonpolar ends, forming the plasma membrane.

a)

microtubule

b)

transport protein

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

phospholipid bilayer

16.

The movement of molecules from a high concentration area to low concentration area.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Passive Transport

17.

Diffusion of water molecules through selectively permeable membrane

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Passive Transport

18.

Movement through membranes that do not need energy to move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Passive Transport

19.

Movement through membranes that need energy to move from low concentration areas to high concentration areas.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Passive Transport

20.

Some molecules can move through the membrane while others cannot.

a)

Fully Permeable

b)

Selective Permeable

c)

Impermeable

d)

Partially Permeable