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Cell Transport

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Diffusion & Facilitated Diffusion are both __________ transport.

a)

Passive

b)

Active

c)

Easy

d)

Free

2.

Passive Transport is the movement of particles across the membrane from an area of [ ___ ] to an area of [ ___ ]

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

low to low

d)

high to high

3.

Passive Transport uses ____ energy

a)

no

b)

a lot of

c)

a little bit of

d)

some

4.

_____________ is the free movement of particles across the membrane with the concentration gradient

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

fusion

5.

Diffusion is the natural movement of molecules from:

a)

Areas of low concentration to areas of high concentration

b)

Areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration

c)

Cold to hot environments

d)

Gaseous to liquid environments

6.

What causes diffusion?

a)

The constant, random motion of molecules

b)

Magnetic attraction between atoms

c)

The nuclear forces that hold atoms together

d)

The tendency of atoms to form chemical bonds with one another

7.

From fastest to slowest rate of diffusion, which of the following is in the correct sequence?

a)

Solids, liquids, gases

b)

Liquids, gases, solids

c)

Gases, liquids, solids

d)

Gases, solids, liquids

8.

Why is diffusion so important in biology?

a)

It's the basic power source for most types of cells

b)

It allows substances to move across cell membranes

c)

It prevents toxins from entering our bodies

d)

Without diffusion, cell division could not take place

9.

What does a 'region with high concentration' mean?

a)

An area with a SMALL number of particles

b)

An area with a LARGE number of particles

c)

An area with an UNEVEN number of particles

d)

An area with no particles

10.

An increase in temperature does what to diffusion?

a)

Speeds it up

b)

Slows it down

c)

Nothing

d)

Stops it all together

11.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
12.

What is a solute?

a)

A substance dissolved in another substance

b)

the substance doing the dissolving

13.

What is a solvent

a)

The one doing the dissolving

b)

The substance dissoved in another substance

14.

Which diagram best shows the end result of diffusion?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

15.

Diffusion moves along the __________

a)

concentration gradient

b)

Avogadro's constant

c)

conservation of energy

16.
Where will the water go?
a)
Into the cell
b)
Out of the cell
c)
Equally in & out - it's isotonic
d)
There is no water
17.
Mr. Slug was salted. Where was there more solute immediately after salting?
a)
Outside of the slug
b)
Inside of the slug
c)
There was no solute anywhere
18.
A blood cell is placed into the jar, as seen. Where will the water go?
a)
Into the cell
b)
Out of the cell
c)
Equally in & out - it's isotonic
d)
The water is a lie
19.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
20.
 If a cell containing 5% salt is placed into a glass of water with 20% salt, the water is _______ compared to the cell.
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
21.
 An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will
a)
Stay the same
b)
Shrink- get smaller
c)
Swell- get bigger
22.
During osmosis
a)
water moves from high to low concentration
b)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
c)
water moves when energy is used
d)
proteins are built
23.
HYPO means...
a)
Low
b)
High
c)
Equal
d)
Fat
24.
ISO means...
a)
Low
b)
A lot
c)
Equal
d)
Mammal
25.
Why can't you drink salt water?
a)
It's hypertonic to your cells
b)
It's hypotonic to your cells
c)
It's isotonic to your cells
d)
It's paratonic to your cells
26.
The diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Cell wall
c)
Diffusion
d)
Respiration
27.
Which type of transport requires an input of energy?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Osmosis
c)
Simple Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
28.
Which does NOT require energy to occur?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis
29.
What is the difference between active and passive transport?
a)
Active does not need energy and passive uses ATP (energy)
b)
Active uses ATP (energy) and passive does not need energy
c)
Active stores transport proteins and passive releases 
d)
Active uses hormones and passive does not 
30.

Active transport is the movement of large materials across a cell membrane from ______ to ______ concentration

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

high to high

d)

low to low

31.

Active transport across a cell membrane from low to high concentration, requires

a)

energy (ATP)

b)

no energy

c)

water

d)

oxygen

32.

The girl sitting two rows ahead of you put on too much perfume this morning. Is this diffusion, osmosis or active transport?

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

33.

You put raisins in a glass of water and they plump up. Is this diffusion, osmosis or active transport?

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

34.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
35.
Solutes move against the concentration gradient
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
36.
Which of the following are features of the alveoli that adapt them to gas exchange?
I. High surface area
II. Thin walls
III. Dry surfaces
a)
I and II only
b)
I only
c)
II and III
d)
I, II and III
37.
The air sacs that are covered with capillaries where gas exchange takes place is _________?
a)
Bronchi
b)
Trachea 
c)
Oxygen
d)
Alveoli
38.

Numerous fingerlike projections in the folds of the wall of the ileum is classified as

a)

Bolus

b)

Chyme

c)

Bile

d)

Villi

39.

The majority of the absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream occurs in the _______.

a)

Stomach

b)

Small intestine

c)

Large intestine

d)

Liver

40.
What gas diffuses into the leaf?
a)
carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen
c)
water vapour
41.
What gas diffuses out of a leaf?
a)
oxygen and water vapour
b)
carbon dioxide and water vapour
42.
What is the name of the pores in the lower epidermis of a leaf?
a)
stomata
b)
cuticle
c)
follicle
43.
With an increase of surface area to volume ration.....
a)
the rate of gas exchange increases
b)
gas exchange decreases
c)
fish breathe faster
d)
diffusion of oxygen decreases
44.

Identify the respiratory structures of the specimen shown

a)

Operculum

b)

Gills

c)

Scales

d)

Skin

45.

Diffusion is faster across an exchange surface if the concentration gradient is…

a)

less

b)

increased

c)

the same

d)

moved

46.

Gas exchange surfaces are usually very

a)

thin

b)

thick

c)

wide

d)

tall

47.

All exchange surfaces are involved in the…

a)

removal of wastes

b)

uptake of nutrients

c)

gas exchange

d)

The transfer of materials across a membrane

48.

The location for gas and nutrient exchange respectively is…

a)

Alveoli & capillaries

b)

Capillaries & alveoli

c)

Villi & alveoli

d)

Alveoli & villi

49.

Exchange surfaces are moist because

a)

substances travel better as a gas

b)

substances can only travel as a solute

c)

moist surfaces decreases the distance to travel

d)

moist surfaces have a larger surface area

50.

Alveoli and villi have a large surface area as

a)

there is more time to diffuse more substances

b)

there is more area for gas to move vis active transport

c)

there is more area for exchange to occur

d)

less area for exchange to occur