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Cell Structure and Transport Reinforcement (S347)

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Passive transport moves molecules from...

a)

low concentration to high concentration

b)

high concentration to low concentration

2.

What type of passive transport moves water molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?

a)

Simple diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Facilitated diffusion

3.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram B would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

4.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram C would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

5.

The cell below is in a _________ solution.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic

6.

The cell below is in a _____________ solution.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

7.

If the dots represent sugar, in what direction will the water flow?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Both equally (equilibrium)

8.

What will happen to the cell in the given solution?

a)

It will swell up

b)

It will shrink

c)

It will stay the same

9.

What type of solution is this cell in?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Diffused

10.

The cells seem to be swelling and are about to burst. What type of solution are they most likely in?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

11.

The cells appear to be shriveled and dehydrated. What type of solution are they most likely in?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

12.

In what type of solution are the cells most likely to be of normal size?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

13.

The mass of a cell in a hypotonic solution will:

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

d)

Impossible to tell

14.

The mass of a cell in a hypertonic solution will:

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

d)

Impossible to tell

15.

The mass of a cell in an isotonic solution will:

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

d)

Impossible to tell

16.

A general term for the various types of active transport that move particles into a cell by enclosing them in a vesicle made out of plasma membrane.

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

17.

A form of bulk transport in which materials are transported from the inside to the outside of the cell in membrane-bound vesicles that fuse with the plasma membrane.

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

18.

Nerve cells release neurotransmitters across gaps, and there is secretion of proteins and wastes.

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

19.

White blood cells engulfing invading bacteria is an example of:

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

20.

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 them

d)

Active uses hormones and passive does not

21.

Active transport typically uses ______ to transport materials across the cell membrane.

a)

ATP

b)

Glucose

c)

Na+

d)

K+

22.

Molecules that need to come through channels into the cell are typically...

a)

Polar

b)

Hydrophobic

c)

Non-Polar

d)

Di-Atomic

23.

Molecules that enter the cell through simple diffusion are typically...

a)

Polar

b)

Hydrophilic

c)

Non-Polar

d)

Carbohydrates

24.

What is the name of 'A' found in the structure below?

a)

Lipid Bilayer (cell membrane)

b)

Protein

c)

Phosphate hydrophilic heads

d)

Lipid hydrophobic tails

25.

What is the name of 'B' found in the structure below?

a)

Protein

b)

Lipid bilayer

c)

Phosphate hydrophilic heads

d)

Lipid hydrophobic tails

26.

What is the name of 'C' found in the structure below?

a)

Phosphate hydrophilic heads

b)

Lipid hydrophobic tails

c)

Lipid bilayer

d)

Protein

27.

What is the name of 'D' found in the structure below?

a)

Lipid hydrophobic tails

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid bilayer

d)

Phosphate hydrophilic heads

28.

Why does the cell need energy to move molecules across the membrane?

a)

The molecule is going against the concentration gradient.

b)

The molecule is too large to pass through the membrane.

c)

The lipid membrane requires energy anytime something moves across the membrane.

29.

In passive diffusion, substances always move...

a)

from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

b)

from an area with more of the molecules to an area with fewer of the molecules

c)

from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration

d)

from an area with fewer of the molecules to an area with more of the molecules

30.

The following cells have been placed in different solutions. Predict what will happen. (Check all that are correct)

a)

Isotonic - the cell will maintain its size

b)

Hypotonic - the cell will increase in size

c)

Hypertonic - the cell will decrease in size

31.

In a bacterial cell, one of the subunits of the ribosome is called 30s and is composed of about 20 different proteins. A mutation occurs that changes the structure of one of these proteins.  What effect will this most likely have on the bacterial cell?

a)

It would stimulate binary cell fission and the cell would divide uncontrollably.

b)

The cell would be unable to properly synthesize proteins.

c)

Development of abnormal hereditary features would occur in the cell.

d)

Increased protein absorption would occur through the cell membrane

32.

A cross section of part of a Golgi complex is shown. Part of the membrane of the Golgi complex pinches off and moves away. Which of the following is a function of this process?

a)

to release energy from ATP

b)

to deliver proteins to other locations in the cell

c)

to collect amino acids for use in protein synthesis

d)

to sent messages about cell requirements to the nucleus

33.

Which of the following statements correctly matches a cell part with its function

a)

The cell membrane packages lipids for export

b)

The mitochondria perform photosynthesis

c)

The lysosome digests molecules

d)

The nucleus produces energy

34.

Trichondia is a eukaryotic organism that attaches itself to fish and eats bacteria. Which of the following distinguishes Trichodina from all prokaryotes?

a)

Trichodina is unicellular

b)

Trichodina has a nucleus

c)

Trichodina has cytoplasm

d)

Trichodina is heterotrophic

35.

Keratin is a protein found in hair. Where in a cell is keratin made?

a)

nucleus

b)

vacuole

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

36.

After a protein is constructed at the ribosome, it can be transported to the Golgi complex for modification. What cellular structure is used in this transport?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Nuclear pore

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

37.

Tay-Sachs disease is a human genetic abnormality that results in cells accumulating and becoming clogged with very large and complex lipids. Which cellular organelle must be involved in this condition?

a)

the endoplasmic reticulum

b)

the Golgi apparatus

c)

the lysosome

d)

membrane-bound ribosomes

38.

Liver cells are specialized cells that carry out a multitude of tasks, including the synthesis of cholesterol and the breakdown of protein metabolites. These cells would be expected to contain a large proportion of which organelle relative to all others?

a)

smooth ER

b)

rough ER

c)

golgi

d)

nucleolus

39.

As a cell’s size increases, its ratio of surface area to volume decreases.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

High Surface area to volume ratio allows cells to do what quickly?

a)

Move materials around inside the cell

b)

Move materials in and out of the cell 

c)

Communicate to other cells

d)

Divide

41.

Identify cholesterol molecule

a)

structure a

b)

structure b

c)

structure h

d)

structure i

42.

Plasma membranes are selectively permeable. This means

a)

anything can pass in and out

b)

the membrane regulates the passage of the material in and out of the cell

c)

glucose cannot enter the cell

d)

cholesterol cannot enter

43.

How can surface area (SA) be increased?

a)

Grow larger

b)

Divide into smaller pieces

44.

For cells to stay alive they require what type of SA:V?

a)

Large SA, Large V

b)

Small SA, Large V

c)

Large SA, Small V

d)

Small SA, Small V

45.

This image shows how materials move into various sized cells in a given amount of time.... why does one square cell have more pink coloring than the others? 

a)

The surface area was too larger to get through

b)

The volume of the other cells was too large for the dye to get through

c)

There was not enough surface area for the dye to get through

d)

The volume was too low for the dye to stay in the square

46.

What type of relationship is seen between increased surface area (x axis) & the rate or speed at which things move in and out of the cell (y axis)?

a)

Constant

b)

Direct

c)

Indirect

47.

True or False. It is better for a cell to have more membrane folds in order to exchange materials with the outside environment.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

both eukaryotic and prokaryotic

d)

neither

49.

Bacteria are considered what?

a)

Eukaryotes

b)

Prokaryotes

50.

A fossilized cell is discovered, and evidence suggests it reproduced on its own and had DNA, but a membrane did not enclose its DNA. Which type of organism would this most likely be?

a)

prokaryote

b)

eukaryote

c)

plant cell

d)

animal cell

51.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

52.

True or False: Both Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes have nucleic acid.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

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

54.

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

a)

energy (ATP)

b)

no energy

c)

water

d)

oxygen

55.

A type membrane protein that can pump one substance in one direction, while transporting another substance in the opposite direction.

a)

pump transport

b)

bulk transport

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

56.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Active Transport Pump
d)
Osmosis
57.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Active Transport
d)
Diffusion
58.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
59.

Which one is the definition of active transport?

a)

movement of particles through the cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration using energy in the form of ATP.

b)

passage of water molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration through a partially permeable membrane

c)

net movement of molecule from a region of higher concentration to region of lower concentration. Molecule down a concentration gradient

d)

net movement of molecule from a region of lower concentration to region of higher concentration. Molecule down a concentration gradient

60.

this cell must be

a)

a prokaryotic cell

b)

a plant cell

c)

an animal cell

d)

could be either a plant OR an animal cell