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Movement of substances

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the net movement of molecules or ions down a concentration gradient, due to their kinetic energy.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

2.

Many substances move in or out of cells by-

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

3.

it moves substances more quickly that diffusion

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

4.

It needs an external force, such as the contraction of the heart in the blood system, to move materials in bulk.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

5.

Is the movement of substances against a concentration gradient.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

6.

Is the movement of substances that requires energy from Respiration.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

7.

Happens when two solutions of different concentration are separated by a partially permeable membrane.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

8.

Happens when two solutions of different concentration are separated by a partially permeable membrane.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

9.

Water movement across a partially permeable membrane from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated one, down a gradient of water potential.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

10.

The process when plants loose water and become flaccid.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

11.

The process when Plant cells absorb water and become turgid.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

12.

The process when Plant cells loose to much water and become plasmolyzed.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

13.

The process where water moves from cell to cell inside a plant.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

14.

Process where Mango fruits loose water when salt is added to them.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

15.

The term used to explain when people buy heads of lettuce at the market and place them in water afterwards.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

16.

The scientific reason why vendors at the market sprinkle water on their green vegetables.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

17.

Plants can withstand far greater movement of water in or out of the cell than animal cells because they have a:

a)

Cell membrane

b)

cell Wall

c)

Vacuole

d)

Cell sap

18.

cells placed in dilute solution, or water, absorbs water by osmosis and becomes:

a)

turgid

b)

flaccid

c)

plasmolyzed

19.

cells placed in concentrated solution, loses water by osmosis and becomes:

a)

turgid

b)

flaccid

c)

plasmolyzed

20.

Excessive loss of water by osmosis causes the cell to become:

a)

turgid

b)

flaccid

c)

plasmolyzed

21.

The process when Oxygen from the lungs moves into the Blood stream.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

22.

The process when Carbon Dioxide move from the blood stream into the lungs.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

23.

When temperature increases, the Kinetic movement of particles also increases.

a)

true

b)

false

24.

When temperature increases, diffusion is slower

a)

true

b)

false

25.

If the gradient is steeper, the rate of diffusion will be greater.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Is the movement of substances when glucose from the gut enters the blood stream

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

27.

Is the movement of substances when minerals from the soil move into the roots of plants

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

mass flow

28.

The length of the chip place Liquid A, increased in size. Liquid A was:

a)

Water

b)

Salt solution

29.

The length of the chip place Liquid B, decreased in size. Liquid B was:

a)

Water

b)

Salt solution

30.

The length of a chip in Liquid A would increase in size because there was:

a)

less water in the chip

b)

more water in the chip

c)

less water in the liquid

d)

more water in the liquid

31.

The length of a chip in Liquid B would decrease in size because there was:

a)

less water in the chip

b)

more water in the chip

c)

less water in the liquid

d)

more water in the liquid