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1.3-1.4 IB Cell Membrane and Transport

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

The picture is an example of...

a)

active tranport

b)

passive transport

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

2.

Which of the following is responsible for getting large or charged (polar) molecules across the cell membrane?

a)

E

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?

a)

E

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A

4.

Which form of active transport is being shown? (Inside of the cell is tan colored)

a)

Facilitated Diffusion

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Receptor-mediated endocytosis

5.

Which of the following functions as a recognition site for interactions between cells?

a)

Phospholipids

b)

Cholesterol

c)

Fatty acids

d)

Glycolipids

6.

Which of the following is the driving force for facilitated diffusion?

a)

Concentration gradient

b)

ATP hydrolysis

c)

ADP hydrolysis

d)

Phosphorylation

7.

What type of transport is this?

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Osmosis

8.

What type of organelle is used during endocytosis and exocytosis?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Vesicle

d)

Lysosome

9.

What type of transport is represented by figure "B"?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Protein Transport

d)

Osmosis

10.

Cell membranes are composed primarily of.....

a)

nucleotides and nucleosides

b)

enzymes, electron acceptors, and electron donors

c)

monosaccharides and diasaccharides

d)

lipids

11.

The compounds in plasma membranes that form a barrier to the movement of hydrophilic materials across the membrane are

a)

integral membrane proteins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

phospholipids

d)

peripheral membrane proteins

12.

Which statement about cholesterol molecules is true?

a)

They help hold a membrane together.

b)

They alter the fluidity of the membrane.

c)

They attach to carbohydrates.

d)

They disrupt membrane function.

13.

Plasma membranes are relatively impermeable to water-soluble molecules because.......

a)

the membranes are waxy

b)

water molecules are non-polar

c)

their bilayer is comprised of phospholipids

d)

they have salt crystals embedded within them

14.

The difference between osmosis and diffusion is that......

a)

diffusion is passive transport, whereas osmosis is active transport

b)

only in diffusion do molecules move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration

c)

osmosis is the opposite of diffusion and only involves the movement of water

d)

osmosis refers specifically to the movement of water, whereas diffusion refers to the movement of any type of molecules

15.

Which of the following is not one of the functional roles of membrane proteins?

a)

Allowing movement of molecules that otherwise would be excluded by the lipid components of the membrane

b)

Transferring signals from outside the cell to inside the cell

c)

Facilitating the transport of macromolecules across the membrane

d)

Stabilizing the phospholipid bilayer

16.

What type of transport would release enzymes from pancreatic cells?

a)

exocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

phagocytosis

d)

facilitated diffusion

17.

___________ have 2 functions in the cell membrane.

1) They act like gatekeepers, only letting certain things in.

2) Enzyme receptors embedded in the membrane.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Cholesterol

18.

Active transport requires ______, and moves materials from __________________ concentration, and goes _______ the concentration gradient.

a)

No energy, low to high, against

b)

ATP, high to low, with

c)

ATP, low to high, with

d)

ATP, low to high, against

19.

The difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another is called.....

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

concentration gradient

d)

passive transport

20.

Which way will the water molecules in the image move during osmosis?

a)

Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks

b)

Out of the cell, so the cell swells

c)

Into the cell, so the cell shrinks

d)

Into the cell, so the cell swells

21.

Iodine turns dark purple when in contact with starch. After an hour, the solution in the dialysis tubing turned dark purple. Why?

a)

The starch in the tubing diffused out.

b)

The iodine and water diffused in.

c)

The iodine changed into starch.

d)

The starch changed into iodine

22.

In this picture, which way will the water move?

a)

Water will move into the cell

b)

Water will move out of the cell

c)

Water will move in and out of the cell

d)

Water will not move

23.

What is the importance of surface area to volume ratio as a factor limiting cell size?

a)

As the volume of a cell increases, the ratio of its surface area to volume decreases

b)

The size of the cell has to be reduced and kept within size limits due to SA/V ratio

c)

A large volume means longer diffusion time

d)

All of these

24.

Which technique was used to falsify the Davson-Danielli model of the cell membrane?

a)

Freeze etching

b)

Electrophoresis

c)

X-ray diffraction

d)

Model building

25.

Which term best describes the properties of phospholipids and is a word Mrs. Hamilton can't pronounce?!

a)

Amphipathic

b)

Psychopathic

c)

Abiogenesis

d)

Endosymbiotic