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Transport across the membrane

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Transport of molecules across the cell membrane that requires energy.

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

2.

Some molecules need the help of membrane proteins to move molecules from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.

a)

active transport

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

3.

What do the brown structures represent

a)

cytoskeleton filaments

b)

phospholipids

c)

channel proteins

d)

cholesterol plaques

4.

Energy for active transport comes from the cells

a)

Golgi complex

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

lysosome

5.

The sodium-potassium pump requires energy to move ions across the cell membrane against their concentration gradient so it is a type of.....

a)

active transport

b)

osmosis

c)

diffusion

d)

facilitated diffusion

6.

Name structure P

(a)  

7.

Small polar molecules like O2 and CO2enter a cell through

a)

simple diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

phagocytosis

8.

Name small compartment enclosed by a membrane formed to transport of material during bulk transport.

a)

vesicles

b)

large vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosome

9.

A molecule composed of three basic parts:


A charged phosphate group

Glycerol

Two fatty acid chains

a)

nonpolar

b)

receptor

c)

vesicle

d)

phospholipid

10.

The arrangement of the molecules that make up a cell membrane

a)

Fluid Mosaic Model

b)

Selective Permeability

c)

Organized Transport

d)

Cell Direction

11.

A property of cellular membranes that only allows certain molecules to enter or exit the cell.

a)

Fluid Mosaic Model

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Selective Permeability

d)

Passive Transport

12.

Based on the diagram, what type of process occur?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Active Transport

c)

Simple Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

13.

Identify a peripheral protein

a)

structure a

b)

strucure b

c)

structure g

d)

structure h

14.

Small, nonpolar, hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids

a)

easily pass through the membrane's bilayer

b)

very slowly diffuse through the bilayer

c)

require transport proteins

d)

enter through endocytosis

15.

The fluid mosaic model describes a membrane consisting of

a)

a phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins

b)

2 layers of phospholipids with proteins in between

c)

individual proteins and phospholipids that can drift

d)

both a and c

16.

Which structure is the hydrophilic polar head of the phospholipid molecule?

a)

F

b)

D

c)

C

d)

A1

17.

Which structure is the hydrophobic tail of the phospholipid molecule?

a)

E

b)

B

c)

G

d)

A2

18.
What are the two other names that you can use for the cell membrane?
a)
plasma membrane, fluid mosaic model
b)
plasma membrane, outer layer
c)
plasma membrane, cell membrane
d)
plasma membrane, cytoplasm
19.

The diagram shows three animal cells. Pairs of red circles represent oxygen molecules. Between which two cells is there the highest oxygen concentration gradient?

a)

One and two

b)

Two and three

c)

One and three

20.

What may happen to red blood cells placed in pure water?

a)

They would burst

b)

They would become turgid

c)

They would shrink