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transport

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A cell in a hypotonic solution will...

a)

lose water and shrivel

b)

gain water and burst

c)

not change at all

d)

experience water movement in both directions

2.

A cell in a hypertonic solution will...

a)

lose water and shrivel

b)

gain water and burst

c)

not change at all

d)

experience water movement in both directions

3.

A cell in a isotonic solution will...

a)

lose water and shrivel

b)

gain water and burst

c)

not change at all

d)

experience water movement in both directions

4.

Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Active Transport

d)

Phagocytosis

5.

the movement of substances across a cell membrane without the use of energy by the cell

a)

Active transport

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Passive transport

6.

The cell on the left is in a(n) __________________ environment

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Hippopotamus

7.

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

8.
What is the definition of  Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
d)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration 
9.

_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

10.

The cell below is in a _____________ solution.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Normal

11.
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
12.
 If the volume of a cell increases when it is placed in a solution, that solution is said to be __________ to the cell
a)
 hypertonic
b)
subatomic
c)
 isotonic
d)
 hypotonic 
13.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
14.

Osmosis needs _____ energy.

a)

zero

b)

a lot of

c)

10 kilowatts

d)

some

15.
A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  What will happen to the cell?
a)
It will shrink
b)
It will swell
c)
No change
d)
Cytolysis