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Cell Membrane

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would help a plant cell membrane maintain the correct fluidity under freezing conditions?

a)

more saturated fatty acid tails in the phospholipids

b)

more unsaturated fatty acid tails in the phospholipids

c)

Longer fatty acid tails in the phospholipids

d)

Cholesterol in the membrane

e)

Shorter fatty acid tails in the phospholipids

2.
Part of the plasma membrane responsible for cell recognition... 
a)
C
b)
E
c)
B
d)
D
3.
The _____ in the plasma membrane prevents the fatty acids tails from sticking together. 
a)
carbohydrate chains
b)
cholesterol
c)
proteins
d)
lipids
4.
Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
5.

Polar region of the cell membrane?

a)

E

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A

6.

Which of the following would help an animal cell membrane maintain the correct fluidity under high heat conditions?

a)

More saturated fatty acid tails in the phospholipids

b)

More unsaturated fatty acid tails in the phospholipids

c)

Shorter fatty acid tails in the phospholipids

d)

Cholesterol in the membrane

e)

Longer fatty acid tails in the phospholipids

7.
Special proteins help move particles, but NO energy is needed. This is..
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
exocytosis
c)
active transport
d)
equilibrium
8.

What is the name of the structure labeled Z?

a)

peripheral Protein

b)

integral Protein

c)

cholesterol

d)

glycoprotein

e)

glycolipid

9.

What is the name of the structure labeled I?

a)

peripheral Protein

b)

integral Protein

c)

cholesterol

d)

glycoprotein

10.

What is the name of the structure labeled C?

a)

peripheral Protein

b)

integral Protein

c)

glycoprotein

d)

glycolipid

11.

A glucose molecule moves through a channel protein from outside the cell (10 M glucose and 5 M fructose) to inside the cell (5M glucose and 10 M fructose). Glucose movement is an example of

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

passive diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

more than one of the other choices is correct

e)

none of the other choices is correct

12.

Plant cells will burst if placed in a hypotonic solution.

a)

true

b)

false

13.

The transport shown on the right is

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Secondary active transport

c)

Primary active transport

d)

simple diffusion

14.

The transport shown on the right is

a)

uniport

b)

symport

c)

antiport

d)

no port

15.

The transport shown on the left is

a)

uniport

b)

symport

c)

antiport

d)

no port