wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Cell Membrane Structure

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Regulating what enters and leaves the cell helps the cell maintain _________________-. 

a)

homeostasis

b)

heredity

2.
Phospholipid heads are...
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic
3.

___________ in the cell membrane allow cells to recognize each other and act like ID tags.

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

4.

How many layers is the lipid bilayer?

a)

2

b)

3

5.

The function of the plasma membrane is....

a)

to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.

b)

fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.

6.

"Water Loving"

a)

Hydrophilic 

b)

Hydroelectric 

7.

Describes the arrangement of the cell membrane as

made of many parts that can flow and move.

a)

The Stuck in Place Model

b)

The Fluid Mosaic Model

8.

___________ form the two layers of the cell membrane. 

a)

Carbohydrates 

b)

Phospholipids 

9.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

Cells are large because it allows a slower rate of chemical exchange.

b)

Cells are small because it allows a faster rate of chemical exchange.

10.

Which of the following molecules pass easily through the cell membrane, requiring little extra help or energy? Select all that apply.

a)

sodium ion

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

11.

Which of the following molecules don't pass easily through the cell membrane,

requiring extra help or input of energy? (CHECK ALL)

a)

sodium ion

b)

glucose

c)

oxygen

d)

carbon dioxide

12.

The ability to allow only certain molecules into or out of the cell.

a)

Unpermeability

b)

Semipermeability

13.

Which of the following are embedded in the phospholipid bilayer and help substances pass through?

a)

lipids

b)

proteins

14.

Which if the following is not a structural part of the cell (plasma) membrane?

a)

phospholipids

b)

DNA

15.

Which image correctly shows the way phospholipids arrange themselves in the cell (plasma) membrane?

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Which of the following is NOT a description of substances

that can easily pass through the phospholipid bilayer?

a)

small, uncharged molecules

b)

large molecules that are soluble in water

17.

All cells are surrounded by cell membranes.

a)

true

b)

false

18.

Which molecule helps the membrane to be flexible?

a)

protein

b)

cholesterol

19.

Identify the part of the membrane that allows small nonpolar molecules to pass through

20.

Locate a channel protein in the cell membrane.