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Cell Membrane and Transport

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which form of cellular transport can move material from a low concentration area to a high concentration area?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active Transport

2.

Your legs are swelling due to water retention. Which of the following would use the process of osmosis to reduce water retention in your legs?

a)

Soaking in salt water

b)

Blood-letting with leeches

c)

Wrapping your legs in bandages

d)

Laying in bed to rest

3.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the cell membrane?

a)

Forms a protective boundary between the inside and outside of the cell

b)

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

c)

Composed of a double layer of phospholipids

d)

Contains high amounts of cellulose to maintain structure

4.

Which of the following best defines facilitated diffusion?

a)

Water molecules pass through the cell membrane, moving from high to low concentration.

b)

Small molecules move from high to low concentration across the cell membrane.

c)

Molecules pass through a channel protein, moving from high concentration to low.

d)

Molecules use energy from ATP to pass through a channel protein against the concentration gradient.

5.

Semi-permeable membranes...

a)

Allow all materials to pass through freely

b)

Allow some materials to pass through freely, but stops other materials

c)

Stop all materials from passing through

d)

Are rigid to protect the cell from viruses

6.

Which of the following best describes the difference between active and passive transport?

a)

Active: moves material against the concentration gradient - Passive: moves material with the concentration gradient

b)

Active: moves material with the concentration gradient - Passive: moves material against the concentration gradient

c)

Active: uses no energy - Passive: uses energy

d)

Active: allows water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide to enter the cell - Passive: allows large molecules like lipids to enter the cell

7.

A cell that is 90% water and 10% solute, is placed into a 70% water and 30% solute solution. The solution is ___________ to the cell.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Cryotonic

8.

A cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. What is most likely to happen to the cell?

a)

It will shrink

b)

It will swell

c)

It will remain unchanged

d)

It will dissolve

9.

A cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. What is most likely to happen to the cell?

a)

It will shrink

b)

It will swell

c)

It will remain unchanged

d)

It will dissolve

10.

A cell is placed in a isotonic solution. What is most likely to happen to the cell?

a)

It will shrink

b)

It will swell

c)

It will remain unchanged

d)

It will dissolve

11.

Largely made up of phospholipids with some proteins connected and/or embedded. This describes the make-up of which organelle or cell structure?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell Membrane

12.

You are preparing for the apocalypse and need to store meat. You know that moisture helps bacteria breed and could make your meat go rancid. Which of the following would use osmosis to remove moisture from your meat?

a)

Curing the meat in salt

b)

Soaking the meat in water

c)

Frying the meat in oil

d)

Wrapping the meat in plastic

13.

You are in a hospital and are receiving fluids through an IV. The fluids going into your body need to be _____________ to your red blood cells.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Built Different

14.

What is happening in this diagram?

a)

A molecule is moving through the phospholipid bilayer from low concentration to high.

b)

A molecule is moving through the phospholipid bilayer from high concentration to low.

c)

A molecule is moving through a channel protein from low concentration to high.

d)

A molecule is moving through a channel protein from high concentration to low.

15.

What is happening in this diagram?

a)

A molecule is moving through the phospholipid bilayer from low concentration to high.

b)

A molecule is moving through the phospholipid bilayer from high concentration to low.

c)

A molecule is moving through a channel protein from low concentration to high.

d)

A molecule is moving through a channel protein from high concentration to low.

16.

What is depicted in this image?

a)

a cell wall

b)

a cell membrane

c)

a proton

d)

a ribosome