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Membrane Transport

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

If water concentration is high outside of the cell, we could describe the outside of the cell as _________.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hydrophobic

d)

Hydrophilic

2.

Which red blood cell was placed in an isotonic solution?

a)

The one on the right

b)

The middle one

c)

The one on the left

d)

None of them

3.

Select all that are true for the beaker on the right.

a)

The RBC was placed in a hypertonic solution

b)

The RBC was placed in a hypotonic solution

c)

Water will leave the cell

d)

Water will enter the cell

4.

Which of the following are true of isotonic situations? Select all that apply!

a)

Water does not move

b)

Water moves in and out of the cell

c)

There is no net movement of water

d)

Solute moves in and out of the cell

e)

Solute does not move

5.

________ is the source of energy in primary active transport, and _______ is the source of energy in secondary active transport

a)

ATP ; ATP

b)

Pump protein ; symporter

c)

Electrochemical gradient ; sugar

d)

Sugar ; ATP

e)

ATP ; electrochemical gradient

6.

Facilitated diffusion requires _______.

a)

A protein

b)

Energy

c)

Energy and a protein

d)

An electrochemical gradient

7.

Osmosis is an example of ____________, and uses ____________ proteins.

a)

Simple diffusion ; no

b)

Facilitated diffusion ; aquaporin

c)

Facilitated diffusion ; pump

d)

Active transport ; aquaporin

8.

Which of the following molecules can pass through the membrane via simple diffusion?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Water

c)

Glucose

d)

Hydrogen ions

9.

The sodium-potassium pump pumps 3 Na+ ions out of the cell, and 2 K+ ions into the cell, both against their gradient. Select all that are true of Na+/K+ pumps.

a)

It is an antiporter

b)

It is a symporter

c)

It is used in passive transport

d)

It is used in active transport

e)

It undergoes a conformational change