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Biotechnology Q1 M2: Different Cell Functions: Cell Transport

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Homeostasis is maintained by which part of the cell?

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

cell membrane

2.

Proteins enter and exit the cell by _____.

a)

osmosis

b)

simple diffusion   

c)

channel diffusion   

d)

facilitated diffusion   

3.

It is a cellular process in which larger particles are brought into the cell.

a)

phagocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

receptor-mediated endocytosis

d)

none of the choices

4.

What happens to the cell when it is in a hypotonic solution?

a)

increase in size

b)

decrease in size

c)

size remains the same

d)

cannot be determined

5.

A substance that moves across a cell membrane without using the cell’s energy tends to move _____.

a)

towards the area where it is less concentrated.

b)

away from the area where it is less concentrated.

c)

both A and B

d)

none of the choices

6.

Cells placed in distilled water _____.

a)

shrink and shrivel

b)

swell and burst

c)

swell and shrivel

d)

shrink and burst

7.

Sea water is dangerous to drink because _____.

a)

one cup of sea water contains enough sodium to poison you.

b)

sea water is hypertonic to your body tissues and drinking it will cause you to lose water.

c)

sea water is isotonic to your body fluids and you will absorb too much water.

d)

the salt causes hypertension and you will promptly die of a stroke.

8.

If a solution outside a cell is less concentrated with solute, which of the following describes the external solution?

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

cannot be determined

9.

If the volume of a cell increases when it is placed in a solution, that solution is said to be _____ to the cell.

a)

isotonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

cannot be determined

10.

Inside one osmosis bag*, A, is a 50% glucose solution and inside bag B is a 20% glucose solution. Both bags are put into beakers containing 100% water. *Osmosis bags are membranes that let water through but not glucose.

a)

Bag A will gain weight.

b)

Bag B will gain weight.

c)

Both bags will gain weight.

d)

Both bags will lose weight

e)

Both bags will remain the same.