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The Cell in Its Environment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What part of the cell controls how materials move into or out of the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

cell membrane

d)

cell wall

2.

Cell membranes are made up primarily of _______.

a)

chains of carbohydrates

b)

nucleic acids

c)

spike protein chains

d)

a double layer of lipid molecules

3.

What does selectively permeable mean?

a)

all materials are able to get through

b)

some materials are able to get through

c)

no materials are able to get through

d)

it's unbreakable

4.

Which of the following are modes of passive transport?

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

5.

The movement of dissolved materials across a cell membrane without using the cell's energy is called _______.

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

6.

In diffusion, molecules move

a)

in random directions

b)

from areas of low concentration to areas of high concentration

c)

from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration

d)

away from solutes

7.

_______ is the diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane.

a)

active transport

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

facilitated diffusion

8.

In facilitated diffusion proteins form channels through which ________ can pass through the membrane.

a)

sugars

b)

lipids

c)

nucleic acids

d)

water molecules

9.

_______ is the movement of materials across a cell membrane using cellular energy.

a)

passive transport

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

osmosis

10.

_______ is the process by which the vacuole surrounding particles fuses with the cell membrane, forcing the contents out of the cell.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

exocytosis