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Cell Membrane Structure and Transport

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Maintaining a stable internal environment is known as what?

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Stability

c)

Equality

d)

Maintenance

2.

What 2 structures make up the lipid bilayer?

a)

Carbohydrates and nucleic acids

b)

Enzymes and lipids

c)

Intracellular and extracellular

d)

Hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails

3.

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

a)

Give shape

b)

Protection for the cell

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Transportation

4.

Which type of protein acts as a name tag?

a)

Cell surface marker

b)

Transport protein

c)

Enzyme

d)

Receptor proteins

5.

Which of the following is an example of a substance that is transported across the membrane?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nutrients

c)

Liquids

d)

Ions

6.

The movement of particles from an area of high to low concentration is what?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Pumps

7.

Passive transport requires energy, while active transport does not require energy.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Simple diffusion allows small, nonpolar molecules to pass directly through the membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Facilitated diffusion allows larger, polar molecules to pass directly through the membrane.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Osmosis is the movement of _________ from an area of high to low concentration.

a)

Substances

b)

Nutrients

c)

Ions

d)

Water

11.

Within the sodium-potassium pump, what is pumped into and out of the cell?

a)

Phosphorus pumped in and magnesium pumped out

b)

Lithium pumped in and calcium pumped out

c)

Potassium pumped in and sodium pumped out

d)

Chlorine pumped in and hydrogen pumped out

12.

What is the name of the cell membrane structure?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Lipid bilayer

d)

Lipid trilayer