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Cell Membrane Cwizz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another term for "selectively permeable"?

a)

porous

b)

permanent

c)

semi-permeable

d)

completely permeable

2.

Most of the cell membrane is made of...

a)

Phospholipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

3.

Hydrophilic means...

a)

water-loving

b)

nonpolar

c)

lipid soluble

d)

water-fearing

4.

What does "bilayer" mean?

a)

one layer

b)

laminated

c)

two layers

d)

bilateral

5.

Which portion of the cell membrane is hydrophobic?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

Which of the following are true about the cell membrane? [Select ALL that apply]

a)

It is semi-permeable

b)

It contains digestive enzymes

c)

It is made of a phospholipid bilayer

d)

It controls what enters and exits the cell

7.

What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Hydrophilic Heads

8.

This picture is an example of _?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Passive Transfer

d)

Active Transport

9.

This picture is an example of ___?

a)

Facilitated Diffusion

b)

Active Transport

c)

Osmosis

d)

Hydrophilic Heads

10.

This picture is an example of

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transfer

d)

Hydrophilic Heads

11.

If we dropped a plant cell into a hypertonic solution, or highly salty water, what do we think the cell would look like after osmosis occurs?

a)
b)
c)

Hydrophilic Head

d)
12.

In this photo, blue particles represent water. Assuming they are separated by a semi-permeable membrane, which way will the the blue particles flow over time due to osmosis?

a)

They will flow from right to left until reaching dynamic equilibrium

b)

They will flow from left to right until reaching dynamic equilibrium

c)

They will not flow because water doesn't move through a semi-permeable membrane

d)

Hydrophilic head

13.

In this photo, red particles represent water. Assuming they are separated by a semi-permeable membrane, which way will the the red particles flow over time through osmosis?

a)

They will flow from right to left until reaching dynamic equilibrium

b)

hydrophobic tail

c)

They will flow from left to right until reaching dynamic equilibrium

d)

They will not flow because water doesn't move through a semi-permeable membrane

14.

The scenario wherein particles continue to move past a membrane, but the amount of either side doesn't change is called?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Dynamic Equilibrium

c)

Hydrophilic Head

d)

Semi-Permeable

15.

What molecules are able to easily pass through a plasma membrane?

a)

Small molecules like water and oxygen

b)

Big molecules like amylose or starch

c)

Large structures like the nucleus or the Golgi apparatus

d)

hydrophilic heads