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Cell Transport

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All living things want to remain in...
a)
chaos
b)
homeostasis
c)
limbo
d)
plasmolysis
2.
If the sodium concentration inside a cell is greater than outside the cell, how can a cell take in more sodium?
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
passive transport
3.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
4.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
5.
The diffusion of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Cell wall
c)
Diffusion
d)
Respiration
6.

Diffusion & Facilitated Diffusion are both __________ transport.

a)

Passive

b)

Active

c)

Easy

d)

Free

7.

Passive Transport is the movement of particles across the membrane from an area of [ ___ ] to an area of [ ___ ]

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

low to low

d)

high to high

8.

Passive Transport uses ____ energy

a)

no

b)

a lot of

c)

a little bit of

d)

some

9.
Endocytosis is defined as
a)
the movement of large molecules from the inside of the cell to the outisde of the cell using channel proteins. 
b)
the movement of large molecules from the inside of the cell to the outisde of the cell membrane vesciles. 
c)
 the movement of large molecules from the outside of the cell to the inside of the cell using membrane vesciles.
d)
the movement of large molecules from the outside of the cell to the inside of the cell using channel proteins. 
10.
Exocytosis is the movement of
a)
any type of substance from outside the cell to the inside of the cell. 
b)
very large substances from outside the cell to the inside of the cell. 
c)
any type of substance from inside the cell to the outside.
d)
very large substances from inside the cell to the outside.
11.
Active transport _______ and is the movement of a substance from _____ to _____ concentration
a)
requires energy, high to low
b)
requires no energy, low to high
c)
 requires no energy, high to low
d)
 requires energy, low to high
12.
If something goes "along" its concentration gradient it goes from
a)
an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
b)
an area of high concentration to an area of low concetration
13.

Cell wall can be found in plants and animals

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In PLANT cells, which part is the rigid outer layer that supports and protects the cell?

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

15.

A cell wall...

a)

is very soft and flexible

b)

is very rigid, and supports the plant cell, giving it its shape

c)

is the part that is inside the plant's nucleus

16.
This egg has shrunk, what type of solution was it placed in?
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
active transport
17.
You put a cell into a solution, the cell grows. Is the solution hypotonic or hypertonic to the cell? 
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
d)
not enough information
18.
What type of solution allows water to enter the plant cell?
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
active transport
19.
An ISOTONIC solution has a(n) ______________ concentration of solute (dissolved stuff) than inside the cell.
a)
lower
b)
equal
c)
higher
20.
If a cell is placed in a HYPOTONIC solution, water will move _________ of the cell, causing it to ___________.
a)
into, swell
b)
out of, shrivel
c)
in and out of the cell, stay the same
21.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
22.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
23.

  There are three parts to the cell theory. Which is NOT one of those parts?

a)

All organisms are composed of one or more cells.

b)

The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms.

c)

Cells spontaneously arise from carbon and nutrients carried in the bloodstream.

d)

All cells come from pre-existing cells.

24.

What do the structure and function of a cell membrane most resemble?

a)

a tea bag floating on water

b)

a tea bag that is permeated by water but does not allow grains of tea to be

c)

a tea bag that does not allow water to permeate

d)

grains of tea that break through a tea bag and float into the cup of water

25.

What type of cell has a nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

c)

neither

d)

both

26.

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

both eukaryotic and prokaryotic

d)

neither

27.

A slide under a microscope shows that the cell has no nucleus and no mitochondria, but it does have a cell membrane and a cell wall. What type of cell may this be?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Plant

d)

Animal

28.

________________ is the process of capturing a substance or particle from outside the cell by engulfing it with the cell membrane.

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Isocytosis

d)

Kinicytosis

29.

________________________ describes the process of vesicles fusing with the plasma membrane and releasing their contents to the outside of the cell.

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Isocytosis

d)

Kinicytosis

30.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
31.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
32.

Which molecules will move across the cell membrane between the phospholipids and through the nonpolar zone without using cell energy?

a)

None of these molecules can pass through the nonpolar zone.

b)

The sugar and water molecules will move across the cell membrane through the nonpolar zone.

c)

The water molecules will move across the cell membrane through the nonpolar zone.

d)

The sugar molecules will move across the cell membrane through the nonpolar zone.

33.

The cells of all organisms contain DNA. In cells of which of the following groups is the DNA enclosed in a nucleus?

a)

bacteria

b)

prokaryotes

c)

viruses

d)

eukaryotes

34.

The U-shaped tube has 2 different mixtures of salt water in it and the 2 solutions are separated from each other by a semi-permeable membrane. The membrane is not permeable to salt but it is to water. What will the tube look like in a few hours if it is left to rest a it is?

a)

The salt particles (red dots) will move to the right side of the tube.

b)

The salt particles (red dots) will move to the left side of the tube.

c)

water will move to the left side of the tube.

d)

water will move to the right side of the tube.