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Revision - Plasma Membrane

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 17mins

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1.

The fatty acid tails of the phospholipid is:

a)

Polar & Hydrophobic

b)

Polar & Hydrophilic

c)

Non-Polar & Hydrophobic

d)

Non-Polar & Hydrophobic

2.

Draw a phospholipid bilayer. Label the phospholipid's structures and indicate whether they are hydrophilic or hydrophobic.

3.

Draw a flow chart to illustrate simple diffusion.

4.

Explain how a phospholipid bilayer will allow some molecules to pass through via diffusion, whilst preventing others from doing so.

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5.

Would a highly charged molecule that is small enough to fit through the phospholipid bilayer be able to pass through via simple diffusion? Explain.

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6.

A solution is hypertonic to a cell's interior. The external solution will have:

a)

a higher solute concentration than the cell

b)

a lower solute concentration than the cell

c)

equal solute concentration to the cell

7.

Which of the following requires ATP?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Exocytosis

8.

Explain how a cell would transport a produced protein to another cell.

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