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active and passive transport

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.  
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
2.

Which type of passive transport uses proteins to help molecules pass through the membrane?

a)
Diffusion
b)
Facilitated diffusion
c)
Osmosis
d)
All of the above
3.

Cell membranes are described as selectively permeable.

Four students were asked to explain what this means. Which one is correct?

a)

Student 1: Cell membranes prevent all materials from entering the cell.

b)

Student 2: Cell membranes only provide structural support for the cell.

c)

Student 3: Cell membranes regulate which substances can enter and exit the cell.

d)

Student 4: Cell membranes allow water and water-soluble substances to enter the cell.

4.

Which part of the cell controls the movement of substances?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

5.

All of the following are functions of a cell membrane EXCEPT

a)

surrounding and protecting the contents of the cell.

b)

releasing waste products from the cell.

c)

producing energy for the cell processes.

d)

allowing gases to enter the cell.

6.

Which characteristic of a cell membrane allows it to control materials entering and leaving a cell?

a)

A cell membrane is surrounded by fluid.

b)

A cell membrane is semi-permeable.

c)

A cell membrane holds organelles in place.

d)

A cell membrane is found in plant and animal cells.

7.

Passive Transport

a)

Does require cell energy

b)

Does NOT require cell energy

8.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move from a low concentration to a high concentration 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
9.
When both inside and outside of a cell have the same amount of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Equilibrium
10.
What is the definition of  Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
d)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration 
11.
Which of the following moves with the concentration gradient?
a)
Active Transport
b)
Phagocytosis
c)
Pinocytosis
d)
Diffusion 
12.

Which one does not belong with the others

a)

No energy

b)

Molecules move from high to low concentration

c)

Passive transport

d)

Energy needed

13.

What biomolecule is number one pointing to?

a)

Lipid

b)

Protein

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Carbohydrate

14.

What type of transport uses a transport protein?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Facilitated diffusion

15.

Diffusion is a form of...

a)

Active Transport

b)

Passive Transport

16.

Which of the following is NOT a type of passive transport?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

17.
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from
a)
an area of equilibrium to an area of high concentration.
b)
an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.
c)
an area of high concentration to an area of high concentration.
d)
an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
18.

The movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called ___________.

a)

active transport

b)

respiration

c)

osmosis

d)

diffusion

19.

Which type of movement requires cellular energy?

a)

osmosis

b)

active transport

c)

diffusion

d)

facilitated diffusion

20.

What are the three types of passive transport?

a)

osmosis, diffusion, active transport

b)

active transport, facilitated diffusion, osmosis

c)

diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion

d)

facilitated diffusion, active transport, diffusion

21.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Sodium-Potassium Pump
22.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
23.
What type of organelle is used during endocytosis and exocytosis?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Vesicle
d)
Lysosome
24.

Which type of transport can get rid of cellular wastes?

a)

Protein Pumps

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

25.

Which type of transport uses protein channels to help the particles move across the cell membrane?

a)

endocytosis

b)

osmosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

exocytosis

26.

In a saltwater solution, salt is considered the _______.

a)

solvent

b)

solute

c)

solution

27.

Which of these solution types has the highest concentration of solute particles?

a)

Hyptonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypertonic

28.

In which solution will water move into a cell?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Equilibrium

29.
Which cell is placed into a hypotonic environment? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
30.

In the given scenario, what will happen? An egg with a dissolved shell is placed in pure water for 48 hours.

a)

Water will move in and out of the cell equally, and the cell with neither shrink nor swell.

b)

The egg will gain water and swell.

c)

The egg will lose water and shrink.

31.
 An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will
a)
Stay the same
b)
Shrink- get smaller
c)
Swell- get bigger
32.

Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution to maintain equilibrium.

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

d)

isometric

33.
Moving from areas of LOW concentration to areas of HIGH concentration is called?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
c)
Diffusion
d)
Osmosis