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Biology CB15 Quiz Sodium-Potassium Pump

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

Active transport is the energy-requiring process of pumping molecules and ions across membranes "uphill" - against a concentration gradient. To move these molecules against their concentration gradient, a ___________ protein is needed.

a)

carrier

b)

transport

c)

ATP

d)

ADP

2.

This molecule powers the sodium-potassium pump.

a)

ATP

b)

ADP

c)

sodium

d)

potassium

3.

Energy from ATP changes the carrier protein's _______ to move molecules in and out of the cell.

a)

charge

b)

temperature

c)

shape

d)

position

4.

Which is true of the sodium-potassium pump?

a)

It moves potassium into the cell and sodium out of the cell.

b)

It moves sodium into the cell and potassium out of the cell.

c)

It moves both sodium and potassium into the cell.

d)

It moves both sodium and potassium out of the cell.

5.

How many sodium ions are moved by the sodium potassium pump?

How many potassium ions are moved by the sodium potassium pump?

a)

four sodium ions,

two potassium ions

b)

two sodium ions,

four potassium ions

c)

three sodium ions,

two potassium ions

d)

one sodium ion,

four potassium ions

6.

The sodium-potassium pump is found in the cell membrane of almost every plant cell and is common to bacteria.

a)

true

b)

false

7.

The active transport of ions across the membrane causes an _______________ gradient to build up across the cell membrane.

a)

concentration

b)

electrical

c)

protein

d)

carrier

8.

This is the electrical potential energy that is caused by a separation of opposite charges.

a)

voltage

b)

ATP

c)

concentration gradient

d)

active transport

9.

The voltage across a membrane is called___________________.

a)

membrane potential

b)

the sodium-potassium pump

c)

ATP

d)

electrochemical gradient

10.

What are the are two forces that drive the diffusion of ions across the cell membrane?

a)

chemical

b)

gravitational

c)

electrical

d)

physical