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TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE PLAMA MEMBRANE

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 6hrs 0mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which type of biological macromolecule is the main component of the plasma membrane?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

2.

What is the function of cholesterol in a plasma membrane?

a)

To make the membrane flexible

b)

To control the effect of temperature changes

c)

To attract water molecules

d)

To allow nutrients and other essential molecules into the cell

3.

Which is NOT a function of the membrane?

a)

it forms a selective barrier, allowing some things in while keeping others out

b)

maintains homeostasis

c)

it is the control center of the cell

d)

boundary between the inside of the cell and its environment

4.

Identify a cholesterol molecule

a)

structure A

b)

structure B

c)

structure C

d)

structure D

5.

Which of these is NOT embedded in the hydrophobic portion of the lipid bilayer at all?

a)

peripheral proteins

b)

transmembrane proteins

c)

integral proteins

d)

all of these are embedded

6.

If a cell is in an extremely COLD environment, what is the function of cholesterol in the plasma membrane?

a)

the cholesterol will increase the fluidity of the plasma membrane by making sure the phospholipids don't stick together

b)

the cholesterol will do nothing

c)

the cholesterol will decrease the fluidity of the plasma membrane by holding the phospholipids together

d)

the cholesterol will increase the fluidity of the plasma membrane by increasing the number of cholesterol molecules in the plasma membrane

7.

Transport proteins move substances and wastes through the plasma membrane that cannot get through because they are too big.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Sodium-Potassium Pump
9.

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.

10.
Which cell is placed into a hypotonic environment? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
11.
 An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will
a)
Stay the same
b)
Shrink- get smaller
c)
Swell- get bigger
12.
Which of the following moves with the concentration gradient?
a)
Active Transport
b)
Phagocytosis
c)
Pinocytosis
d)
Diffusion 
13.

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

14.

What biomolecule is number one pointing to?

a)

Lipid

b)

Protein

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Carbohydrate

15.

Which type of transport can get rid of cellular wastes?

a)

Protein Pumps

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

16.

In which solution will water move into a cell?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Equilibrium

17.

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.

18.

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

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

d)

isometric

19.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
20.
Even though the concentration of salt is high in some gland cells and low in the blood, these cells can move salt out of blood and into the cells.  This is an example of
a)
passive transport
b)
active transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
21.
The roots of a plant contain a high concentration of minerals and the soil contains a lower concentration.  The roots absorb minerals from the soil.  This is an example of
a)
passive transport.
b)
active transport.
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
22.
Cells sometimes use energy to transport materials across the cell membrane.  This is called
a)
photosynthesis
b)
osmosis
c)
cellular respiration
d)
active transport
23.
What do the processes of exocytosis and endocytosis have in common?
a)
They are a way to move materials out of a cell.
b)
The are a way to move materials into a cell.
c)
They are both kinds of passive transport.
d)
They both involve a membrane surrounding material that needs to be moved in or out of a cell.
24.
Someone sprays air freshener.  The scent fills the room.  This is an example of
a)
active transport
b)
osmosis
c)
diffusion
d)
cellular respiration