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Cell Membrane Structure & Function Test

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What controls the passage of materials inside and outside of the cell?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell wall

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

2.

What is the structure labeled "H"?

a)

Cholesterol

b)

Peripheral protein

c)

Integral (channel) protein

d)

Carbohydrate

3.

The ability to allow only certain molecules into or out of the cell is called -

a)

Unpermeable

b)

Semipermeable

c)

Impermeable

d)

Permeable

4.

What substance on the outside of the cell membrane is used in signaling and identification?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Proteins

c)

Cholesterol

d)

Phospholipid

5.

Which of the following are embedded in the phospholipid bilayer and help substances pass through?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Cholesterol

c)

Lipids

d)

Proteins

6.

Which of the following molecules pass easily through the cell membrane, WITHOUT A PROTEIN OR ENERGY? Select all that apply.

a)

Sodium (Na+)

b)

Oxygen

c)

Glucose

d)

Carbon dioxide

7.

"Water Loving"

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hydrophilic

c)

Hydrolovic

d)

Hydroelectric

8.

What term could you apply to letter "A"?

a)

Dual membrane

b)

Phospholipid bilayer

c)

Phospholipid monolayer

d)

Phosphate bilayer

9.

Which of the following molecules don't pass easily through the cell membrane, and exclusively REQUIRE A PROTEIN AND ENERGY?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Sodium (Na+)

d)

Glucose

10.

Which of the following is the function of the cell membrane? Select all that apply.

a)

Breaks down waste and other compounds.

b)

Regulates the passage of compounds in and out of the cell.

c)

Provides instructions to the cell and other organelles.

d)

Allows cells to communicate and interact with other cells.

e)

Protects the cell from its environment.

11.

"F" is pointing to what?

a)

The hydrophobic region of the cell membrane

b)

The hydrophilic region of the cell membrane

12.

What is the structure labeled "B"?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Peripheral protein

c)

Integral (channel) protein

d)

Cholesterol

13.

Which is NOT a function of the phospholipid bilayer?

a)

creates a barrier

b)

semi-permeability of the membrane

c)

transport of molecules

d)

separates internal from external environment of the cell

14.

Which is the role of cholesterol in cell membranes?

a)

communication between cells

b)

control of transport

c)

control of fluidity of membrane

d)

enhances the fluidity of the membrane

15.

_____________ is the free movement of particles or molecules across the membrane to spread out evenly into the available space.

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

fusion

16.

The general name for movement of substances across cell membranes without need of energy input.

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

17.

Some cells move large particles out of the cell through the process of:

a)

Protein Synthesis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Cytoplasmic Streaming

18.

A ______________ is composed of a phosphate and glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails. 

a)

cholesterol

b)

glycoprotein

c)

phospholipid

d)

glucose

19.

What happens to an animal cell when it is placed in HYPERTONIC solution?

a)

cell swells and bursts

b)

shrinks from water loss

c)

nothing happens

d)

solute moves in and out

20.

A cell containing 80% water and 20% solute, and a solution containing 60% water and 40% solute. What type of solution is this?

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

equilibrium

d)

hypotonic

21.

Plant cells will become turgid when placed in this type of solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

equilibrium

d)

hypotonic

22.

What is the difference between active and passive transport?

a)

cells only do active when they move

b)

only cells with mitochondria carry out active transport

c)

active transport require ATP, passive transport does not

d)

eukaryotes do active transport, prokaryotes do passive transport

23.

For 5 points:

In your own words, explain briefly what happens to a cell with 70% water when it is immersed in a 30% water 70% salt solution.

4 lines
24.

Which way will the water molecules move during osmosis?

a)

Into the cell, so the cell shrinks.

b)

Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.

c)

Out of the cell, so the cell swells.

d)

Into the cell, so the cell swells.

25.

The picture is an example of...

a)

active tranport

b)

diffusion

c)

passive transport

d)

osmosis

26.

Phagocytosis is

a)

the process in which extensions of cytoplasm surround and engulf large particles and take them inot the cell

b)

a type of active transport

c)

a process that involves energy

d)

all of the answers are correct

27.

They form channels and pores that move molecules across the membrane

a)

Integral proteins

b)

Peripheral membrane proteins

c)

Lipid-anchored membrane proteins

28.

They are located entirely outside the lipid bilayer.

a)

Integral proteins

b)

Peripheral membrane proteins

c)

Lipid-anchored membrane proteins

29.

When Red Blood cells is put in a hypotonic solution, it will _______________.

a)

Shrink

b)

Not change size of the cell

c)

swell and perhaps burst (lyse)

d)

cause size of the cell will change from large to small and from small to large

30.

If two solutions have the same solute concentration and the same water concentration, they are said to be ___________ to each other.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Proteotonic

31.

Which of the following BEST describe the picture shown above ?

a)

phagocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

receptor mediated endocytosis

32.

Which substance is required for the movement of substances across the membrane when going against the concentration gradient ?

(a)  

33.

Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a semi-permeable membrane. The water will move across the membrane where there is a lower concentration of water and a higher concentration of (a)  

 

34.

(a)   is a reverse of endocytosis where intracellular vesicles formed by golgi apparatus transport cells products out of the cell when vesicle fuses with plasma membrane.

35.

When RBC is placed in hypertonic solution, water flows out from cells by osmosis and cause cells to shrink. This phenomenon called as (a)   .

36.

Cells can be connected to each other through proteins. Which type of connection creates a waterproof seal?

a)

Desmosomes

b)

Gap junctions

c)

Quilt junction

d)

Tight junctions

37.

Plasmodesmata in plant cells are analogous to what structure in animal cells?

a)

Tight junctions

b)

Gap junctions

c)

Adhesion junctions

d)

Vacuoles

38.

Urine is confined to the human bladder in part due to the structure of junctions that connect the cells lining the bladder. These junctions form a barrier that prevents the exchange of ions and solutes between the blood and urine. What is the likely identity of these junctions?

a)

Gap junctions

b)

Tight junctions

c)

Adhering junctions

d)

Plasmodesmata

39.

Which type of cellular junction is prominent in cardiac myocytes and allows for a unified contraction of the heart? Hint: in order for these cells to contract in unison, ions need to flow rapidly between them.

a)

Tight

b)

Adhering

c)

Gap

d)

Plasmodesmata

40.

Which of these correctly matches the cellular junction with its function?

a)

Gap junctions prevent the flow of ions and water from one part of the body to another

b)

Adhering junctions are branched network of proteins that are impermeable to fluids

c)

Gap junctions are connections that directly connect the cytoplasm of two cells

d)

Tight junctions are random, spot attachments between cells that prevent tearing of tissue

41.
The membranes of cells are spot welded together to form reinforced structural units. Skin cells have these kind of junctions.
a)
gap junctions
b)
tight junctions
c)
desmosomes
42.

The type of cell junction which facilitates cell to cell communication. 

a)

Adhering junction

b)

Desmosomes

c)

Tight junction

d)

Gap junction

43.

From interior to exterior the cell, how would a cell connect to the extracellular matrix?

a)

cytoskeletal fiber, fibronectin, integrin, collagen

b)

fibronectin, cytoskeletal fiber, collagen, integrin

c)

cytoskeletal fiber, integrin, fibronectin, collagen

d)

fibronectin, integrin, cytoskeletal fiber, collagen

44.

A major function of glycoproteins and glycolipids in the membane is to

a)

glue cells together to form tissues

b)

allow cells to identify each other

c)

attach membrane to cytoskeleton

d)

help retain shape

45.

Selectively interacts

with a specific

molecule or ion so

that it can cross the

plasma membrane.

a)

channel protein

b)

carrier protein

c)

junction protein

d)

receptor protein

46.

Catalyzes chemical reactions

a)

channel proteins

b)

junction proteins

c)

cell recognition proteins

d)

enzymatic protein

47.

If a growth hormone is present and sending a signal to the bone cells to grow but the cells aren't responding to the signal it could mean that the cells have a faulty

a)

carrier protein

b)

cell recognition protein

c)

channel protein

d)

receptor protein

48.

What happens to cells in the body with foreign glycoproteins?

a)

They are sent to the lysosomes to be digested.

b)

They are eliminated as waste.

c)

They are attacked by white blood cells as part of our immune system.

d)

They are absorbed into the membrane as recycled.

49.

Which type of membrane proteins are make up the Major Histocompatibility complex (MHC)?

a)

Junction proteins

b)

Cell recognition proteins

c)

Enzymatic proteins

d)

Receptor proteins

50.

Molecules naturally move from an area of ____ concentration to an area of ____ concentration.

a)

high; high

b)

low; low

c)

high; low

d)

low; high

51.

What is the Extracellular matrix protein that is a long cable that provides strength and is very abundant (about 25% of proteins in the body)

a)

Fibronectin

b)

Lamina

c)

Proteoglycan

d)

Collagen

52.

What is the function of the extracellular matrix?

a)

Coiled into a spiral

b)

mechanical properties to tissues

c)

provides strength, resilience, cusionining, and adhesion

d)

provides elastin,gel-like

53.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram B, would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

54.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram C, would be defined as

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

55.
The cells seem to be shriveled and dehydrated what type of solution are they most likely in?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
56.

This egg has shrunk, what type of solution was it placed in?

a)

hypotonic solution

b)

hypertonic solution

c)

isotonic solution

57.

In an isotonic solution which way will the water flow

a)

it will not flow at all

b)

it will flow into the cell

c)

it will flow both ways at equal rates

d)

out of the cell

58.

Nemo and other ocean dwelling fish cannot survive in freshwater because......

a)

freshwater is hypertonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water leaving them causing the cells to shrink

b)

freshwater is hypotonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water leaving them causing the cells to shrink

c)

freshwater is hypertonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water entering them causing the cells to swell and burst

d)

freshwater is hypotonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water enter them causing the cells to swell and burst

59.
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from an area of _____________ concentration.
a)
low to high
b)
high to low
c)
equal to high
d)
all of these
60.

What type of solution should you put fresh flowers in to keep them fresh the longest?

a)

Hypertonic- It causes plasmolysis, which causes the flowers to turgid.

b)

Hypotonic- It causes the cell membrane to push on the cell wall, causing the flowers to stay turgid.

c)

Isotonic- It causes the flowers to become flaccid.

d)

Neutral solution- It will not cause any change in the flowers

61.

In plant cells, the force, exerted by the flow of water, within the cell that pushes the plasma membrane against the cell wall. This force gives plants structure and helps them stand up and not wilt.

a)

External Stimuli

b)

Internal Stimuli

c)

Energy Transformation

d)

Turgor Pressure

62.

A general term for the various types of active transport that move particles into a cell by enclosing them in a vesicle made out of plasma membrane.

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

63.

small compartment enclosed by a membrane formed during transport of material during endo + exocytosis

a)

vesicles

b)

large vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosome

64.

A ligand (signaling molecule) binds to a receptor protein. After signal transduction, the membrane undergoes invagination to create a “pit” that forms the vesicle.

a)

Receptor-mediated endocytosis

b)

Phagocytosis

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Receptor-mediated exocytosis

65.

Explain why plant cells don't burst when placed in a hypotonic solution but animal cells do.

4 lines
66.

Epithelial cells need to stick to each other and/or the basal lamina. Connective tissue needs to stick to things in the extracellular matrix. Which of these things would be in connective tissue? CHECK TWO

a)

Belt Desmosomes

b)

Integrin

c)

Fibronectin

d)

Hemidesmosomes

e)

Spot Desmosomes