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Cell Membrane / Transport

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a solution with a higher solute concentration on the outside of the cell and a lower solute concentration on the inside of the cell. Water will move out of the cell causing the cell to shrink and shrivel.

a)

Hypertonic Solution

b)

Hypotonic Solution

2.

solution with lower solute concentration on outside of cell and higher solute concentration on inside of cell. Water will into the cell causing the cell to swell and eventually burst

a)

Hypertonic Solution

b)

Hypotonic Solution

3.

a solution that has the SAME solute concentration on the outside and inside of the cell. There will be NO NET MOVEMENT of water into or out of the cell. Cell size will stay the SAME.

a)

ISOTONIC

b)

HYPOTONIC

4.

the movement of molecules LIKE OXYGEN OR HYDROGEN from areas of higher concentration to areas of lower concentration.

a)

DIFFUSION

b)

OSMOSIS

5.

molecules LIKE GLUCOSE AND SALT diffuse across the cell membrane with help from membrane PROTEINS, such as channel and carrier proteins.

a)

FACILITATED DIFFUSION

b)

OSMOSIS

6.

type of membrane transport that does NOT require energy to move substances across cell membranes. This includes diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion.

a)

PASSIVE TRANSPORT

b)

ACTIVE TRANSPORT

7.

a kind of cellular transport where substances move against a concentration gradient. This type of transport REQUIRES ENERGY from the cell. This includes endocytosis and exocytosis.

a)

PASSIVE TRANSPORT

b)

ACTIVE TRANSPORT

8.

process that occurs when a cell moves large materials OUTSIDE of the cell through secretory vesicles. This type of transport is active and requires energy.

a)

ENDOCYTOSIS

b)

EXOCYTOSIS

9.

a process by which cells absorb or take in external materials by engulfing it (taking in) with the cell membrane. Examples of this is pinocytosis and phagocytosis.

a)

ENDOCYTOSIS

b)

EXOCYTOSIS

10.

a process by which the cell takes in the fluids along with dissolved small molecules. Pre-fix means to drink.

a)

PINOCYTOSIS

b)

PHAGOCYTOSIS

11.

process by which a phagocyte (a type of white blood cell) surrounds and destroys foreign substances (such as bacteria) and removes dead cells.

a)

PINOCYTOSIS

b)

PHAGOCYTOSIS

12.

the MOVEMENT OF WATER molecules from a solution with a high concentration of water molecules to a solution with a lower concentration of water molecules

a)

OSMOSIS

b)

DIFFUSION

13.

a type of transport protein, acts like a pore in the membrane that lets water molecules or small ions through quickly

a)

CHANNEL PROTEIN

b)

PHOSPHOLIPID

14.

a two-layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules that form a cell membrane.

a)

PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER

b)

CELL WALL

15.

the cell membranes' ability to differentiate between different types of molecules, only allowing some molecules through while blocking others.

a)

SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE

b)

OSMOSIS

16.

This image is a model of-

a)

Flagella

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Cell Membrane

17.

The function of the plasma membrane is....

a)

Vesicle with enzymes to digest waste

b)

Regulate what is transported into and out of the cell

c)

Package materials

d)

Make proteins

18.

 

What does "bilayer" mean?

a)

one layer

b)

two layers

c)

virus

d)

antibiotic

19.

Most of the cell membrane is made of...

a)

Nucleic acids

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Carbohydrates

20.

 

What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?

a)

proteins

b)

hydrophilic heads

c)

lipids

d)

carbohydrates

21.

Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?

a)

E

b)

B

c)

C

d)

A

22.

Hydrophilic portion of cell membrane?

a)

D

b)

C

c)

B

d)

A

23.

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

a)

cholesterol

b)

glycoprotein

c)

phospholipid

d)

glucose

24.

___________ allow cells to recognize each other and act like ID tags. 

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Cholesterol

25.

___________ strengthens and stabilizes the cell membrane.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Cholesterol

26.

Something is ___________ ____________ when some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot. 

a)

made of carbohydrates

b)

Selectively (or Semi) Permeable

c)

made of enzymes

d)

isotonic

27.

The _________ of the phospholipids in a cell membrane face inward towards each other because they are ___________.

a)

heads, hydrophobic

b)

heads, hydrophilic

c)

tails, hydrophobic

d)

tails, hydrophilic

28.

The _________ of the phospholipids in a cell membrane face outward because they are ___________.

a)

heads, hydrophobic

b)

heads, hydrophilic

c)

tails, hydrophobic

d)

tails, hydrophilic

29.
All cells have a:
a)
Nucleus
b)
Plasma membrane
c)
Cell wall
d)
Buddy
30.
What is NOT TRUE about the cell membrane
a)
It controls what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Semipermeable
c)
Phospholipid bilayer
d)
Contains digestive enzymes
31.
What do the brown structures represent?
a)
Phospholipids
b)
Glycoproteins
c)
Channel Proteins 
d)
Cyctoskeleton Filaments
32.
Maintaining a constant internal state in a changing environment.
a)
Homeostasis
b)
Active Transport
c)
Mitosis
d)
Photosynthesis
33.

Diffusion & Facilitated Diffusion are both __________ transport.

a)

Passive

b)

Active

c)

Easy

d)

Free

34.

Passive Transport is the movement of particles across the membrane from an area of [ ___ ] to an area of [ ___ ]

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

low to low

d)

high to high

35.

Passive Transport uses ____ energy

a)

no

b)

a lot of

c)

a little bit of

d)

some

36.

The passage of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

a)

Active Transport

b)

Diffusion

c)

Vesicular Transport

d)

Exocytosis

37.

The energy molecule that powers some modes of transport

a)

ADP

b)

ATP

c)

AGP

d)

ABP

38.

Water moves into the cell causing the cell to expand:

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

39.

Small nonpolar molecules (oxygen and carbon dioxide) can pass directly through the cell membrane:

a)

simple diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

40.

Water moves out of the cell causing it to shrink in size:

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

41.

Movement of water through the cell membrane is equal:

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

42.

Type of membrane transport that does NOT require energy:

a)

endocytosis

b)

osmosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

pinocytosis

43.

A state that exists when the concentration of a substance is the same throughout a space:

a)

equilibrium

b)

concentration gradient

c)

diffusion

d)

hypertonic

44.

This molecule powers the sodium-potassium pump.

a)

ATP

b)

ADP

c)

sodium

d)

potassium

45.

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

46.

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.

47.

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

48.

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

49.

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

50.

The voltage across a membrane is called___________________.

a)

membrane potential

b)

the sodium-potassium pump

c)

ATP

d)

electrochemical gradient

51.

The cell shrunk in size, which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

52.

The cell expanded in size to the point of lysing (bursting), which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

53.

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

a)

Protein Synthesis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Cytoplasmic Streaming

54.
In this image, the cell is using which type of molecular transport?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion 
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis 
55.
In which case would a cell most likely shrink?
a)
when placed in a solution containing a high salt concentration
b)
when placed in a isotonic solution
c)
when placed in a solution containing a low pH
d)
when placed in a solution containing distilled water
56.

In passive transport, substances move across the cell membrane ________ the concentration gradient

a)

AGAINST

b)

ALONG

c)

WITH

d)

BETWEEN

57.
Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Cola
58.
Osmosis
a)
diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable mebrane from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
b)
the diffusion of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
c)
diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
d)
the diffusion of particles from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
59.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
60.
Which cell is placed into a hypotonic environment? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
61.
Which way will the water molecules move during osmosis?
a)
Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.
b)
Out of the cell, so the cell swells.
c)
Into the cell, so the cell shrinks.
d)
Into the cell, so the cell swells.
62.
Active transport requires energy because...
a)
The cell is moving something against a concentration gradient
b)
The cell is moving something with a concentration gradient
63.
In the given scenario what will happen?  An egg is placed in pure water for 48 hours.
a)
The egg will gain water and swell.
b)
Water will move in and out of the cell equally, and the cell with neither shrink nor swell.
c)
The egg will lose water and shrink.
64.
Where is there a low concentration of perfume?
a)
in the bottle
b)
on the hand
c)
in the room
d)
in the top
65.
Which diagram best shows the end result of diffusion?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J