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Cell Transport Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a phospholipid composed of?
a)
A polar head and tail
b)
A nonpolar head and tail
c)
A polar head and a nonpolar tail
d)
A nonpolar head and a polar tail
2.
Which word best describes the structure of the cell membrane?
a)
Layered
b)
Rigid
c)
Impermeable
d)
Nonpolar
3.
Which term refers to the movement of molecules from high to low concentration?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Active transport
d)
Exocytosis
4.
Which term refers to the diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Active transport
c)
Passive transport
d)
Facilitated diffusion
5.
The movement from high to low concentration across a cell membrane using a transport protein is
a)
Osmosis
b)
Active transport
c)
Passive transport
d)
Facilitated diffusion
6.
Which term refers to the transport of materials across the membrane using the cell's energy?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Active transport
c)
Passive transport
d)
Facilitated diffusion
7.
Which type of transport uses energy to pump material against the concentration gradient?
a)
Passive transport
b)
Diffusion
c)
Osmosis
d)
Active transport
8.
When molecules have reached equilibrium across a cell membrane, they
a)
Move out of the cell
b)
Move into the cell
c)
Move in and out at an equal rate
d)
Stop moving
9.
A solution that causes a cell to shrink is called
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Endocytosis
10.
When particles are too large to pass through the membrane into the cell, the process used is
a)
Passive transport
b)
Active transport
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis
11.
Which phrase best describes passive transport?
a)
Requires transport proteins
b)
Requires no energy from the cell
c)
Requires an isotonic solution
d)
Requires facilitation by enzymes
12.
A membrane-bound sac used to transport substances into and out of cells is a
a)
Protein pump
b)
Carrier protein
c)
Vesicle
d)
Protein channel
13.
In an isotonic solution, molecules move
a)
Out of the cell
b)
Into the cell
c)
Into and out of the cell equally
d)
Stop moving
14.
Facilitated diffusion is required when
a)
The molecules are nonpolar
b)
The molecules are too large
c)
The molecules are too small
d)
The molecules require energy
15.
Food coloring dropped into a cup of water is an example of
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Faciliated diffusion
d)
Active transport
16.
Which of the following is an example of facilitated diffusion
a)
Osmosis
b)
Endocytosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Carrier protein
17.
What is required in active transport that is not required in passive transport?
a)
Phospholipids
b)
Energy
c)
Proteins
d)
Vesicles
18.
Which process is used to release insulin from pancreatic cells into the bloodstream?
a)
Exocytosis
b)
Endocytosis
c)
Active transport
d)
Passive transport