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3.2.2 - Saline Switch Up

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will ___________

a)

Shrink (get smaller)

b)

Swell up (grow bigger)

c)

Stay the same

2.

Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.

a)

food

b)

energy

c)

oxygen

d)

water

3.

An animal cell placed in a hypotonic solution will

a)
Shrink
b)
Swell
c)
Stay the same
4.
Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Cola
5.

Where will the water go?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Equally in & out - it's isotonic

d)

There is no water

6.

A blood cell is placed into the jar, as seen. Where will the water go?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Equally in & out - it's isotonic

d)

The water is a lie

7.

HYPO means...

a)

Low

b)

High

c)

Equal

d)

Fat

8.

ISO means...

a)

Low

b)

A lot

c)

Equal

d)

Mammal

9.

Which of the following describes an osmotic condition with a HIGHER amount of solute outside the cell than inside the cell?

a)

Hydrophobic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Hypertonic

10.

Which of the following describes an osmotic condition with a LOWER amount of solute outside the cell than inside the cell?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Hydrophilic

11.

Which of the following describes an osmotic condition with a SAME amount of solute outside the cell than inside the cell?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Hydrophilic

12.

A(n) _________________________ solution is one that has the SAME concentration of solutes as the cell placed in it.

a)

dilute

b)

isotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

hypotonic

13.

Cells in a(n) ____________________ solution will swell and could burst because water rushes into the cell, as shown in the figure.

a)

dilute

b)

isotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

hypotonic

14.

You are adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, and, being thirsty, drink the surrounding seawater. As a result,

a)

you quench your thirst.

b)

your cells burst, due to the excessive intake of salt.

c)

you dehydrate yourself.

d)

your cells burst from excessive water intake.

15.

Which figure depicts an animal cell placed in a solution hypotonic to the cell?

a)

cell A

b)

cell B

c)

cell C

d)

cell D

e)

cell E