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Cell Membrane and Transport

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Osmosis is the diffusion of _____________ across a cell membrane.

a)

Air

b)

Oxygen

c)

Water

d)

Food

2.

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

a)

Shrink (get smaller)

b)

Swell up (grow bigger)

c)

Stay the same

3.

_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

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.

Which of the following are forms of passive transport?

a)

diffusion & endocytosis

b)

endocytosis & exocytosis

c)

diffusion & osmosis

d)

osmosis & endocytosis

8.

Active transport is the movement of large materials across a cell membrane from ______ to ______ concentration

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

high to high

d)

low to low

9.

Active transport across a cell membrane from low to high concentration, requires

a)

energy (ATP)

b)

no energy

c)

water

d)

oxygen

10.

Large particles (or large quantities of smaller particles) are moved across the cell membrane with the use of energy.

a)

pump transport

b)

osmosis

c)

bulk transport

d)

CO2 + O2 Transport

11.

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

a)

vesicles

b)

large vacuole

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosome

12.
All cells have a:
a)
Nucleus
b)
Plasma membrane
c)
Cell wall
d)
Buddy
13.
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
14.
What is another term for "selectively permeable"?
a)
porous
b)
completely permeable
c)
permanent
d)
semipermeable
15.
A type of passive transport that moves particles from high concentration to low concentration; like the iodine into the cornstarch bag
a)
Exocytosis
b)
Osmosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Endoyctosis
16.
A type of passive transport that occurs when water crosses a cell membrane; like water entering raisin cells
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Mitosis
d)
Endocytosis
17.

Diffusion & Facilitated Diffusion are both __________ transport.

a)

Passive

b)

Active

c)

Easy

d)

Free

18.

Passive Transport uses ____ energy

a)

no

b)

a lot of

c)

a little bit of

d)

some

19.

The type of transport that requires the use of transport proteins

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Active Transport

d)

Vesicular Transport

20.

The energy molecule that powers some modes of transport

a)

ADP

b)

ATP

c)

AGP

d)

ABP

21.

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

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

22.

This image is an example of a phospholipid. Which part of a phospholipid is HYDROPHOBIC?

a)

the phosphate "head"

b)

the lipid "tails"

23.

Where can carbohydrates be found when part of a plasma membrane?

a)

On the outside of the membrane

b)

On the inside of the membrane

c)

Embedded part of the way into the membrane

d)

Embedded the whole way through the membrane

e)

All of the above

24.

What does "hydrophobic" mean?

a)

water loving, associates with water

b)

water fearing, does not associate with water

c)

a world war II submarine

d)

an example would be solutes like sugar or salt

25.

Cell membrane structures that are embedded in the phospholipid bilayer that identify and communicate with extracellular surroundings.

a)

Cholesterol

b)

Carbohydrate Chains

c)

Proteins

26.

Identify what part of the cell membrane that is represented by letter A.

a)

Phospholipid Bilayer

b)

Integral Protein

c)

Cholesterol

d)

Carbohydrate Chain