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Cell Membrane and Transport

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Most of the cell membrane is made of...
a)

Phospholipids

b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)

Cholesterol

2.
What are the two other names that you can use for the cell membrane?
a)
plasma membrane, fluid mosaic model
b)
plasma membrane, outer layer
c)
plasma membrane, cell membrane
d)
plasma membrane, cytoplasm
3.

Cholesterol is labeled as

a)

D

b)
B
c)
C
d)

A

4.
Phospholipid heads are...
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic
5.

Which of the following forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?

a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Hydrophilic heads 
d)
Lipids
6.
The function of the plasma membrane is....
a)
to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.
c)
provide rigid support and protection to the cell.
d)
make sure each cell can move
7.

Part of the plasma membrane responsible for cell identification... 

a)
C
b)
E
c)
B
d)
D
8.

___________ regulates the fluidity of the cell membrane.

a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Proteins 
c)
Phospholipids 
d)
Cholesterol
9.

What is the "big idea" of the fluid mosaic model of plasma membranes?

a)

the plasma membrane creates a specialized FLUID that looks like a MOSAIC.

b)

the plasma membrane is a MOSAIC.

c)

the fluid mosaic model is NOT related to the plasma membrane.

d)

a plasma membrane is a MOSAIC of components that move FREELY and FLUIDLY.

10.

What is it called when large molecules move across the cell membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a protein channel?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

11.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
12.

Hydrophobic region of the membrane

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.

Transport of water and other molecules across a cell membrane allows cells to maintain stable internal conditions in an ever-changing environment. This stable internal condition is called _____.

a)

homeostasis

b)

energy transfer

c)

osmosis

d)

carrying capacity

14.

The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

a)

active transport

b)

osmosis

c)

diffusion

d)

random movement

15.

When material passes into and out of a cell at equal rates and there is no difference in concentration between the inside and outside of the cell, the cell is in a state of...

a)

equilibrium

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

16.

If a cell is placed in an environment with more oxygen OUTSIDE the cell than inside, oxygen will diffuse ..

a)

into the cell

b)

out of the cell

c)

no diffusion will happen

d)

only with the help of ATP

17.

The movement of materials that requires energy is called...

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

c)

massive transport

d)

facilitated diffusion

18.
This cell organelle helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
19.

Which type or types of cell transport uses protien channels that help large molecules move through the cell membrane?

a)
active transport
b)
diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
facilitated diffusion
20.
What are the three types of transport that go from high to low concentration?
a)
active transport, osmosis, facilitated diffusion
b)
diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion
c)
osmosis, active transport, isotonic
d)
facilitated diffusion, hypertonic, active transport
21.

What three biomolecules make up the cell membrane?

a)
lipids, starches, nucleic acids
b)
lipids, fats, sugars
c)

lipids, DNA, proteins

d)
lipids, proteins, carbohydrates
22.
"Water Loving"
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
Hydroloric
23.

The process in the model is __________ and it __________.

a)

Facilitated transport; needs energy

b)

Endocytosis; needs energy

c)

Exocytosis; does not need energy

d)

Cytoplasmic Streaming; needs a protein

24.

In a lipid bilayer, ___________ fatty acid tails face each other within the bilayer and form a region that excludes water.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hydrophilic

d)

Hydrophobic

25.

The arrow is pointing to the

a)

Phospholipid hydrophilic head

b)

Phospholipid hydrophobic head

c)

Phospholipid hydrophilic tail

d)

Phospholipid hydrophobic tail

26.

An increase in temperature does what to diffusion?

a)

Speeds it up

b)

Slows it down

c)

Stops it

d)

No effect

27.

How long does diffusion last?

a)

Until the concentration of particles in the system is equal

b)

Until a region in the system has a greater concentration of particles than the other

c)

Until the particles disappear from the system

28.

The movement of particles is __________, resulting in the particles being spread throughout the container

a)

Structured

b)

In a straight line

c)

Random

d)

In curved, way motions

29.
What is the definition of  Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
d)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration 
30.

Endocytosis and exocytosis both use energy to engulf substances with the cell membrane. However, _____________ brings substances into the cell, while ____________ takes substances out of the cell.

a)

endocytosis, exocytosis

b)

exocytosis, endocytosis

c)

endocytosis, endocytosis

d)

exocytosis, exocytosis

31.

Which type of molecule will diffuse at a faster rate?

a)

low mass, low temperature

b)

high mass, low temperature

c)

low mass, high temperature

d)

high mass, high temperature