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Cell Membrane Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment?

a)

The nucleus

b)

The cell membrane

c)

The mitochondria

d)

The endoplasmic reticulum

2.

What is the cell membrane bilayer composed of?

a)

Omega-3 fatty acids

b)

Cholesterol

c)

Poly unsaturated fats

d)

Phospholipids

3.

Which statement below best describes the structure of the cell membrane?

a)

It is a single layer of phospholipids

b)

A double layer of phospholipids with the heads facing each other and the tails on the outside.

c)

A double layer of phospholipids with the heads facing out and the tails facing toward each other.

d)

Several folded layers of membrane material with ribosomes attached across the surface.

4.

The “doors” through the cell membrane are made of what material?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Water

5.

When a cell needs to bring in materials from outside that will not easily pass through the membrane, it uses ________________ to let them in.

a)

Hydrophobic tails

b)

Protein Channels

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Hydrophilic heads

e)

Endocytosis

6.

What are the three types of passive transport used by cells?

a)

Osmosis, endocytosis, and pinocytosis

b)

Endocytosis, pinocytosis, and Phagocytosis

c)

Simple diffusion, facilitated diffusion, and osmosis

d)

Exocytosis, pinocytosis, and facilitated diffusion

7.

When a material enters the cell by diffusion, the material is moving from an area of ________________ concentration to an area of ________________ concentration.

a)

Low, high

b)

Resting, active

c)

High, low

d)

Equal, equal

e)

No, some

8.

How does raising the temperature of a material affect the speed of diffusion?

a)

It slows it down.

b)

It has no affect.

c)

It stays the same.

d)

It speeds it up.

9.

When the cell membrane uses protein channels to move materials from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration, this process is called __________.

a)

Active transport

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Facilitated diffusion

10.

______________ is the movement of water molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

a)

Active transport

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Facilitated diffusion

11.

Review: What is the name of the pictured molecule?

a)

Water

b)

Glucose

c)

ADP

d)

ATP

12.

When a cell is in a(n) _______________ solution, water will enter the cell through osmosis causing it to get bigger.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic

13.

When a cell is placed in a(n) _______________ solution, the cell will lose water and shrink.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic

14.

When a cell is placed in a(n) _______________ solution, water goes in and out equally in both directions.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic

15.

Active transport allows materials to move from an area of _______ to _______ concentration across the membrane.

a)

High, low

b)

Low, high

c)

No, some

d)

Resting, active

16.

Active transport uses ______________ and ______________ to move substances across the cell membrane.

a)

Proteins and energy

b)

Proteins and carbohydrates

c)

Fats and lipids

d)

Electricity and magnetism

17.

When a cell uses endocytosis, it moves materials ____________ the cell.

a)

Into

b)

Out of

c)

In and out

d)

Back and forth

18.

What two methods of active transport move materials into the cell?

a)

Pinocytosis and exocytosis

b)

Exocytosis and endocytosis

c)

Pinocytosis and phagocytosis

d)

Phagocytosis and exocytosis

19.

When small materials enter the cell by a pinching in of the cell membrane, it is called ______________.

a)

Pinocytosis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Exocytosis

e)

Phagocytosis

20.

When the cell membrane moves out and surrounds large materials entering the cell, the process is called ______________.

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Pinocytosis

c)

Phagocytosis

d)

None of the above

21.

Which of the following statements is not part of the modern cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells

b)

Cells all have DNA

c)

Cells are the smallest living unit of structure and function in an organism.

d)

All cells come from existing cells

22.

REVIEW: This organelle is the “brain” of the cell and is responsible for controlling all functions inside the cell.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

23.

The diagram below shows which active transport process?

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Pinocytosis

c)

Phagocytosis

d)

Passive transport

24.

Look at the diagram below. What type of solution is the blood cell in?

a)

Hypertonic because it is losing water.

b)

Hypotonic because it is gaining water.

c)

Isotonic because water is moving in and out equally

25.

REVIEW: Ribosomes are found in all types of cells. Their function is to synthesize ___________.

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic acids