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WorksheetsBio Test: Cell Membrane and Transport
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
What does "bilayer" mean?
a)
one layer
b)
two layers
c)
laminated
d)
bilateral
4.
Most of the cell membrane is made of...
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic acids
5.
What is embedded in the phospholipid bilayer?
a)
proteins
b)
salt
c)
water
6.
What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
proteins
c)
hydrophilic heads
d)
lipids
7.
Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A
8.
Hydrophilic portion of cell membrane?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
9.
A ______________ is composed of a phosphate and glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails.
a)
phospholipid
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Cholesterol
d)
Protein
10.
___________ allow cells to recognize each other and act like ID tags.
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids
d)
Cholesterol
11.
___________ strengthens and stabilizes the cell membrane.
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids
d)
Cholesterol
12.
___________ form the two layers of the cell membrane.
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids
d)
Cholesterol
13.
Something is ___________ ____________
when some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot.
when some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot.
a)
Selectively (or Semi) Permeable
b)
Transparent
c)
Permanent
d)
Regulated
14.
Which of the following is NOT part of the cell membrane?
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
15.
A balance that an organism maintains by regulating what goes into and out of the cell.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Homeostasis
c)
Plasmolysis
d)
Hypotonic
16.
The type of cellular transport that requires no energy.
a)
Active Transport
b)
Protein Pumps
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Endocytosis
17.
Which of the following modes of cellular transport does NOT require energy?
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Protein Pumps
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis
18.
The process of engulfing food or liquid particles into the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
19.
Which type of cellular transport moves molecules from low concentrations to high concentrations?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Protein Pumps
20.
The release of large particles, often waste materials from the inside of the cell to the outside of the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
21.
What type of transport involves the movement of water from high to low concentrations?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Active Transport
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
22.
What type of transport uses transport (channel) proteins to help molecules move from higher to lower concentrations?
a)
Protein Pumps
b)
Diffusion
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
23.
What type of solution has more solutes and less water than a cell that it contains?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
None of the Above
24.
What happens to a plant cell that is placed into a hypotonic solution?
a)
It shrinks
b)
Plasmolysis
c)
It swells
d)
Cytolysis
25.
True or false: Regulating what enters and leaves the cell helps the cell maintain homeostasis.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Which of the following is responsible for getting large or charged (polar) molecules across the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
28.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
29.
Osmosis is a form of ______________.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
30.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
31.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
32.
Solutes move with the concentration gradient, therefore no energy is used.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
33.
Movement of materials from high to low concentration through a protein channel.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
34.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
35.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
36.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
37.
ATP is a form of energy.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
38.
Exocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
39.
Endocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
40.
Low to High
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
41.
Solutes move against the concentration gradient, therefore energy is needed.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
42.
Uses ATP (energy)
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
43.
This uses energy
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
both
44.
What does “high concentration area” mean?
a)
Spread out
b)
Tightly packed together
c)
Uncrowded
d)
Spacious
45.
Why is diffusion and osmosis important to cells?
a)
It allows them to take in materials without using energy.
b)
It allows them to reproduce.
c)
It allows them to absorb sunlight.
d)
It allows cells to use all energy.
46.
If the sodium concentration inside a cell is greater than outside the cell, how can a cell take in more sodium?
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
passive transport
47.
Two different solutions are separated by a membrane permeable only to water. How will molecules move?
a)
solutes will move by dissolving
b)
water will move by active transport
c)
solutes will move by osmosis
d)
water will move by osmosis
48.
Your gums are swollen. How will rinsing with warm salt water help the swelling?
a)
swollen gums will absorb the salt
b)
salt lowers the temp
c)
salt goes against the concentration gradient
d)
water in the gums has diffused out of the cells
49.
Which of the following forms of transport DO require the cell to use energy (ATP)
a)
Active Transport
b)
Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
e)
Endocytosis
50.
The cell uses __________ to transport waste out of the cell.
a)
passive transport
b)
diffusion
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
51.
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called ______
a)
active trasport
b)
passive transport
c)
osmosis
d)
endocytosis
52.
A cell must expend energy to transport substances using ___________
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
active transport
d)
passive transport
53.
White blood cells engulf (take in), digest, and destroy invading bacteria using ________
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
54.
If the solute (dots) in this diagram are unable to pass through the dividing membrane, what will happen?
a)
The water level will rise on the right side of the tube.
b)
The water level will rise on the left side of the tube.
c)
The water level will stay the same.
55.
Which two molecules are embedded in the cell membrane?
a)
chlorophyll
b)
cholesterol
c)
glycolipids
d)
glycogen
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