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GB1 Reviewer (Cell Membrane, Transport Mechanisms, Biomolecules)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The plasma membrane contains proteins that assist in transporting substances. What are these proteins called?

a)

Enzymes

b)

Lipids

c)

Transport proteins

d)

Structural proteins

2.

Which process involves the movement of water molecules across a semipermeable membrane?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Facilitated diffusion

3.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the phospholipid bilayer?

a)

The heads are hydrophobic, and the tails are hydrophilic

b)

The heads are hydrophilic, and the tails are hydrophobic

c)

Both heads and tails are hydrophobic

d)

Both heads and tails are hydrophilic

4.

Which of the following best describes active transport?

a)

Requires energy and moves substances against the concentration gradient

b)

Does not require energy and moves substances along the concentration gradient

c)

Only moves water molecules

d)

Moves substances in random directions without energy

5.

Which molecule cannot easily pass through the plasma membrane without the aid of transport proteins?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Glucose

d)

Water

6.

The sodium-potassium pump moves ions across the membrane. What type of transport protein is this?

a)

Uniporter

b)

Symporter

c)

Antiporter

d)

Aquaporin

7.

David notices that his skin becomes wrinkled after soaking in a bathtub for too long. What process is responsible for this change?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Facilitated diffusion

8.

When you sprinkle salt on a snail, it shrinks because:

a)

Water moves out of the snail’s cells by osmosis.

b)

The salt enters the snail’s cells by diffusion.

c)

The snail produces more waste as a response to the salt.

d)

The salt blocks oxygen uptake by the snail.

9.

What would happen to a red blood cell placed in a solution that is hypertonic?

a)

Swell

b)

Shrink

c)

Remain the same

d)

Undergo active transport

10.

Maria places a slice of apple in distilled water. After several hours, the apple slice becomes more firm. What best explains this result?

a)

The distilled water caused the apple to absorb more solute.

b)

The distilled water is hypertonic to the apple, causing it to lose water.

c)

The distilled water is hypotonic to the apple, causing water to enter the cells.

d)

The distilled water diffused into the air, making the apple firmer.

11.

What is the type of tonicity of the solution inside the cell?

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

12.

What will be the movement of the water?

a)

into the cell

b)

out of the cell

c)

in and out of the cell (equal rates)

13.

Given this situation, the cell will ​

a)
shrivel
b)
lyse
c)
plasmolyze
d)
remain the same
e)
be turgid
14.

Given this situation, will osmosis occur?

a)

YES

b)

NO

15.

The cell is in what type of solution?

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

16.

What is the % of solute inside the cell?

(a)  

17.

What is the % of water inside the cell?

(a)  

18.

What is the % of water outside the cell?

(a)  

19.

What is the % of solute outside the cell?

(a)  

20.

Statement 1: Both carbohydrates and lipids can be made into simpler molecules.
Statement 2: Both carbohydrates and lipids are made out of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.

a)

Only statement 1 is TRUE

b)

Only statement 2 is TRUE

c)

Both statements are TRUE

d)

Both statements are FALSE

21.

Statement 1: Simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion both require transport proteins to move substances across the membrane.
Statement 2: Both types of diffusion involve movement of substances along their concentration gradient.

a)

Only statement 1 is TRUE

b)

Only statement 2 is TRUE

c)

Both statements are TRUE

d)

Both statements are FALSE

22.

Statement 1: Osmosis is the movement of solutes from low to high concentration.
Statement 2: Osmosis occurs only when there is a semipermeable membrane present.

a)

Only statement 1 is TRUE

b)

Only statement 2 is TRUE

c)

Both statements are TRUE

d)

Both statements are FALSE

23.

This picture represents which type of cellular transport?

a)

passive transport

b)

endocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

osmosis

24.

Yum! Something smells good. The neighbors are grilling delicious food! Is this diffusion, osmosis or active transport?

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

25.

What molecules need the help of proteins to move through the cell membrane?

a)

large, nonpolar molecules

b)

small, nonpolar molecules

c)

ions

d)

small, polar molecules

26.

Which of these best represents a fatty-acid molecule?

a)

b)

c)

d)

27.

What elements are common to all 4 biomolecules?

a)

Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen

b)

Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

c)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

d)

Carbon, Hydrogen, Phosphorus

28.

What is the difference between active and passive transport?

a)

Active does not need energy and passive uses ATP (energy)

b)

Active uses ATP (energy) and passive does not need energy

c)

Active stores transport proteins and passive releases 

d)

Active uses hormones and passive does not 

29.

In diffusion, materials always move from areas of _____________ concentration, to areas of _____________ concentration.

a)

low, high

b)

high, low

c)

low, low

d)

high, high

30.

Human red blood cells contain 0.9% sodium chloride as a component of their cytoplasm. What would happen if an IV solution containing 3.5% sodium chloride is introduced into a person? 

a)

The red blood cell would get bigger and burst.

b)

The red blood cell would stay the same size.

c)

The red blood cell would shrink.

d)

The red blood cell would first loose water and then absorb water.

31.

Which component contributes to maintain the fluidity of the cell membrane?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

cholesterol

c)

proteins

d)

saturated fatty acids

32.

Match the following

a)

Phagocytosis

1.

Taking in Solid food particles

b)

Pinocytosis

2.

Taking in dissolved or broken down substances

c)

Receptor-mediated

3.

The cell brings in specific substances using receptors.

33.

Match the description to the appropriate cell membrane structure.

34.

Match each biomolecule with its main function:

a)

Storing genetic information

1.

Nucleic Acids

b)

Long-term energy storage

2.

Lipids

c)

Quick energy supply

3.

Carbohydrates

d)

Catalyzing reactions & structural support

4.

Proteins

35.

Match the following situations with their corresponding type of cellular transport:

a)

Oxygen enters the cell without the need for energy.

1.

Simple diffusion

b)

A cell expels waste materials using vesicles.

2.

Exocytosis

c)

Glucose is transported into the cell via a protein channel.

3.

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Large molecules are engulfed by the cell.

4.

Endocytosis

e)

Ions are pumped out of the cells against their concentration gradient.

5.

Active transport via carrier protein