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Movement through Membranes (LC Bio)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.  
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
2.
What is diffusion?
a)
The movement of particles from low conc. to high conc. in a given space
b)
The movement of particles from high conc. to low conc. in a given space
3.

Cell membranes are described as selectively permeable.

Four students were asked to explain what this means. Which one is correct?

a)

Student 1: Cell membranes prevent all materials from entering the cell.

b)

Student 2: Cell membranes only provide structural support for the cell.

c)

Student 3: Cell membranes regulate which substances can enter and exit the cell.

d)

Student 4: Cell membranes allow water and water-soluble substances to enter the cell.

4.

The movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called ___________.

a)

active transport

b)

respiration

c)

osmosis

d)

diffusion

5.
Which cell is placed into a hypotonic environment? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
6.
 An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will
a)
Stay the same
b)
Shrink- get smaller
c)
Swell- get bigger
7.
Moving from areas of LOW concentration to areas of HIGH concentration is called?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
c)
Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
8.

Passive transport is called "passive" because it occurs WITHOUT

a)

cause.

b)

using energy.

c)

a concentration gradient.

d)

a cell wall.

9.

If you were looking for transport proteins, where would you find them?

a)

in a cell's nucleus

b)

in a cell's membrane

c)

in a cell's cell wall

d)

in a cell's lysosome

10.

Which is true about active transport?

a)

It requires energy

b)

it is a type of diffusion

c)

It moves substances down the concentration gradient

d)

it moves material from high to low concentration

11.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
12.

When animal cells are placed in a __________ solution they begin to swell.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Concentrated

13.

Most of the cell membrane is made of...

a)

Phospholipids

b)

Cholesterol

c)

Proteins

d)

DNA

14.

When carbon dioxide diffuses into a cell, this is called:

a)

osmosis

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

simple/passive diffusion

d)

active transport

15.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
16.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
17.
An ISOTONIC solution has a(n) ______________ concentration of solute (dissolved stuff) than inside the cell.
a)
lower
b)
equal
c)
higher
18.
If a cell is placed in a HYPOTONIC solution, water will move _________ of the cell, causing it to ___________.
a)
into, swell
b)
out of, shrivel
c)
in and out of the cell, stay the same
19.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
20.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused