wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Active Transport

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
2.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Active Transport Pump
d)
Osmosis
3.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Diffusion
d)
Sodium-Potassium Pump
4.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
5.

Which one is the definition of active transport?

a)

movement of particles through the cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration using energy in the form of ATP.

b)

passage of water molecules from a region of their higher concentration to a region of their lower concentration through a partially permeable membrane

c)

net movement of molecule from a region of higher concentration to region of lower concentration. Molecule down a concentration gradient

d)

net movement of molecule from a region of lower concentration to region of higher concentration. Molecule down a concentration gradient

6.
What are 3 types of active transport?
a)
Riding a bike, Running through the mountains, walking on the beach
b)
Osmosis, Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Sodium/potassium Pump, Endocytosis, Exocytosis
d)
Throwing a ball, Playing tennis, driving a car
7.
Even though the concentration of salt is high in some gland cells and low in the blood, these cells can move salt out of blood and into the cells.  This is an example of
a)
passive transport
b)
active transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
8.
Cells sometimes use energy to transport materials across the cell membrane.  This is called
a)
photosynthesis
b)
osmosis
c)
cellular respiration
d)
active transport
9.
Solutes move against the concentration gradient
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
10.
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 
11.

What might happen if a cell did not have any ATP/energy?

a)

It would not have enough energy to do active transport

b)

It's cell membrane would break

c)

The transport proteins would not be needed.

12.

In active transport, .............

a)

energy is required

b)

energy is not required

13.
When a white blood cell engulfs a bacteria cell, they use _____ to bring the bacteria into the cell.  
a)
Na/K pump
b)
Carrier Protein
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Endocytosis
14.
Cells sometimes use energy to transport materials across the cell membrane.  This is called
a)

Simple Diffusion

b)
osmosis
c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)
active transport
15.

During active transport, what is required to move materials across the cell membrane?

a)

water

b)

energy

c)

oxygen

d)

cytoplasm

16.

What term is used when the concentrations of solutes inside and outside a cell are in equilibrium?

a)

hypotonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

polytonic

17.

What is the process by which water passes into or out of a cell?

a)

dispersion

b)

phagocytosis

c)

osmosis

d)

equilibrium

18.

Crystals of dye, when placed in a beaker of water, eventually spread evenly throughout the water. This is an example of

a)

osmosis.

b)

diffusion.

c)

phagocytosis.

d)

active transport.

19.

Which molecule is MOST LIKELY to diffuse through a cell membrane without the use of energy?

a)

protein

b)

water

c)

DNA

d)

starch