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Biology EOC Cell Transport

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
2.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
3.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
4.

When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, water...

a)

moves from the inside of the cell to the solution

b)

moves from the solution to the inside of the cell

c)

moves equally in and out of the cell

d)

none of these

5.

What type of transport is this?

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

6.

A cell will __________________ in a hypotonic solution.

a)

swell and perhaps burst

b)

shrink and shrivel

c)

the size of the cell will not change

7.

The balance that an organism maintains by regulating what goes into and out of the cell, is known as.....

a)

osmosis

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Plasmolysis

d)

cytolysis

8.

Which of the following is a type of cellular transport that requires no energy?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Passive Transport

d)

Endocytosis

9.

Which type of cellular transport moves molecules from low concentrations to high concentrations?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Passive Transport

d)

Active Transport

10.
What type of transport involves the movement of water from high to low concentrations?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Active Transport
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
11.
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
12.

What might happen to a freshwater plant that is placed into saltwater?

a)

Cells will swell

b)

Plasmolysis

c)

The cells will burst

d)

There will be no change

13.
A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  This solution is considered to be _____ to the cell.
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
None of the Above
14.
A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  What will happen to the cell?
a)
It will shrink
b)
It will swell
c)
No change
d)
Cytolysis
15.

A cell with a 20% salt solution is placed into a beaker of pure water. What will happen to the cell?

a)

It will shrink

b)

Plasmolysis

c)

No change

d)

It will swell

16.
A cell with a 10% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 40% salt solution.  How will water move?
a)
It will leave the cell
b)
It will enter the cell
c)
It will move in and out equally
d)
There will be no movement
17.

A plant cell with a 20% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution. What will happen to the plant cell?

a)

It will burst

b)

Plasmolysis

c)

It will shrink

d)

It will swell

18.
 In pure water, a red blood cell from an animal will swell and burst, but a leaf cell from a plant will not. Which structure in the leaf cell is responsible for this difference?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
 mitochondrion
d)
nucleus
19.

The diagram below represents a cell and some molecules in its environment. Which molecule would require the use of energy in order to be brought into the cell?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

Which form of transport is shown in the diagram?

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

21.
When both inside and outside of a cell have the same amount of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of ___________.
a)
osmosis
b)
equilibrium
c)
diffusion
d)
hypertonic
22.
Which cells are more efficient at obtaining nutrients?
a)
Small Cells
b)
Medium Size Cells
c)
Large Cells
d)
X-Large Cells
23.
As a cell’s size increases, its ratio of surface area to volume decreases.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
High Surface area to volume ratio allows cells to do what quickly?
a)
Move materials around inside the cell
b)
Move materials in and out of the cell 
c)
Communicate to other cells
d)
Divide