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Cell Membrane and Diffusion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Osmosis is the diffusion of _____.

a)

proteins

b)

cytoplasm

c)

milk

d)

water

2.

Water enters the cell in a ____ solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

3.

Water leaves the cell in a ____ solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

4.

What happens to the size of a cell if it is placed in a hypotonic solution?

a)

it shrinks

b)

it swells

c)

it stays the same

5.

What happens to the size of a cell if it is placed in a hypertonic solution?

a)

it shrinks

b)

it swells

c)

it stays the same

6.

What happens to size of the cell if it is placed in an isotonic solution?

a)

it shrinks

b)

it swells

c)

it stays the same

7.

A cell in a ____ solution is in dynamic equilibrium. This means there is no osmosis and the cell size will not change.

a)

hypotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

isotonic

8.

The cell part that controls what enters and leaves the cell is the:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Cell Membrane

9.

During diffusion, if the concentration of molecules on each side of the cell membrane are THE SAME, what do the molecules do?

a)

leave the cell

b)

keep moving back and forth

c)

enter the cell

d)

stop moving

10.

This picture shows an experiment with water (blue small dots) and glucose (large red dots). The glucose (solute) CANNOT move across the membrane (middle dashed black line). Which side is hypertonic for solute?

a)

The left side (less big dots)

b)

The right side (more big dots)

11.

Which direction will the solute move?

a)

To the right

b)

To the left

c)

It cannot move across the membrane because it is too big

12.

If material is too big to go through the cell membrane, special proteins HELP move molecules from high to low through the membrane. What is that called?

a)

active transport

b)

osmosis

c)

equilibrium

d)

facilitated diffusion

13.

Which of the following best describes the function of the cell membrane?

a)

A) It provides energy to the cell

b)

B) It controls the movement of substances in and out of the cell

c)

C) It synthesizes proteins

d)

D) It stores genetic information

14.

What is the primary mechanism by which oxygen and carbon dioxide move across the cell membrane?

a)

A) Active transport

b)

B) Facilitated diffusion

c)

C) Simple diffusion

d)

D) Endocytosis

15.

In an experiment, a cell is placed in a solution and it swells. What can be inferred about the solution?

a)

A) The solution is hypertonic

b)

B) The solution is hypotonic

c)

C) The solution is isotonic

d)

D) The solution is at equilibrium