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Understanding Cell Transport Mechanisms

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the process by which molecules spread from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active transport

2.

Which term describes the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration to a region of high solute concentration?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Facilitated diffusion

3.

What is the term for the difference in concentration of a substance across a space?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Concentration gradient

d)

Hypotonic

4.

Which solution has the same solute concentration as the cell, resulting in no net movement of water?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Supersonic

5.

What happens to a cell placed in a hypertonic solution?

a)

It swells

b)

It shrinks

c)

It remains the same

d)

It bursts

6.

Which type of solution causes a cell to swell due to water intake?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Supersonic

7.

What is the process called when molecules move across a cell membrane with the help of a protein, but without energy input?

a)

Active transport

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Simple diffusion

8.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of facilitated diffusion?

a)

Requires energy

b)

Uses transport proteins

c)

Moves substances down their concentration gradient

d)

Is a passive process

9.

In which type of solution is the concentration of solutes higher outside the cell than inside?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Supersonic

10.

Which of the following processes is primarily responsible for the uptake of glucose in cells?

a)

Simple diffusion

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active transport

11.

Cellular energy required for active transport comes directly in the form of _________.

a)

glucose

b)

lipids

c)

ATP

d)

NADPH

12.

Active transport requires cellular energy and moves substances from area of ________________ concentration to ______________ concentration.

a)

low, low

b)

low, high

c)

high, low

d)

high, high

13.

Endocytosis and exocytosis both use energy to engulf substances with the cell membrane. However, _____________ brings substances into the cell, while ____________ takes substances out of the cell.

a)

endocytosis, exocytosis

b)

exocytosis, endocytosis

c)

endocytosis, endocytosis

d)

exocytosis, exocytosis

14.
Which is NOT a form of active transport?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Osmosis
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Pinocytosis
15.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram B, would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

16.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
17.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
18.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
19.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
20.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
21.
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.  
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
22.
Which way will the water molecules move during osmosis?
a)
Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.
b)
Out of the cell, so the cell swells.
c)
Into the cell, so the cell shrinks.
d)
Into the cell, so the cell swells.
23.
Where is there a low concentration of perfume?
a)
in the bottle
b)
on the hand
c)
in the room
d)
in the top
24.
Which diagram best shows the end result of diffusion?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
25.
Equilibrium?
a)
a large  amount of substance on  side of the cell and a small amount on the other side
b)
a small  amount of substance on  side of the cell and a large amount on the otherside
c)
equal amount of substance on either side of the membrane  
d)
no particles on either side of the a cell membrane
26.

Passive Transport means

a)

Energy is used

b)

No energy is used

c)

Energy is created

27.

Which type of passive transport uses proteins to help molecules pass through the membrane?

a)
Diffusion
b)
Facilitated diffusion
c)
Osmosis
d)
All of the above
28.

An example of facilitated diffusion is

a)

CO2 and O2 exchange in the lungs

b)

Glucose transport

c)

Na+ / K+ Pumps

d)

Endocytosis

29.
Where is there a low concentration of dye?
a)
at the bottom of cup
b)
in the color
c)
at the top of cup 
d)
no concenteraion gradient
30.

What is this structure?

a)

cell membrane

b)

plasma membrane

c)

vesicle

d)

vacuole

31.

This picture is a representation of what type of transport?

a)

Osmosis because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

b)

Facilitated diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

c)

Facilitated diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of low concentration to high concentration.

d)

Simple diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.