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Unit 3B: Cell Transport

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is part of the cell theory?

a)

All cells form spontaneously

b)

Cells are the smallest unit of life

c)

All organisms are made of two or more cells

d)

Cells are the largest unit of life

2.

What technological advancement helped with the cell theory?

a)

cars

b)

cell phones

c)

sewage systems

d)

microscopes

3.

True or False: Cell membrane is fully permeable

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Select all of the terms that describe the cell membrane

a)

semipermeable

b)

fully permeable

c)

partially permeable

d)

selectively permeable

5.

Select the two main components of the cell membrane

a)

lipids

b)

proteins

c)

carbohydrates

d)

nucleic acids

6.

Phospholipid bilayer

a)

one layer of phospholipids with the tails facing each other

b)

two layers of phospholipids with the heads facing each other

c)

two layers of phospholipids with the tails facing each other

d)

one layer of phospholipids with the heads facing each other

7.

Hydrophobic

a)

water loving

b)

non-polar

c)

polar

d)

water fearing

8.

Hydrophilic

a)

water loving

b)

non-polar

c)

polar

d)

water fearing

9.

What part of the phospholipid is hydrophobic?

a)

Head

b)

Tail

10.

What part of the phospholipid is hydrophilic?

a)

Head

b)

Tail

11.

What part of the phospholipid is non-polar?

a)

Head

b)

Tail

12.

What part of the phospholipid is polar?

a)

Head

b)

Tail

13.

What type of molecules need to use a protein to cross the cell membrane?

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

c)

small

d)

large

14.

What type of molecules do NOT need to use a protein to cross the cell membrane?

a)

polar

b)

nonpolar

c)

small

d)

large

15.

If a molecule requires energy to cross the cell membrane, it is using...

a)

osmosis

b)

active transport

c)

diffusion

d)

facilitated diffusion

16.

True or False: Plasma membrane and cell membrane mean the same thing

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Passive transport

a)

requires no energy, goes with the concentration gradient

b)

requires energy, goes with the concentration gradient

c)

requires energy, goes against the concentration gradient

d)

requires no energy, goes against the concentration gradient

18.

Concentration Gradient

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

19.

Which of the following is an example of passive transport?

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

20.

Facilitated diffusion

a)

goes with concentration gradient, no energy, needs a protein

b)

goes against concentration gradient, uses energy, needs a protein

c)

goes with concentration gradient, no energy, no protein

d)

movement of water with concentration gradient

21.

Diffusion

a)

goes with concentration gradient, no energy, needs a protein

b)

goes against concentration gradient, uses energy, needs a protein

c)

goes with concentration gradient, no energy, no protein

d)

movement of water with concentration gradient

22.

Osmosis

a)

goes with concentration gradient, no energy, needs a protein

b)

goes against concentration gradient, uses energy, needs a protein

c)

goes with concentration gradient, no energy, no protein

d)

movement of water with concentration gradient

23.

Active transport

a)

goes with concentration gradient, no energy, needs a protein

b)

goes against concentration gradient, uses energy, needs a protein

c)

goes with concentration gradient, no energy, no protein

d)

movement of water with concentration gradient

24.

Solute

a)

what is being dissolved (salt, sugar, etc)

b)

what is doing the dissolving (water)

c)

mixture

25.

Solvent

a)

what is being dissolved (salt, sugar, etc)

b)

what is doing the dissolving (water)

c)

mixture

26.

Hypertonic

a)

more solute inside of the cell, more water outside of the cell

b)

more solute outside of the cell, more water inside of the cell

c)

equal amount of solute in and out of the cell, equal amount of water in and out of the cell

27.

Hypotonic

a)

more solute inside of the cell, more water outside of the cell

b)

more solute outside of the cell, more water inside of the cell

c)

equal amount of solute in and out of the cell, equal amount of water in and out of the cell

28.

Isotonic

a)

more solute inside of the cell, more water outside of the cell

b)

more solute outside of the cell, more water inside of the cell

c)

equal amount of solute in and out of the cell, equal amount of water in and out of the cell

29.

In what type of solution does the cell swell?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

30.

In what type of solution does the cell shrink?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

31.

What type of solution is this cell in? (NaCl = salt)

a)

hypotonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypertonic

32.

What type of solution is this cell in? (NaCl = salt)

a)

hypotonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypertonic

33.

What will happen to this cell? (NaCl - salt)

a)

swell

b)

stay the same

c)

shrink

34.

If a cell that contains 10% salt is placed in a 10% salt solution, what would happen?

a)

cell would grow

b)

cell would shrink

c)

cell would stay the same

35.

A cell with 30% salt has _____% water

a)

30

b)

70

c)

50

d)

10

36.

This is an example of...

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

37.

This is an example of...

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

38.

This is an example of...

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

39.

This is an example of...

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

40.

If you see ATP, you know it is...

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

facilitated diffusion

41.

True or False: Water needs a protein to cross the membrane because it is polar

a)

true

b)

false

42.

What type of solution would cause a cell to burst?

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

43.

Plasmolysis

a)

plant cell is in a hypertonic solution, causing its contents to pull away from the cell wall

b)

plant cell is in a hypertonic solution, causing its contents to push against the cell wall

c)

plant cell is in a hypotonic solution, causing its contents to push against the cell wall

d)

plant cell is in a hypotonic solution, causing its contents to pull away from the cell wall

44.

Turgid

a)

plant cell is in a hypertonic solution, causing its contents to pull away from the cell wall

b)

plant cell is in a hypertonic solution, causing its contents to push against the cell wall

c)

plant cell is in a hypotonic solution, causing its contents to push against the cell wall

d)

plant cell is in a hypotonic solution, causing its contents to pull away from the cell wall

45.

When a plant cell's contents pull away from the cell wall, it is in a _________ solution

a)

hypotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

isotonic

46.

When a plant cell's contents push against the cell wall, it is in a _________ solution

a)

hypotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

isotonic