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CHAPTER 3: PLASMA MEMBRANE STRUCTURE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Type of protein

a)

carrier protein

b)

channel protein

2.

phospholipid bilayer consists of

a)

pore protein and carrier protein

b)

glycoprotein and carrier protein

c)

two layers of phospholipid molecules

d)

glycogen and proteins

3.

Name this structure

a)

cell wall

b)

phospholipid bilayer

c)

lipid layer

d)

mosaic

4.

A major function of glycoproteins and glycolipids in the membane is to

a)

glue cells together to form tissues

b)

allow cells to identify each other

c)

attach membrane to cytoskeleton

d)

help retain shape

5.

Which is NOT a function of the membrane?

a)

it forms a selective barrier

b)

it has receptors for chemical messages

c)

it is the control center of the cell

d)

it is involved in self recognition

6.

Identify a peripheral protein

a)

structure a

b)

strucure b

c)

structure g

d)

structure h

7.

Which part repels water?

a)

hydrophilic head

b)

hydrophobic tail

8.

All processes taking place across the plasma membrane do not require the breakdown of ATP molecules except:

a)

simple diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

facilitated diffusion

9.

All processes taking place across the plasma membrane do not require the breakdown of ATP molecules except:

a)

simple diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

facilitated diffusion

10.

Name structure P

(a)  

11.

What does "hydrophobic" mean?

a)

water loving, associates with water

b)

water fearing, does not associate with water

c)

a world war II submarine

d)

an example would be solutes like sugar or salt

12.

Define plasma membrane

a)

lipid that helps minimize effects of temperature

b)

only on the outer surface of the plasma membrane and are attached to proteins or lipids; form distinctive cellular markers

c)

flexible boundary of a cell that separates a cell from its surroundings

d)

may extend partway into the plasma membrane, cross the membrane entirely, or be loosely attached to its inside or outside face

13.

Which of these are not embedded in the lipid bilayer at all?

a)

integral proteins

b)

glycoproteins

c)

peripheral proteins

d)

transmembrane proteins

14.

Membrane phospholipids

a)

have hydrophobic heads that face the center of the membrane and are shielded from water

b)

have hydrophilic tails that face outward

c)

remain fluid because they are tightly packed

d)

none of these

15.

Identify cholesterol molecule

a)

structure a

b)

structure b

c)

structure h

d)

structure i

16.

They are located entirely outside the lipid bilayer.

a)

Integral proteins

b)

Peripheral membrane proteins

c)

Lipid-anchored membrane proteins

17.

This image is an example of a phospholipid. Which part of a phospholipid is HYDROPHOBIC?

a)

the phosphate "head"

b)

the lipid "tails"

18.

Which type of biological macromolecule is the main component of the plasma membrane?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

19.

What kinds of molecules pass through a cell membrane most easily?

a)

ionic

b)

small and hydrophobic

c)

large polar

d)

large and hydrophobic

20.

Which of the following is the characteristic of plasma membrane?

a)

Not permeable

b)

Fully permeable

c)

Selectively permeable

d)

Less permeable