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Osmosis and Cell Transport Worksheet

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of transport moves water through the membrane during osmosis?

a)

Active transport

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Exocytosis

2.

Which statement best describes what happens when the concentration of water is equal on both sides of the cell membrane?

a)

Water stops moving completely

b)

Water moves only into the cell

c)

Water moves equally back and forth (dynamic equilibrium)

d)

Water moves only out of the cell

3.

Why does osmosis not require energy from the cell?

a)

Because it is a type of active transport

b)

Because water moves from low to high concentration

c)

Because it is a passive process

d)

Because it uses ATP

4.

A student is given a diagram with dots representing water and triangles representing sugar. If the concentration of water is higher outside the cell than inside, in which direction will water move?

a)

Water will move into the cell

b)

Water will move out of the cell

c)

Water will not move at all

d)

Water will move in both directions equally

5.

If a 15% solute cell is placed in a 50% solute solution, in which direction will water move?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

No movement

d)

Both directions equally

6.

A cell is placed in a hypotonic solution. What will happen to the cell?

a)

It will shrink

b)

It will swell

c)

It will stay the same size

d)

It will burst immediately