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Cell Transport Quiz

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Spraying Axe body spray in a corner of the room and someone on the opposite corner smells it is an example of what?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Active transport

d)

Diffusion

2.
The phospholipid bilayer is ____________
a)
Permeable 
b)
Impermeable
c)
Semipermeable 
d)
None of the above
3.

If a solution is hypotonic, the direction of water is ________________.

a)

Inside the cell membrane

b)

Outside the cell membrane

c)

Within the cell membrane

d)

None of the above

4.

If the solution is hypertonic, the direction of water is ________________.

a)

Inside the cell membrane

b)

Outside the cell membrane

c)

Within the cell membrane

d)

None of the above

5.
Which term means "water-loving"?
a)
Cohesion
b)
Nonpolar
c)
Hydrophilic
d)
Hydrophobic
6.
Which term means "water-fearing"?
a)
Adhesion
b)
Polar
c)
Hydrophilic
d)
Hydrophobic
7.
The cell membrane is made mostly of
a)
phospholipid monolayer and proteins
b)
phospholipid bilayer and proteins
c)
proteins and carbohydrates bilayer
d)
triglycerides and carbohydrates
8.

In the human body, ___ is the process where nutrients move from an area of lower concentration in the small intestine to an area of higher concentration in the blood stream.

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

9.

The cell shrunk in size, which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

10.

This picture represents what type of cell transport?

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Endocytosis

11.

A cell in an isotonic solution will:

a)

Swell

b)

Shrink

c)

Stay the same size

d)

Shrink and then swell

12.

What type of solution causes the blood cells to swell and burst? Net movement of water molecules into the cell.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Homeostasis

13.

The concentration of red molecules outside the cell is higher than the concentration inside the cell. The red molecules cannot penetrate the cell. What will happen to the cell?

a)

Water will leave the cell, and the cell will shrink. The solution is isotonic.

b)

Water will enter the cell, and the cell will expand. The cell is isotonic.

c)

Water will enter the cell, and the cell will expand. The cell is hypertonic.

d)

Water will leave the cell, and the cell will shrink. The solution is hypertonic.

14.

What type of transport is occurring in the diagram?

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

15.

Which means of particle transport is shown in the figure above?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active transport

16.

Water (H₂O) will move ____________ the cell.

a)

into

b)

out of

c)

into and out of

17.
A process for removing large quantities toxins and waste from the cell is
a)
exorcism
b)
exocytosis
c)
endocytosis
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
18.

The image shows two solutions separated by a semipermeable membrane. The top image shows the initial concentrations, while the bottom image shows results after osmosis occurs. In the top image the solution on the left is ​ ​ (a)   to the solution on the right. This means that water will ​ (b)   the solution on the right. The bottom image shows solutions that are ​ (c)  

Choose from the below words
hypotonic
enter
isotonic
hypertonic
exit