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Cell Transport Test

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_____________ allows some things to enter and leave cells, while keeping other things out of the cell.
a)

Nucleus control center of the cell

b)

Selectively Permeable golgi apparatus

c)
A selectively permeable membrane
d)

Non Permeable membrane

2.
Cells sometimes use energy to transport materials across the cell membrane.  This is called
a)

Simple Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active transport

3.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
4.

This picture represents what type of active cell transport?

a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
5.
Which is true about active transport?
a)
It requires energy
b)
it does not require energy
c)
It moves substances down the concentration gradient
d)
it moves material from high to low concentration
6.
In a nerve cell, ATP energy is used to pump sodium (Na) out of the cell and potassium (K) into the cell. This is an example of...
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Simple Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Osmosis
7.

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.

8.

Which type of passive transport uses transport proteins to transport items such as glucose through the membrane?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

9.

Which type of transport does not use energy to transport substances?

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

10.

The cell expanded in size to the point of lysing (bursting), which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

11.

The cell shows water moving in and out equally, which means it was placed in a ___ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

12.

Another term for maintaining an internal balance is...

a)

Equality

b)

Equential

c)

Homeostasis

d)

Balance

13.
What does the "fluid mosaic model" mean about the cell membrane?
a)
It can dissolve into fluid.
b)
The cell is mostly made of mosaic molecules.
c)
It looks like a flexible pattern made up of different parts.
d)
Somebody else should name these things.
14.
Which statement best describes the cell membrane?
a)
The protective outer layer that controls what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
Stores information on DNA molecules / Directs and controls the activities of the cell.
c)
A folded membrane that moves materials around inside cells / Also acts as the site of manufacturing materials needed by the cell.
d)
The smallest organelle with a huge job / Makes proteins, which are the building blocks of the body.
15.
Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
16.

Examples of particles that can diffuse across through the phospholipid bilayer include:

a)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

sugar

c)

water

d)

calcium ions

17.

What macromolecule is embedded into the lipid bilayer and helps to transport molecules?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

18.

What is the function of carbohydrates in the cell membrane?

a)

The make up the majority of the cell membrane.

b)

They act as channels for substances to pass through.

c)

They act as name tags for the cell which is important for cell recognition and interaction.

d)

They are not found in the cell membrane.

19.

What type of molecules CANNOT easily diffuse through the cell membrane and would need a protein to help them?

a)

Small Molecules

b)

Large Molecules

c)

Charged Molecules

d)

Nonpolar Molecules

20.

You bought some fresh flowers from the store but they started to look wilted. Once you placed them in a vase full of water, the leaves and stems began to swell again. What process is responsible for this swelling?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

d)

Active Transport

21.

You got your wisdom teeth removed and the doctor told you to rinse your mouth with salt water. Why?

a)

The salt water is a hypertonic solution, and the swollen cells in Devin's mouth will release water through osmosis.

b)

The salt water is a hypotonic solution, and the swollen cells in Devin's mouth will take in water through osmosis.

c)

The salt water is a hypotonic solution, and the swollen cells in Devin's mouth will release water through diffusion.

d)

The salt water is a hypertonic solution, and the swollen cells in Devin's mouth will take in water through diffusion.

22.

What molecule is pictured?

a)

Integral Protein

b)

Carbohydrate chain

c)

Phospholipid

23.
The picture is an example of...
a)
Active transport
b)
Passive transport
c)
Simple diffusion
d)
Osmosis
24.
The movement of water across the membrane for a high concentration to a low concentration.
a)
endocytosis
b)
osmosis
c)
facilitated diffusion
25.

The spreading of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration. Example is air freshener in a room.

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

26.

The sodium potassium pump is a form of active transport. This means ____________ is required.

a)

glucose

b)

ATP

c)

water

d)

oxygen

27.
The difference between osmosis and diffusion is that
a)
diffusion is passive transport, whereas osmosis is active transport
b)
only in diffusion do molecules move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration
c)
osmosis is the opposite of diffusion and only involves the movement of water
d)
osmosis refers specifically to the movement of water, whereas diffusion refers to the movement of any type of molecules
28.

An area that contains a large amount of particles is referred to as having a ________________________.

a)

low concentration

b)

high concentration

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

29.

Diffusion is the movement of

a)

water from low to high concentration

b)

particles from low to high concentration

c)

water from high to low concentration

d)

particles from high to low concentration

30.

What is the primary role of cholesterol in the cell membrane?

a)

To provide energy for the cell.

b)

To stabilize the membrane's fluidity.

c)

To act as a channel for molecules.

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.

32.

Students are observing particles moving against the concentration gradient in a lab investigation. Which type of transport are they observing?

a)

osmosis

b)

active Transport

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

diffusion

33.

Students are observing particles moving with the concentration gradient in a lab investigation. Which type of transport are they observing? (check all that apply)

a)

using pumps to move things quickly

b)

passive transport

c)

osmosis

d)

endocytosis

34.

This picture shows molecules of red dye that have moved. What is this type of movement called?

a)

Osmosis; the water molecules are moving from high concentration to low

b)

Diffusion; the dye molecules are moving from low to high concentration

c)

Diffusion; the dye molecules are moving from high to low concentration.

d)

Facilitated diffusion; because the molecules are moving through a protein channel.

35.

This a picture of an animal and plant cell placed in a solution. Describe the solution?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic