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Passive Transport Worksheet Questions (Grade 12)

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Passive Transport — Cell transport that requires ______ cellular energy (ATP) to be used.

a)

no

b)

some

c)

large amounts of

d)

variable

2.

Passive Transport — Molecules will move from a ______ concentration to a ______ concentration.

a)

high; low

b)

low; high

c)

equal; higher

d)

random; ordered

3.

Three types of passive transport — Which of the following is one of the three types of passive transport?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Active transport

4.

Cells need certain ______ to stay alive.

a)

substances

b)

organelles

c)

impulses

d)

pigments

5.

Some substances must be ______ from the cell.

a)

removed

b)

manufactured

c)

stored

d)

imported

6.

To get these substances in or out, they must pass through the ______ membrane.

a)

plasma (cell)

b)

nuclear

c)

mitochondrial

d)

Golgi

7.

The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration describes this process.

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

c)

biology transport

d)

wildcat transport

8.

In passive transport, molecules will move ______ the concentration gradient.

a)

down

b)

up

c)

against and require ATP to move up

d)

randomly without a gradient

9.

______ ______: difference in the concentration of a substance.

a)

Concentration gradient

b)

Selective permeability

c)

Membrane potential

d)

Activation energy

10.

Diffusion — Some ______ molecules can ______ through the phospholipid bilayer.

a)

small nonpolar; diffuse

b)

large charged; pump

c)

large polar; be endocytosed

d)

ionic; be actively transported

11.

Diffusion — ______ molecules cannot pass through the phospholipid bilayer.

a)

large and/or charged

b)

small nonpolar

c)

nonpolar gases

d)

hydrophobic

12.

Diffusion — Since only small particles can pass through, we say that the plasma membrane is ______ ______.

a)

selectively permeable

b)

fully porous

c)

electrically neutral

d)

uniformly permeable

13.

Examples of Diffusion — Which situation illustrates diffusion?

a)

Lungs exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

Vesicles releasing enzymes via exocytosis

c)

ATP-driven sodium–potassium pumping

d)

DNA replication in the nucleus

14.

Facilitated Diffusion — Uses a ______ protein.

a)

carrier

b)

motor

c)

receptor tyrosine kinase

d)

ribosomal

15.

Facilitated Diffusion — Helps ______ molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

a)

larger or polar

b)

small nonpolar

c)

hydrophobic gas

d)

lipid

16.

Facilitated Diffusion — Human example = ______ (blood sugar).

a)

glucose transport

b)

glycogen synthesis

c)

insulin secretion

d)

fructose fermentation

17.

Facilitated Diffusion — Uses hormone ______ to activate the carrier protein.

a)

insulin

b)

adrenaline

c)

thyroxine

d)

glucagon

18.

Osmosis — When ______ moves through the phospholipid bilayer it’s called ______.

a)

water; osmosis

b)

sodium; diffusion

c)

glucose; active transport

d)

lipids; filtration

19.

Osmosis is the ______ of water.

a)

diffusion

b)

creation

c)

oxidation

d)

filtration

20.

Water will move from an area of ______ water concentration to an area of ______ water concentration.

a)

high; low

b)

low; high

c)

equal; higher

d)

zero; maximal

21.

Solutions — ______ = a mixture of two or more substances.

a)

Solution

b)

Solvent

c)

Solute

d)

Suspension only

22.

Solutions — The ______ is the liquid; for cells, this is the ______ (mostly water).

a)

solvent; cytoplasm

b)

solute; nucleus

c)

solute; cytoskeleton

d)

solvent; cell wall

23.

Solutions — The ______ is the dissolved substance; in cells, this would be all of the ______, ______, proteins, and other molecules dissolved in the ______.

a)

solute; salts; sugars; cytoplasm

b)

solvent; lipids; gases; nucleus

c)

solute; lipids; DNA; cell wall

d)

solvent; hormones; pigments; vacuole

24.

Three Types of Solutions: Choose all that are named in this worksheet.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Aqueous

e)

Saturated

25.

Isotonic Solution: Water moves in and out of the cell at the same rate. What phrase best completes this statement for both cells?

a)

Dynamic equilibrium

b)

Active transport

c)

Bulk flow

d)

Pinocytosis

26.

In an isotonic solution, which description best fits the direction of water movement relative to the cell?

a)

Enters and leaves at equal rates

b)

Only enters the cell

c)

Only leaves the cell

d)

Does not move at all

27.

Hypotonic Solution: Water moves ______ the cell; the cell gets ______. Select the best completion.

a)

into; larger (swollen)

b)

into; smaller (shriveled)

c)

out of; larger (swollen)

d)

out of; smaller (shriveled)

28.

Hypotonic effect on animal cells: Which statement best matches the worksheet?

a)

It is harmful for animal cells and may cause lysis (cell breaking).

b)

It is beneficial for animal cells and increases turgor pressure.

c)

It has no effect on animal cells.

d)

It causes plasmolysis in animal cells.

29.

Hypotonic effect on plant cells: Which statement best matches the worksheet?

a)

It is good for plant cells because turgor pressure makes the cell rigid.

b)

It is bad for plant cells because it causes plasmolysis.

c)

It causes crenation of plant cells.

d)

It leaves plant cells flaccid with no pressure.

30.

Hypertonic Solution: Water moves ______ the cell; the cell shrinks. Select the best completion.

a)

out of

b)

into

c)

randomly within

d)

both into and out of at equal rates

31.

Hypertonic effect on animal cells: Which term best describes this condition for animal cells according to the worksheet?

a)

Harmful; crenation (cells lose water and shrink)

b)

Beneficial; turgid state

c)

Neutral; no size change

d)

Cytolysis (cells burst)

32.

Hypertonic effect on plant cells: Which description best matches the worksheet?

a)

Harmful; plasmolysis (cell loses rigid structure and shrinks)

b)

Beneficial; increased turgor pressure

c)

Neutral; cell remains normal size

d)

Crenation of plant cells increases rigidity

33.

Passive Transport Summary: All three processes (diffusion, facilitated diffusion, osmosis) are examples of what kind of transport?

a)

Passive transport

b)

Active transport

c)

Bulk transport

d)

Endocytosis

34.

Passive Transport Summary: What energy requirement do these processes have?

a)

No ATP is required

b)

ATP is required continuously

c)

GTP is required

d)

They require energy only for large molecules

35.

Passive Transport Summary: Molecules move from an area of ______ concentration to an area of ______ concentration.

a)

higher; lower

b)

lower; higher

c)

equal; equal

d)

random; organized

36.

Which substance is moved by osmosis in this worksheet’s table of passive transport?

a)

Water

b)

Ions only

c)

Large proteins

d)

Lipids only

37.

According to the worksheet’s table, which part of the membrane is primarily used in facilitated diffusion?

a)

Transport proteins (channels or carriers)

b)

Phospholipid tails only

c)

Cholesterol molecules

d)

Glycolipids

38.

According to the worksheet’s table, simple diffusion mainly involves movement through which membrane component?

a)

Phospholipid bilayer

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Cell wall pores

d)

Mitochondrial cristae