Name: _______________________________________________________
Form: A
Period: _________
Cell Membrane and Transport Quiz
Matching: Use the words below to answer questions 1-8.
A. Isotonic
B. Exocytosis
C. Endocytosis
D. Passive Transport
E. Osmosis
F. Diffusion
G. Active Transport
H. Facilitated Diffusion
______1. The movement of molecules across a cell membrane that does not require energy (ATP).
______2. The transport of molecules/particles across a cell membrane that uses energy (ATP).
______3. The passive transport of water across a cell membrane from a high to low concentration.
______4. The active transport of a cell membrane engulfing a molecule outside of the cell and moving it
INSIDE a cell.
______5. When two solutions are at equilibrium. There is an equal amount of solvent and solute between the
two solutions.
______6. The passive transport of small substances/molecules moving across a cell membrane from a high to
low concentration.
______7. The active transport of a cell membrane engulfing waste products inside the cell and moving it
OUTSIDE a cell.
______8. Passive transport of large molecules through a protein channel in a cell membrane.
Multiple Choice
______9. Which of the following lists the 3 types of passive transport?
A. Diffusion, Exocytosis, Osmosis
B. Osmosis, Diffusion, Facilitated
Diffusion
C. Endocytosis, Facilitated Diffusion,
Exocytosis
D. Facilitated Diffusion, Osmosis,
Phagocytosis
______10. What will happen to a plant cell placed in a salt water solution?
A. The cell will burst
B. The cell will expand
C. The cell will shrink
D. The cell will expand, then shrink.
______11. Which of the following terms refers to a solution having a higher concentration of solvent (water)
compared to another solution?
A. Solute
B. Hypertonic
______12. The cell membrane is mostly composed of…
A. A single layered membrane of carbohydrates.
B. A double layered membrane of carbohydrates.
C. A single layered membrane of phospholipids.
D. A double layered membrane of phospholipids.
C. Hypotonic
D. Isotonic
Form: A
______13. Carrot sticks that are left in a dish of freshwater for several hours become stiff and hard. Similar
sticks left in a saltwater solution become limp and soft. From this we can deduce that freshwater is
_____________ and the salt water is ____________ to the cells of carrot sticks.
A. Hypotonic/ Hypotonic
B. Hypotonic/ Hypertonic
C. Hypertonic/ Hypotonic
D. Hypertonic/ Hypertonic
______14. All of the following are functions of the cell membrane except…
A.
B.
C.
D.
Protect and separate the cell from the outside environment.
Maintain homeostasis within the cell.
Provides and stores energy for the cell.
Act as the gatekeeper to regulate what enters and exits the cell.
______15. A membrane that only allows the passing of certain small molecules and water to enter or exit is
called a….
A. Permeable membrane
C. Phosphate membrane
B. Semi-permeable membrane
D. Protein membrane
Use the diagram for questions 16 & 17.
______16. Based on the diagram, which way will the water move?
A. Into the cell
B. Out of the cell
C. Water will not move
D. None of the above.
______17. Compared to the solution, the cell is ________________.
A. Hypotonic
B. Isotonic
C. Hypertonic
= salt molecule
Use the diagram for questions 18-20.
5% Salt
10% H20
18. Draw an arrow to represent the flow of the water. Will the water move into or out of the cell?___________
19. The solution is _______________________ to the cell.
20. What will happen to the size of the cell? ________________________