Mechanisms of Transport in the Cell Membrane

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Biology (Cellular Transport) Quiz on Mechanisms of Transport in the Cell Membrane, created by Christine Davis - IU8 on 01/08/2017.
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Question 1

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Complete this statement by selecting the appropriate selection. Causes a cell to swell [blank_start]____[blank_end]
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  • Isotonic Solution
  • Hypotonic Solution
  • Hypertonic Solution

Question 2

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Complete this statement by selecting the appropriate selection. Doesn’t change the shape of a cell [blank_start]___[blank_end]
Answer
  • Isotonic Solution
  • Hypotonic Solution
  • Hypertonic Solution

Question 3

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Complete this statement by selecting the appropriate selection. Causes a cell to shrink [blank_start]____[blank_end]
Answer
  • Isotonic Solution
  • Hypotonic Solution
  • Hypertonic Solution

Question 4

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Which of the following are appropriate selections for the following statement: Causes osmosis
Answer
  • Isotonic Solution
  • Hypotonic Solution
  • Hypertonic Solution

Question 5

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Which means the particles of transport requires input of energy from the cell?
Answer
  • Diffusion
  • Osmosis
  • Facilitated diffusion
  • Active transport

Question 6

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A single celled animal, called a paramecium, that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmotic pressure causes.
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  • water to move into the cell
  • water to move out of the cell
  • solutes to move into the cell
  • solutes to move out of the cell

Question 7

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The diagram represents an event that occurs in a possible infection of our cells. Which statement best describes this event?
Answer
  • This is the process of diffusion
  • This is the process of exocytosis
  • This is the process of endocytosis
  • This is the process of osmosis

Question 8

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The cell membrane only lets certain things in and out. That’s why it’s called
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  • Super
  • Hydrophobic
  • Semi-permeable
  • Totally permeable

Question 9

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Raisins are grapes that have shriveled. If you wanted to make a raisin without the use of the sun, you could make it by placing a grape into a _____ solution, causing the cells in the grape to shrivel.
Answer
  • Hypertonic
  • Isotonic
  • Hypotonic
  • None of the above

Question 10

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Once equilibrium is reached, roughly equal numbers of molecules move in either direction across a semipermeable membrane, and there are not further changes in concentration on either side of the membrane.
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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The picture is showing
Answer
  • Active transport
  • Facilitated diffusion
  • Isotonic
  • Osmosis

Question 12

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The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called
Answer
  • Osmotic pressure
  • Osmosis
  • Facilitated diffusion
  • Active transport

Question 13

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Diffusion is the movement of molecules from
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  • An area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.
  • An area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
  • An area of equilibrium to an area of low concentration
  • An area of stability to an area of instability
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