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Cell Membrane and Transport of Materials

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  • Q1
    This forms a boundary between a cell and the outside environment and controls the passage of materials into and out of a cell.
    cytoskeleton
    ribosomes
    cell wall
    cell membrane
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  • Q2
    The cell membrane contains _________ layers
    2
    1
    4
    3
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  • Q3
    The cell membrane has the property of selective permeability, which means it allows _________ materials to cross
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    all
    some
    none
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  • Q4
    What is able to cross the cell membrane depends on the molecules
    polarity
    all
    concentration
    size
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  • Q5
    These types of molecules can pass through the cell membrane easily
    large polar molecules
    large nonpolar molecules
    small polar molecules
    small nonpolar molecules
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  • Q6
    This is the movement of molecules across a cell membrane without energy input from the cell
    active transport
    exocytosis
    passive transport
    endocytosis
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  • Q7
    This is the movement of molecules in a fluid or gas from a region of higher concentration t oa region of lower concentration.
    exocytosis
    endocytosis
    active transport
    diffusion
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  • Q8
    A ______________________ is the difference in the concentration of a substance from one location to another.
    molecular gradient
    atom gradient
    concentration gradient
    tension gradient
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  • Q9
    The image shows a process called _____________
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    diffusion
    molecular movement
    endocytosis
    active transport
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  • Q10
    The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from an area of nigher water concentration to an area of lower water concentration is called
    active transport
    endocytosis
    diffusion
    osmosis
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  • Q11
    The image shows water entering the cell because it has been placed into a ____________ solution
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    isotonic
    toxic
    hypertonic
    hypotonic
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  • Q12
    The image shows water exiting the cell because it has been placed into a ___________ solution
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    hypotonic
    toxic
    hypertonic
    isotonic
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  • Q13
    In an _______________ solution, a cell well not change in size
    isotonic
    hypertonic
    toxic
    hypotonic
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  • Q14
    Some molecules cannot easily diffuse across a membrane. They may cross with the help of transport proteins. This is the diffusion of molecules across a membrane through transport proteins (no energy needed).
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    facilitated diffusion
    endocytosis
    extocytosis
    active transport
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  • Q15
    This process move materials in and out of a cell using energy and against the concentration gradient
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    facilitated diffusion
    active transport
    diffusion
    osmosis
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  • Q16
    endocytosis is a process that
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    needs energy and removes large particles from the cell
    is the same as exocytosis
    does not require energy and takes large particles into the cell
    needs energy and takes large particles into the cell
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  • Q17
    Exocytosis occurs when a cell
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    releases large molecules out of the cell and does not require energy
    is the same as endocytosis
    takes in large molecules and requires energy
    releases large molecules out of the cell and requires energy
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