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CELLULAR TRANSPORT TEST REVIEW

Helpful Hints:
 If you are ACTIVE…you are using energy
 If you are passive…you are NOT using energy

Match the definition on the left with the term on the right. a. diffusion
b. equilibrium
1. __c__ release of wastes or cell products from inside to outside a cell c. exocytosis
d. osmosis
2. __d__ diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane
e. plasmolysis
3. __e__ loss of water from a cell resulting in a drop in turgor pressure in plants. Plasma
membrane detaches from the cell wall

4. __b__ continuous movement of particles but no overall change in concentration

5. __a__ movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration

In the space at the left, write true if the statement is true. If the statement is false, change the italicized term to
make the statement true. Write this answer in the blank provided.

____F___Hypotonic_____ 7. A solution in which the concentration of dissolved substances is lower than the
concentration inside a cell is hypertonic.

____F_Active_____ 9. In passive transport, the movement of particles across a membrane requires energy.

______T_______ 10. Endocytosis is a process by which a cell membrane surrounds and takes in material from the
environment.

__F___facilitated diffusion____ 11. The passive transport of material across a membrane by means of transport
proteins is called activated diffusion.

____T________ 12. A membrane that allows only some materials to pass through shows selective permeability.

Highlight or circle the word or phrase that best completes the statement or answers the question.

13. The structure most responsible for maintaining cell homeostasis is the

cytoplasm cell wall mitochondria cell membrane

14. A cell membrane is made up of a(n)

cholesterol layer enzyme layer lipid bilayer protein layer

15. Which of the following is not a form of passive transport?

facilitated diffusion diffusion endocytosis osmosis

16. Diffusion continues until

equilibrium is reached turgor pressure is reached one side has more

17. If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by

osmosis diffusion active transport phagocytosis

18. If it is not watered, a tulip plant wilts because it

increases active transport loses turgor pressure increases turgor pressure

19. A cell moves particles from a region of lesser concentration to a region of greater concentration by

facilitated diffusion osmosis passive transport active transport

20. List the functions of the cell membrane:

1-Controls what enters and leaves the cell

2- acts as a barrier between the cell and the surrounding environment

21. What organelle produce the energy required in active transport?

Mitochondria

22. What organelle plays a large role in exocytosis by packaging proteins into vesicles?

Golgi apparatus

23. If a cell normally contain 70% solute inside. If the outside solution has 60% solute what happens?

Hypotonic solutionWater will enter the cell  cell expands and burst

24. When molecules move down the concentration gradient it means they are moving from _high_______to
______low____concentration

25. Define equilibrium:

The continuous movement of particles but no overall change in concentration.

Label the diagrams of cells using the following terms: diffusion, active transport, osmosis,
equilibrium. The arrows show the direction of transport. You may use the terms more than
once!

Active transport Osmosis Diffusion

High
CO2 8 H2O 25 glucose
molecules molecules
levels

2 H2O molecules
Low CO2 levels 5 glucose molecules

Active Transport Diffusion Equilibrium

High 10 H2O
2 H2O protein molecules
molecules levels

8 H2O molecules Low protein levels 10 H2O molecules

Label the following solutions as isotonic, hypotonic or hypertonic

Use the pictures on the left to answer the questions on the right.
1. After digestion:
= glucose molecule a. Which side has the higher concentration of glucose? _blood__
blood b. Which way will the glucose go? ___enter the cell_______
cell c. Does this require energy? ___no______
d. Is this active or passive transport? __passive _______________
e. What specific type of transport is this? __facilitated diffusion_____
 2. Plant cell after being over-watered.
a. Water rushes into the plant cell’s vacuole. Is this diffusion or
osmosis? ____osmosis _____
b. Is this passive or active transport? ___passive ____
c. What is the force called that causes water to rush into the plant
cell? _____turgor pressure _________
d. Does turgor pressure increase or decrease? _increase ____
e. Is the plant cell in a hypertonic, hypotonic, or isotonic
environment? _______hypotonic_______________
f. What will more likely occur to the cell if this continues ,
plasmolysis or cytolysis? ____cytolysis _________

NOTE:
Plasmolysis is the process in which cells lose water in a hypertonic solution. The reverse
process, cytolysis, can occur if the cell is in a hypotonic solution resulting in a lower external
osmotic pressure and a net flow of water into the cell.

3. Plant cell after not being watered lately, so it has begun to wilt:

a. Which way will the water go? Into the vacuole, or out of the vacuole?
_______out__________
b. By what process will the water move? osmosis
c. Does turgor pressure increase or decrease? ___decrease___
d. Is the plant cell in a hypertonic, hypotonic, or isotonic environment?
_______hypertonic___________
e. What will more likely occur to the cell if this continues, cytolysis or
plasmolysis? ______plasmolysis____________

4. An amoeba engulfs a particle of food.

a. Does this require energy?____yes _________
b. Is this active or passive transport? _____active _____
c. Is this endocytosis or exocytosis? ____endocytosis_______

5. An amoeba expels waste.

a. Does this require energy?___yes___ __
b. Is this active or passive transport? ____active____
c. Is this endocytosis or exocytosis? _exocytosis____
 Complete the table by checking the correct column for each statement:
Statement Isotonic solution Hypotonic solution Hypertonic
solution
Causes a cell to swell y
Doesn’t change the shape of a cell y
Causes osmosis y y y
Causes a cell to shrink y

Match the term with its correct description:

a. energy e. active transport
b. facilitated diffusion f. exocytosis
c. endocytosis g. carrier protein
d. passive transport h. channel protein

____h____ Transport protein that provides a tube-like opening in the plasma membrane through which particles can
diffuse
____a____ Is used during active transport but not passive transport
____c____ Process by which a cell takes in material by forming a vacuole around it
____d____ Particle movement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
____f____ Process by which a cell expels wastes from a vacuole
____b____ A form of passive transport that uses transport proteins
____e____ Particle movement from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration
____g____ Protein that must change shape in order to transport particles

Complete the following chart comparing the various methods of cell transport.
Transport
Direction
Uses Transport
Transport Active or Uses ATP (down or
Proteins
Method Passive (Y or N) against
(Y or N)
concentration
gradient)
Diffusion Passive No Down No
Osmosis Passive No Down No
Facilitated Passive No Down Yes
Diffusion
Active Active Yes Against Yes
Transport
 Active Yes Endo- into the No
cell
Endo/Exocytosis
Exo- out of the
cell

Use the diagrams to answer the questions. Draw arrows to indicate the movement of water.

1.
a. Water will flow out of the cell.
5% NaCl 95% NaCl
95% H2O 5% H2O b. The cell will shrink.

2. a. Water will flow in both directions.

5% NaCl 5% NaCl
95% H2O 95% H2O b. The cell will stay the same.

3.

95% NaCl 5% NaCl a. Water will flow into the cell.

5% H2O 95% H2O
b. The cell will burst.