Cell Transport – BIG Test
Part A: Multiple Choice (1–12)
1. Which term describes a membrane that allows some substances to pass but blocks
others?
A. Cell wall
B. Fully permeable membrane
C. Selectively permeable membrane
D. Concentration gradient
2. Diffusion occurs when particles move:
A. From low to high concentration using energy
B. From high to low concentration without energy
C. Only through proteins
D. Only water molecules
3. Osmosis is best defined as:
A. Movement of solutes across a membrane
B. Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane
C. Movement of particles using energy
D. Movement of large particles
4. A cell in an isotonic solution will:
A. Shrink
B. Swell
C. Burst
D. Stay the same size
5. Which solution causes a cell to swell?
A. Hypertonic
B. Isotonic
C. Hypotonic
D. Saturated
6. Which solution has a higher solute concentration outside the cell?
A. Hypotonic
B. Isotonic
C. Hypertonic
D. Neutral
7. Passive transport:
A. Requires ATP
B. Moves against the concentration gradient
C. Does not require energy
D. Uses carrier proteins only
8. Facilitated diffusion requires:
A. Energy
B. Carrier proteins and ATP
C. Channel proteins
D. Vesicles
9. Active transport differs from passive transport because it:
A. Moves water only
B. Does not use proteins
C. Requires energy
D. Moves down the gradient
10. Carrier proteins are important because they:
A. Make food for the cell
B. Store energy
C. Help specific molecules cross the membrane
D. Protect the nucleus
11. Endocytosis is used when a cell:
A. Releases waste
B. Takes in large particles
C. Loses water
D. Moves oxygen
12. Exocytosis is best described as:
A. The cell engulfing material
B. Water moving out of the cell
C. The cell releasing materials
D. Diffusion of particles
Part B: Short Answer (13–20)
13. What is homeostasis?
14. Explain the difference between diffusion and osmosis.
15. Why does diffusion not require energy?
16. What happens to a plant cell in a hypotonic solution? Explain why.
17. Why does active transport require energy?
18. What role do carrier proteins play in active transport?
19. Describe endocytosis in your own words.
20. What is plasmolysis and in what type of solution does it occur?
Part C: Scenarios / Critical Thinking (21–25)
21. A red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution. What will happen to the cell and why?
22. If oxygen moves from an area of high concentration outside the cell to low concentration
inside the cell, what type of transport is occurring?
23. A cell uses energy to move sodium ions from low concentration inside the cell to high
concentration outside. What type of transport is this?
24. A plant cell is placed in salt water. Predict what happens to the cell.
25. Why are endocytosis and exocytosis important for cell survival?