Name:     ID: 
 
    Email: 

Bio4B:  Cellular processes (Chapter 9)

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Water moves into a cell placed in a(n) _____ solution.
a.
isotonic
c.
hypotonic
b.
osmotic
d.
hypertonic
 

 2. 

A cell moves particles from a region of lesser concentration to a region of greater concentration by _____.
a.
active transport
c.
osmosis
b.
passive transport
d.
facilitated diffusion
 

 3. 

When some molecules go through a membrane faster than others, the membrane is _____.
a.
selectively permeable
c.
impermeable
b.
permeable
d.
defective
 

 4. 

A plasma membrane is made up of a(n) _____.
a.
enzyme bilayer
c.
cholesterol layer
b.
protein layer
d.
lipid bilayer
 

 5. 

Brownian motion is evidence of _____.
a.
microorganisms
c.
chemical energy
b.
polar ions
d.
random motion of molecules
 

 6. 

Water moves out of a cell if the cell is placed in a(n) _____ solution.
a.
isotonic
c.
passive
b.
hypertonic
d.
hypotonic
 

 7. 

Because cells have a watery environment both inside and outside, the polar ends of the phospholipids in the plasma membrane form _____ layers.
a.
several
c.
mosaic
b.
double
d.
single
 

 8. 

A plasma membrane is most fluid if it contains _____.
a.
proteins
c.
saturated fatty acids
b.
unsaturated fatty acids
d.
cholesterol
 

 9. 

Because the phospholipid molecules and some proteins are free to move, the plasma membrane is said to be a _____.
a.
fluid mosaic
c.
bilayer
b.
solid
d.
fatty acid
 

 10. 

The structure most responsible for maintaining cell homeostasis is the _____.
a.
plasma membrane
c.
cytoplasm
b.
mitochondrion
d.
cell wall
 



 
Submit          Reset Help