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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.
osmotic
c.
hypertonic
b.
isotonic
d.
hypotonic
 

 2. 

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

 3. 

Diffusion continues until there is no _____.
a.
turgor pressure
c.
concentration gradient
b.
dynamic equilibrium
d.
homeostasis
 

 4. 

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

 5. 

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

 6. 

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

 7. 

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

 8. 

If a cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by _____.
a.
osmosis
c.
active transport
b.
phagocytosis
d.
diffusion
 

 9. 

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

 10. 

A cell's contents would be the same as its surroundings, were it not for _____.
a.
plasmolysis
c.
selective permeability
b.
phagocytosis
d.
dynamic equilibrium
 



 
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