Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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The
structure most responsible for maintaining cell homeostasis is the _____. a. | cytoplasm | c. | plasma
membrane | b. | mitochondrion | d. | cell wall | | | | |
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Diffusion continues until there is no _____. a. | dynamic
equilibrium | c. | concentration
gradient | b. | turgor pressure | d. | homeostasis | | | | |
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A
cell's contents would be the same as its surroundings, were it not for _____. a. | plasmolysis | c. | phagocytosis | b. | selective permeability | d. | dynamic equilibrium | | | | |
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Because the phospholipid molecules and some proteins are free to move, the plasma
membrane is said to be a _____. a. | fatty acid | c. | bilayer | b. | fluid
mosaic | d. | solid | | | | |
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When
some molecules go through a membrane faster than others, the membrane is _____. a. | permeable | c. | impermeable | b. | selectively permeable | d. | defective | | | | |
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Water
moves into a cell placed in a(n) _____ solution. a. | osmotic | c. | hypertonic | b. | hypotonic | d. | isotonic | | | | |
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A
cell moves particles from a region of lesser concentration to a region of greater concentration by
_____. a. | facilitated
diffusion | c. | passive
transport | b. | active transport | d. | osmosis | | | | |
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Brownian motion is evidence of _____. a. | microorganisms | c. | polar
ions | b. | chemical
energy | d. | random motion of
molecules | | | | |
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If a
cell is placed in salt water, water leaves the cell by _____. a. | active
transport | c. | diffusion | b. | osmosis | d. | phagocytosis | | | | |
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A
plasma membrane is most fluid if it contains _____. a. | cholesterol | c. | unsaturated
fatty acids | b. | proteins | d. | saturated fatty acids | | | | |
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