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Unit 4 Membrane/Transport/Water Quest

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Question 1
1.

Because the phospholipid molecules are free to move and the membrane is made of many different parts, the plasma membrane is said to be:

Question 2
2.

Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

Use this diagramme to answer #3 and #4.
Question 3
3.

In the diagramme above, structure B represents:

Question 4
4.

What cell membrane structure is NOT shown in the illustration above?

Question 5
5.

Diffusion is the movement of molecules from:

Question 6
6.

The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called:

Use this diagramme to answer #7.
Question 7
7.

In the diagramme above, which of the following represents a cell in equilibrium with the surrounding solution?

Question 8
8.

What process requires energy for particles to pass through the cell membrane?

Question 9
9.

One of the functions of proteins in a cell membrane could be:

Question 10
10.

The unique properties of water enable life to exist on Earth. Which of these is a property of pure water?

Question 11
11.

Most of the molecules in cell membranes are:

Question 12
12.

The leaves at the tops of trees receive water because of:

Question 13
13.

Due to the uneven distribution (spread) of charges, water is considered to be:

Question 14
14.

Water strider beetles can walk on water due to:

Question 15
15.

Fish can survive after a pond has frozen in the winter because of which property of water?

Question 16
16.

The phospholipid bilayer describes a structure with:

Question 17
17.

If all materials were allowed to cross the cell membrane, then a cell’s contents would be the same as its surroundings. This does NOT happen because the cell membrane is:

Question 18
18.

Water may dissolve many compounds because of its:

Use this diagramme to answer #19.
Question 19
19.

The molecule shown in the illustration above is passing through the transport protein from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. This process is called:

Use this diagramme to answer #20.
Question 20
20.

The unicellular organism pictured above is taking IN a large food particles by which process?

Question 21
21.

If hypotonic cells are placed in a highly concentrated sugar solution, water will:You may use the whiteboard space below this question to draw it out.

Use this space if you would like to draw or visualise the cell and its environment to help you answer #21. This space is NOT graded.
Use this diagramme to answer #22.
Question 22
22.

Which conditions shown in the illustration above might cause a cell to burst?

Question 23
23.

Draw a single phospholipid molecule and label the following: (1) head, (2) tail, (3) hydrophobic end, and (4) hydrophilic ends.

Question 24
24.

Label the cell membrane below using the following terms: (1) phospholipid, (2) transport protein, (3) cholesterol, (4) hydrophobic region, (5) hydrophilic region, (6) head, (7) tail, (8) polar, (9) non-polar Be VERY specific - circle items if necessary to make it very clear what you are labeling!

Question 25
25.

Draw and label TWO water molecules showing the partial charges, bonds (hydrogen and covalent), and label the atoms/elements.