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 SECTION ACTIVE TRANSPORT, ENDOCYTOSIS, AND EXOCYTOSIS
3.5 Section Quiz

Cell Structure and Function

Choose the letter of the best answer.

CHAPTER 3
1. Unlike passive transport, active transport requires
a. concentration gradients.
b. diffusion.
c. energy from the cell.
d. vesicles.

2. Which process uses proteins to move molecules against a concentration gradient?

a. active transport
b. passive transport
c. endocytosis
d. phagocytosis

3. Cells use active transport proteins to

a. obtain molecules they need.
b. break down molecules.
c. engulf large particles.
d. detect the charge of molecules.

4. A membrane-bound sac used to transport substances into and out of cells is a

a. pump.
b. macrophage.
c. lysosome.
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d. vesicle.

5. Which process is used to release insulin from pancreatic cells into the
bloodstream?
a. exocytosis
b. endocytosis
c. active transport
d. passive transport

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