IB BIOLOGY HOMEWORK

TOPIC: MEMBRANE STRUCTURE

Attempt all question. Select one correct answer for each question. Each
question carries 1 mark.

1. Which of the following is not a necessary constituent of a plasma

membrane?

A: Glucose
B: Glycerol
C: Sodium
D: Fatty acid
Select an answer fn 2rks: 1]Easy
2. A compound consisting of both a hydrophilic and hydrophobic
region would be best named

A: Dipolar
B: Amphipathic
C: Amphiprotic
D: Universally charged
Select an answer from the options
Question 3l Marks: 1
3. Which of the following elements would not be found within a
phospholipid?

A: Phosphorus
B: Carbon
C: Oxygen
D: Nitrogen
Select an answer from the options

4. Which option best describes the reasons behind the stability of

phospholipids?

A: The hydrophobic heads stabilise each other whilst the hydrophilic tails
attract the cytoplasm
B: The hydrophobic tails and hydrophilic heads repel one another but
attract the cytoplasm
C: The hydrophobic tails stabilise each other whilst the hydrophilic heads
attract the cytoplasm
D: The hydrophobic heads and hydrophilic tails repel one another but
attract the cytoplasm
Select an answer from the optionsQuestion 5
[Total Marks: 1]Medium
5. The fluid mosaic model is defined by which of the following?

A: A phospholipid bilayer with interdigitated protein

B: A protein and cholesterol bilayer with interdigitated channels
C: A lipid band with an outer protein backbone
D: A system of flattened membrane bound sacks
Select an answer from the options

6. Which of the following would unlikely be a purpose of a membrane

protein?

A: Binding site for Insulin

B: Position for lactase attachment
C: Conjugation of cells during healing
D: External DNA expression
Select an answer from
tal Marks: 1]Eas
7. Which of the following could be described as an ‘passive’ process?
I Simple diffusion
II Osmosis
III Active transport
IV Facilitated diffusion

A: III only
B: I, II and III only
C: I, II, III and IV
D: I, II and IV
Select an answer from the options

Question 8
[Total Marks: 1]Easy
 8. The movement of particles from an area of low concentration to
high concentration, against the concentration gradient, is known as

A: diffusion
B: active transport
C: osmosis
D: endocytosis
Select an answer from the opt

Question
9. Which of the following would facilitate the movement of a large ion
such as Zn2+ out of the cell?

A: ionic excretion
B: active transport
C: exocytosis
D: endocytosis
Select an answer from the options
Question 10
[Total Marks: 1]Ea
10. The process involving an inwards bending of the plasma
membrane to create a droplet of fluid enclosed in a phospholipid
bilayer is known as

A: Endocytosis
B: Phagocytosis
C: Membrane pinching
D: Exocytosis
Select