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21 Questions Cell Transport
21 Questions Cell Transport
CELL TRANSPORT
1. Which of the following describes active transport?
A. Water moves across the cell membrane.
B. Small molecules are pushed into the tissue fluid by blood pressure.
C. Molecules are moved against the concentration gradient using energy.
D. Molecules are moved with the concentration gradient without using energy.
4. Compare the process of facilitated transport with that of active transport. (3 marks)
• Facilitated transport does not use energy (ATP).
• Active transport uses energy (ATP).
either one for 1 mark
• Facilitated transport uses protein carriers and active transport uses protein carriers. (1 mark)
• During facilitated transport material moves from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration (with the
concentration gradient).
• During active transport material moves from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration (against the
concentration gradient).
either one for 1 mark
• Both move amino acids and glucose. (1 mark)
6. By what process do lipid-soluble molecules and gases cross the cell membrane?
A. osmosis
B. diffusion
C. pinocytosis
D. active transport
7. a) Why do oxygen molecules enter a cell at a different rate than protein molecules. (1 mark)
• Oxygen molecules are smaller.
• Oxygen molecules enter by diffusion.
• Oxygen is a gas and gases diffuse across the cell membrane more quickly.
• Oxygen is neutral / unchanged / non-polar.
• Protein molecules are larger.
• Protein molecules enter by endocytosis.
Note to markers:
Do not accept different sizes.
any one for 1 mark
b) State two ways to increase the rate of oxygen movement into a cell. (2 marks)
• increase the temperature
• increase the concentration gradient OR explanation of oxygen gradient OR increase the respiratory rate
• increase the metabolic rate of the cell
• increase cytoplasmic streaming
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• secretion of thyroxin
Note to markers:
Do not accept increase in surface area.
any two for 1 mark each
10. Materials move across the cell membrane either actively or passively. Complete the following table to compare and contrast these two
ways of moving materials. (4 marks) any four pairs with 1 mark for each pair
13. The secretion of noradrenalin into the synaptic cleft occurs by which of the following processes?
A. exocytosis
B. pinocytosis
C. endocytosis
D. active transport
14. What will happen to an animal cell when it is placed into a concentrated salt solution?
b) Give one example in which this process is used in the body. (1 mark)
• Nerve impulse transmission.
• Reabsorption and tubular excretion.
• Absorption of nutrients in the small intestine.
• Active transport of sodium ions into the medulla of the kidney.
c) Describe the function of the molecule represented: (1
mark)
• Provides energy for the process. (1 mark)
d) What is the function of molecule X? (1 mark)
• Transports (or carries) sodium ions. (1 mark)
16. Which of the following is the correct sequence to describe what happens to a bacterium after a type of white blood cell called a
macrophage encounters it?
A. 1, 3, 2, 4
B. 1, 4, 2, 3
C. 2, 3, 4, 1
D. 2, 4, 1, 3
20. Which of the following molecules will pass through a cell membrane by simple diffusion?
A. water
B. an enzyme
C. nucleic acid
D. carbohydrate
21. Describe the following mechanisms of transport across cell membranes. (3 marks: 1 mark each)
osmosis:
¥ The net diffusion of water from the area of high water concentration to the area of lesser concentration of water.
¥ The net diffusion of water from the area of lower solute concentration to the area of greater solute concentration.
¥ The movement of water according to osmotic pressure / gradient (or diffusion).
any one for 1 mark
facilitated transport:
¥ The net movement of molecules, using a carrier protein, from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
¥ The net movement of molecules down the concentration gradient, using a carrier protein.
either one for 1 mark
active transport:
¥ The use of a carrier protein and an energy source to move molecules from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher
concentration.
¥ The movement of molecules, against the concentration gradient, using a protein carrier and ATP as an energy source.
either one for 1 markote
Examples of exocytosis, endocytosis, pinocytosis or phagocytosis were not acceptable.
22. Facilitated transport may be described as the movement of particles from an area of
A. low to high concentration using protein carriers.
B. low to high concentration without using protein carriers.
C. high to low concentration using protein carriers.
D. high to low concentration without using protein carriers.