Water & Diffusion

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Water & DIffusion


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  • 1. 

    What is the diffusion of water?

    • A.

      Diffusion

    • B.

      Exocytosis

    • C.

      Osmosis

    • D.

      Facilitated Diffusion

    Correct Answer
    C. Osmosis
  • 2. 

    Which of the following is active transport?

    • A.

      Exocytosis

    • B.

      Osmosis

    • C.

      Diffusion

    • D.

      Facilitated Diffusion

    Correct Answer
    A. Exocytosis
  • 3. 

    Which is not a property of Water?

    • A.

      Adhesion

    • B.

      Malleability

    • C.

      Cohesion

    • D.

      Polarity

    • E.

      All are properties

    Correct Answer
    B. Malleability
  • 4. 

    This transport needs a protein but not energy.

    • A.

      Facilitated Diffusion

    • B.

      Osmosis

    • C.

      Exocytosis

    • D.

      Endocytosis

    • E.

      Protein Pumps

    Correct Answer
    A. Facilitated Diffusion
  • 5. 

    How is Active transport different from Passive transport?

    • A.

      Passive needs a membrane

    • B.

      Active needs energy

    • C.

      Active goes from High to Low concentration

    • D.

      Both B & C

    • E.

      All of the above

    Correct Answer
    B. Active needs energy
  • 6. 

    What is concentration gradient?

    • A.

      Synonym of Diffusion

    • B.

      Speed of Diffusion

    • C.

      A concentration difference between areas

    • D.

      Osmotic Pressure scale

    Correct Answer
    C. A concentration difference between areas
  • 7. 

    What will happen to a cell placed in a salt water solution?

    • A.

      The cell will expand

    • B.

      The cell will shrink

    • C.

      The cell will stay the same

    Correct Answer
    B. The cell will shrink
  • 8. 

    The rate of diffusion is affected by the following?

    • A.

      Temperature

    • B.

      Amount of solute

    • C.

      Steepness of concentration gradient

    • D.

      All of the above

    Correct Answer
    D. All of the above
  • 9. 

    When is an equilibrium reached when a sugar cube is dropped into a glass of pure water?

    • A.

      Sugar molecules stop moving

    • B.

      Water and sugar molecules move at the same speed

    • C.

      The dissolved sugar molecules are evenly distributed throughout the solution.

    • D.

      There are the same number of water molecules as dissolved sugar molecules.

    Correct Answer
    C. The dissolved sugar molecules are evenly distributed throughout the solution.
  • 10. 

    When a cell transports a substance using ATP out of the cell.

    • A.

      Exocytosis

    • B.

      Endocytosis

    • C.

      Facilitated Diffusion

    • D.

      Diffusion

    Correct Answer
    A. Exocytosis
  • 11. 

    Diffusion occurs when...

    • A.

      Equilibrium is present

    • B.

      Equilibrium is not present

    • C.

      ATP is not present

    Correct Answer
    B. Equilibrium is not present
  • 12. 

    For questions 12-16 match the word with the definition.Equalibrium 

    • A.

      A state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces

    • B.

      The dissolution or destruction of cells by breaking of membrane

    • C.

      The relative amount of a given substance contained within a solution or in a particular volume of space

    • D.

      Containing less solute; comparative

    • E.

      The general movement of water in and out of a cell

    Correct Answer
    A. A state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces
  • 13. 

    Hypotonic

    • A.

      A state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces

    • B.

      The dissolution or destruction of cells by breaking of membrane

    • C.

      The relative amount of a given substance contained within a solution or in a particular volume of space

    • D.

      Containing less solute; comparative

    • E.

      The general movement of water in and out of a cell

    Correct Answer
    D. Containing less solute; comparative
  • 14. 

    Lysing

    • A.

      A state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces

    • B.

      The dissolution or destruction of cells by breaking of membrane

    • C.

      The relative amount of a given substance contained within a solution or in a particular volume of space

    • D.

      Containing less solute; comparative

    • E.

      The general movement of water in and out of a cell

    Correct Answer
    B. The dissolution or destruction of cells by breaking of membrane
  • 15. 

    Bulk Flow

    • A.

      A state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces

    • B.

      The dissolution or destruction of cells by breaking of membrane

    • C.

      The relative amount of a given substance contained within a solution or in a particular volume of space

    • D.

      Containing less solute; comparative

    • E.

      The general movement of water in and out of a cell

    Correct Answer
    E. The general movement of water in and out of a cell
  • 16. 

    Concentration

    • A.

      A state of rest or balance due to the equal action of opposing forces

    • B.

      The dissolution or destruction of cells by breaking of membrane

    • C.

      The relative amount of a given substance contained within a solution or in a particular volume of space

    • D.

      Containing less solute; comparative

    • E.

      The general movement of water in and out of a cell

    Correct Answer
    C. The relative amount of a given substance contained within a solution or in a particular volume of space
  • 17. 

    For Questions 17-20 state whether the Solution is hypotonic, isotonic or hypotonic.Cell                    Solution30 % Salt            35 % Salt70 % Water         65 % Water

    • A.

      Hypertonic

    • B.

      Isotonic

    • C.

      Hypotonic

    Correct Answer
    A. Hypertonic
  • 18. 

    Cell                    Solution25 % Salt            25 % Salt75 % Water         75 % Water

    • A.

      Hypotonic

    • B.

      Isotonic

    • C.

      Hypertonic

    Correct Answer
    B. Isotonic
  • 19. 

    Cell                    Solution50 % Water      35 % Salt50 % Salt         65 % Water

    • A.

      Hypertonic

    • B.

      Isotonic

    • C.

      Hypotonic

    Correct Answer
    C. Hypotonic
  • 20. 

    Cell                    Solution  3 % Salt           97 % Water97 % Water          3 % Sucrose

    • A.

      Hypertonic

    • B.

      Isotonic

    • C.

      Hypotonic

    Correct Answer
    B. Isotonic

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