Diffusion And Osmosis Quiz Questions With Answers
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What is diffusion?
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The movement of molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.
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The movement of molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.
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The movement of molecules across a semi-permeable membrane until there are equal amounts on each side of the membrane.
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Molecules desire to spread as far from a membrane as possible.
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Regardless of active or passive transport, which of these molecules cannot pass through a membrane to enter a cell?
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Iodine
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Glucose
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Oxygen
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Starch
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A. StarchExplanation
As we observed in the Diffusion Through a Membrane lab, starch cannot pass through a semi-permeable membrane. We know this because of the solution surrounding the "cell" we constructed remained amber, instead of turning purple. Starch is too large a molecule to pass through the membrane of a cell.Rate this question:
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Which of these does require energy?
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Active Transport
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Passive Transport
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Osmosis
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Gravity
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A. Active TransportExplanation
Active transport is the movement of molecules from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration. Because this defies the law of diffusion, it takes the proteins on the membrane energy to transport molecules across.Rate this question:
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Which of these molecules can pass through a cell via active transport?
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Starch
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Glucose
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Oxygen
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Ethanol
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A. GlucoseExplanation
Starch is too large to pass through the proteins on the membrane of a cell, and Oxygen and Ethanol pass through the phospholipid bi-layer via passive transport and cannot be stopped.Rate this question:
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A solution with 1.5% saline in it would be considered:
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Hypotonic
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Isotonic
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Hypertonic
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Water
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A. HypotonicExplanation
A hypotonic solution has a lower solute concentration compared to the cells it surrounds. In this case, a 1.5% saline solution has a lower salt concentration than the inside of human cells, which typically have a saline concentration of around 0.9%. When cells are placed in a hypotonic solution, water moves into the cells, causing them to swell and potentially burst.Rate this question:
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When put into distilled water, a red blood cell will:
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Inflate until it pops.
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Stay the same.
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Shrink (Crenate).
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Double in size and then stay that way.
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A. Inflate until it pops.Explanation
Distilled water is hypotonic, and therefore has a higher concentration of water than red blood cells. Therefore, water will diffuse into the red blood cells, causing them to expand. Because the concentration of water in distilled water is 100%, water will never cease to diffuse in, because the concentration will never be equal. Thus, water will continue diffusing in until the cell pops.Rate this question:
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When concentration differences result in a molecule entering a cell via the proteins on its membrane, it undergoes:
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Adhesion
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Osmosis
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Active transport
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Facilitated diffusion
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A. Facilitated diffusionExplanation
Facilitated diffusion is the transfer of molecules from a higher concentration to lower concentration (passive transport) through the proteins on the membrane. Molecules that enter through the proteins are often too large or ionic/polar to enter straight through the phospholipid bilayer. These are also the only molecules which can undergo active transport.Rate this question:
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The process of taking materials into the cell by means of unfolding, or pockets, of the cell membrane is NOT called:
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Endocytosis
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Phagocytosis
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Pinocytosis
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Exocytosis
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A. ExocytosisExplanation
Endocytosis- General category of allowing molecules in via pockets of the cell membrane Phagocytosis- Engulfing large particles by extension of the cytoplasm, specifically solid particles Pinocytosis- Cell membrane folds in and forms a vesicle, takes in molecules like proteins Exocytosis- expelling molecules by allowing vacuole with unwanted molecule to connect to membrane and open out of the cell (reverse of Endocytosis)Rate this question:
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Lipids cannot pass through the cell membrane because they are too large to fit through.
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True
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False
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A. FalseExplanation
Lipids are a diverse group of molecules that include fats, oils, phospholipids, and steroids. While some lipids are large molecules, they can still pass through the cell membrane due to their hydrophobic (water-fearing) nature. The cell membrane is composed of a phospholipid bilayer, which has a hydrophobic interior. This allows lipids to dissolve in the membrane and pass through it relatively easily. In contrast, large hydrophilic (water-loving) molecules, such as proteins and carbohydrates, cannot pass through the cell membrane without the assistance of transport proteins.Rate this question:
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An IV tube attached to someone in a hospital would contain 0.9% saline in it.
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True
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False
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A. TrueExplanation
It is important that IV tubes contain the same concentration of saline as our blood (0.9%). This is necessary to keep our cells from either popping (in hypotonic solutions) or crenating (in hypertonic solutions).Rate this question:
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