Class 9 Test: Biology name: ______________

Topic: movement of molecules across plasma membrane.

Q. What is diffusion?
a) when molecules move
b) when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c) no movement
d) molecules move everywhere
Q. Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a) Food
a) Energy
b) Oxygen
c) water
Q. During osmosis
a) water moves from high to low concentration
b) large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
c) water moves when energy is used
d) proteins are built
Q. Permeable means
a) things can pass through
b) the concentration levels are different
c) it is permanent
d) things are stuck
Q. What is the definition of Selective Permeability?
a) The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY
from the cell.
b) The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c) The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while
preventing other things from passing through.
d) The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low
concentration
Q. A person should never drink salty water because their cells would
a) shrink
b) expand
Q. If there is more oxygen in the blood than in an organ, which direction would the oxygen
move
a) Out of the blood
b) Into the blood
Q. A cell in a hypotonic solution will
a) Swell
b) shrink
c) stay the same size
Q. A cell in an isotonic solution will
a) swell
b) shrink
c) stay the same size
Q. A cell in a hypertonic solution will
a) Swell
b) Shrink
Q. If a molecule passes through a protein, but goes down a gradient, it is called
a) active transport
b) endocytosis
c) facilitated diffusion
d) exocytosis
Q. Students are investigating diffusion. They set up a container that is separated in the
middle by a semipermeable membrane that will allow sugar molecules to pass
through. The students fill one side of the container with a solution of 40% sugar and 60%
water. What is expected to occur when pure water is added to the other side of the
semipermeable membrane?
a) All sugar molecules will move to one side of the membrane.
b) Sugar molecules will remain on one side of the membrane.
c) All water molecules will move to one side of the membrane.
d) Sugar molecules will move across the membrane until the concentrations are equal.
Q. In which of the following do transport proteins play a best role.
a) Active transport
b) Facilitated diffusion
c) Passive transport
d) Osmosis