20 Questions
What is the relative permeability of the plasma membrane based on?
Size, charge, composition, and solubility
What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?
It shrinks
Which type of solution has equal solute concentration compared to the cell?
Isotonic solution
Which type of transport involves the passage of water molecules from higher water content to lower water content?
Osmosis
What type of transport involves the transfer of large water-soluble molecules or electrically charged molecules across the membrane with the help of integral proteins?
Facilitated diffusion
What is the process of diffusion of salts (solutes) through a semi-permeable membrane called?
Dialysis
In which type of solution will a cell be swollen and possibly ruptured?
Hypotonic solution
What is the condition of a cell in an isotonic solution?
It remains unchanged
Which type of transport involves the passage of large polar molecules and ions across the plasma membrane?
Facilitated diffusion
In physiological transport (carrier-mediated transport), what assists in the transfer of large water-soluble molecules or electrically charged molecules across the membrane?
Integral protein
Which type of polysaccharide serves as a structural material found in arthropods?
Chitin
What is the term for a long molecule built by linking together a large number of small, similar chemical subunits called monomers?
Polymer
Which type of carbohydrates consist entirely of unbranched chains of α-glucose molecules?
Starch
What are sugar isomers with the empirical formula C6H12O6 that have identical chemical groups bonded to different carbon atoms called?
Monosaccharides
In which type of solution will a cell be swollen and possibly ruptured?
Hypotonic solution
What is responsible for the cohesive nature of water molecules?
Hydrogen bonding
Which of the following is NOT a property that differentiates living things from non-living things?
Ingestion
What is the structural and functional unit of a living organism?
Cell
Which level of organization in complex multicellular organisms involves groups of different tissues?
Organ
What is responsible for the high surface tension of water?
Cohesion of water molecules
Test your knowledge of plasma membrane permeability in Biology 1 with questions on molecule classes, membrane transport, and osmosis. Learn about the factors that determine the relative permeability of the plasma membrane.
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