Cell Membrane & Transport Study Guide

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What is the main characteristic of passive transport?

Moves with the concentration gradient (correct)

Involves a protein pump

Moves against the concentration gradient

Requires energy

Which process involves the movement of molecules across the phospholipid bilayer with the help of a transport/channel protein?

Active transport

Facilitated diffusion (correct)

Simple diffusion

Osmosis

What type of state is an animal cell in when placed in distilled water?

Isotonic

Hyperosmotic

Hypotonic (correct)

Hypertonic

If a substance moves from an area of low concentration to high concentration using a protein pump, what type of transport is this?

Active transport Signup and view all the answers

What happens to an animal cell placed in saltwater?

It shrivels Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves the movement of molecules to reach equilibrium between two sides of the cell membrane?

Simple diffusion Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion?

Facilitated diffusion involves the movement of molecules through a protein channel, whereas simple diffusion occurs directly through the phospholipid bilayer. Signup and view all the answers

Which type of transport involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?

Osmosis Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes active transport processes?

Energy is required to move molecules against the concentration gradient Signup and view all the answers

Which process involves a cell engulfing or eating something?

Endocytosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the key feature of protein pumps in active transport?

They move molecules from low concentration to high concentration Signup and view all the answers

What term describes a cell in which the same amount of water is going in as going out, resulting in equilibrium?

Isotonic Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component that makes up the cell membrane?

Phospholipid bilayer Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cell transport does not require energy to move molecules across the membrane?

Facilitated diffusion Signup and view all the answers

Which cellular structure helps keep the cell membrane intact by sticking its components together?

Cholesterol Signup and view all the answers

In which type of transport is energy required to move substances across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient?

Active transport Signup and view all the answers

Which type of transport uses vesicles to transport large substances into or out of the cell?

Endocytosis Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main characteristic of passive transport?

Which process involves the movement of molecules across the phospholipid bilayer with the help of a transport/channel protein?

What type of state is an animal cell in when placed in distilled water?

If a substance moves from an area of low concentration to high concentration using a protein pump, what type of transport is this?

What happens to an animal cell placed in saltwater?

Which process involves the movement of molecules to reach equilibrium between two sides of the cell membrane?

What is the primary difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion?

Which type of transport involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?

What characterizes active transport processes?

Which process involves a cell engulfing or eating something?

What is the key feature of protein pumps in active transport?

What term describes a cell in which the same amount of water is going in as going out, resulting in equilibrium?

What is the main component that makes up the cell membrane?

Which type of cell transport does not require energy to move molecules across the membrane?

Which cellular structure helps keep the cell membrane intact by sticking its components together?

In which type of transport is energy required to move substances across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient?

Which type of transport uses vesicles to transport large substances into or out of the cell?

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Questions and Answers

What is the main characteristic of passive transport?

Which process involves the movement of molecules across the phospholipid bilayer with the help of a transport/channel protein?

What type of state is an animal cell in when placed in distilled water?

If a substance moves from an area of low concentration to high concentration using a protein pump, what type of transport is this?

What happens to an animal cell placed in saltwater?

Which process involves the movement of molecules to reach equilibrium between two sides of the cell membrane?

What is the primary difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion?

Which type of transport involves the movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane?

What characterizes active transport processes?

Which process involves a cell engulfing or eating something?

What is the key feature of protein pumps in active transport?

What term describes a cell in which the same amount of water is going in as going out, resulting in equilibrium?

What is the main component that makes up the cell membrane?

Which type of cell transport does not require energy to move molecules across the membrane?

Which cellular structure helps keep the cell membrane intact by sticking its components together?

In which type of transport is energy required to move substances across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient?

Which type of transport uses vesicles to transport large substances into or out of the cell?

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