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Passive Transport and Cell Membrane Movement Quiz

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Which of the following is true about passive transport?

It requires energy to move substances across cell membranes

It relies on the second law of thermodynamics to drive movement (correct)

It depends on the permeability of the cell membrane

It moves substances from an area of low concentration to high concentration

What is the driving force behind diffusion?

Cellular energy

Concentration gradient (correct)

Entropy of the overall system

Permeability of the cell membrane

Which of the following is a type of passive transport?

Endocytosis

Exocytosis

Osmosis (correct)

Active transport

Which type of transport requires a transport protein to assist the substance through the membrane?

Facilitated diffusion Signup and view all the answers

What drives glucose across the cell membrane through GLUT2 in facilitated diffusion?

Concentration gradient Signup and view all the answers

Which type of solution has a balanced solute concentration inside and outside the cell?

Isotonic solution Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a cell in a hypotonic solution?

It swells Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about passive membrane transport?

It is driven by the difference in the degree of saturation Signup and view all the answers

What is the driving force of passive membrane transport?

Difference in solute concentration Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes osmosis?

Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between simple diffusion and osmosis?

Simple diffusion occurs until equilibrium is reached, while osmosis does not Signup and view all the answers