Cell Transport Notes Quiz

What is the main function of the cell membrane?

• To provide energy

• To maintain homeostasis

• To produce proteins

• To store nutrients

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Passive transport requires ______.

• no energy

• ATP

• active proteins

• high temperature

In passive transport, molecules move along their ______.

• concentration gradient

• energy gradient

• pressure gradient

• temperature gradient

Which type of passive transport involves water moving across the membrane?

• Diffusion

• Osmosis

• Facilitated diffusion

• Active transport

Facilitated diffusion involves the movement of ions such as K+, Cl-, and Na+ through what structure in the membrane?

• Lipid bilayer

• Protein channels

• Glycoproteins

• Cholesterol molecules

Active transport requires ______.

• energy

• osmosis

• diffusion

• passive transport

In active transport, molecules move against their ______.

• concentration gradients

• natural flow

• passive pathways

• equilibrium state

What is the process called when large particles are taken into the cell against their concentration gradient?

• Phagocytosis

• Pinocytosis

• Exocytosis

• Diffusion

What is the term for the active transport process also known as 'cell drinking'?

• Phagocytosis

• Pinocytosis

• Exocytosis

• Endocytosis

Exocytosis is a type of active transport in which ______ and hormones are excreted from the cell against their concentration gradient.

• waste

• proteins

• lipids

• ions