Cell Transport Worksheet
A Grade 11 Science worksheet focusing on cell transport mechanisms, including passive and active transport, osmosis, diffusion, and membrane structures.
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Cell Transport Mechanisms
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1. Which of the following processes requires energy to move substances across the cell membrane?
Osmosis
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
Simple diffusion
2. The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration is called:
Diffusion
Active transport
Endocytosis
Osmosis
3. The primary component of the cell membrane is the .
4. Substances move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration in a process called .
5. The Na+/K+ pump is an example of transport.
6. Facilitated diffusion requires ATP to move molecules across the membrane.
True
False
7. A hypotonic solution will cause an animal cell to swell and potentially burst.
True
False
8. Describe the structure of the cell membrane, including the roles of phospholipids and proteins.
9. Differentiate between passive and active transport, providing an example for each.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
10. Diffusion
a. Movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
11. Osmosis
b. Movement of molecules from high to low concentration
12. Endocytosis
c. Process of a cell engulfing substances
13. Exocytosis
d. Process of a cell expelling substances