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BL1020 Ch 5 Exam Questions With Correct
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The lipid layer that forms the foundation of cell membranes is primarily composed of molecules
called __________.
A. phospholipids
B. fats
C. proteins
D. carbohydrates - answer✔A. phospholipids
While water continually orients phospholipids into a lipid bilayer, it does not fix the lipids
permanently into position. Thus, the bilayer is considered to be _______.
A. static
B. fluid
C. fluctuating
D. charged - answer✔B. fluid
What is the net movement of substances to regions of lower concentration called?
A. Osmosis
B. Active transport
C. Facilitation
D. Diffusion - answer✔D. Diffusion
Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane in response to the concentration of one or
more of the ______.
A. solutes
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B. membranes
C. compartments
D. cells - answer✔A. solutes
Which type of proteins is embedded in the cell membrane in both active transport and
facilitated transport?
A. carrier
B. cytoskeletal
C. structural
D. targeted - answer✔A. carrier
Osmosis occurs as water can cross the lipid bilayer through specialized channels for water
movement called ________________.
A. proteins
B. transmembrane carbohydrates C. membrane pores
D. aquaporins - answer✔D. aquaporins
The plasma membrane is a thin sheet of lipid embedded with
A. proteins.
B. carbohydrates.
C. polymers.
D. nucleotides.
E. sodium and potassium ions. - answer✔A. proteins.
If a cell has the same concentration of dissolved molecules as its outside environment, the cell's
condition is referred to as being
A. isotonic.
B. hypertonic.
C. hypotonic.
D. hydrophobic.
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11/16/2024 10:16 AM
BL1020 Ch 5 Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
The lipid layer that forms the foundation of cell membranes is primarily composed of molecules
called __________.
A. phospholipids
B. fats
C. proteins
D. carbohydrates - answer✔A. phospholipids
While water continually orients phospholipids into a lipid bilayer, it does not fix the lipids
permanently into position. Thus, the bilayer is considered to be _______.
A. static
B. fluid
C. fluctuating
D. charged - answer✔B. fluid
What is the net movement of substances to regions of lower concentration called?
A. Osmosis
B. Active transport
C. Facilitation
D. Diffusion - answer✔D. Diffusion
Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a membrane in response to the concentration of one or
more of the ______.
A. solutes
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B. membranes
C. compartments
D. cells - answer✔A. solutes
Which type of proteins is embedded in the cell membrane in both active transport and
facilitated transport?
A. carrier
B. cytoskeletal
C. structural
D. targeted - answer✔A. carrier
Osmosis occurs as water can cross the lipid bilayer through specialized channels for water
movement called ________________.
A. proteins
B. transmembrane carbohydrates C. membrane pores
D. aquaporins - answer✔D. aquaporins
The plasma membrane is a thin sheet of lipid embedded with
A. proteins.
B. carbohydrates.
C. polymers.
D. nucleotides.
E. sodium and potassium ions. - answer✔A. proteins.
If a cell has the same concentration of dissolved molecules as its outside environment, the cell's
condition is referred to as being
A. isotonic.
B. hypertonic.
C. hypotonic.
D. hydrophobic.
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