Zoology 10th Edition Miller Test Bank
, Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems of Animals
1. Water molecules move through selectively permeable membranes from areas of
high concentration of water to areas of lower concentration by A. simple diffusion. B.
endocytosis. C. osmosis. D. facilitated diffusion. E. hydrostatic infusion.
2. When molecules bind temporarily with a carrier protein in a cell's membrane and
move across the membrane from areas of higher concentration to areas of lower
concentration this is known as A. simple diffusion. B. endocytosis. C. receptor-
mediated osmosis. D. active transport. E. facilitated diffusion.
3. The form of transport involved when blood pressure forces water and small
dissolved molecules into kidney tubules is A. osmosis. B. simple diffusion. C. complex
diffusion. D. filtration. E. facilitated diffusion.
4. Cells placed in this type of solution will shrivel. A. isotonic B. water C. hypertonic D.
hypotonic E. metatonic
5. Active transport A. can only move molecules from higher to lower concentrations. B.
uses cellular energy to move molecules from lower to higher concentrations. C. moves
molecules through protein channels by binding them to large lipid molecules. D. can only
move protein molecules. E. can only move carbohydrate molecules.
6. This carrier protein transports two molecules or ions in opposite directions. A.
Uniporter B. Symporter C. Antiporter D. Cotransporter E. Proporter
7. Small hydrophilic molecules such as ____________ are sometimes able to enter a cell
through an aquaporin. A. glycerol B. cholesterol C. glucose D. beta carotene E. vitamin
D
8. When a plasma membrane encloses small fluid droplets and takes them into the cell,
a form of transport known as __________ occurs. A. active diffusion B. receptor-
mediated exocytosis C. pinocytosis D. facilitated diffusion E. phagocytosis
9. When cells such as white blood cells of a vertebrate engulf bacteria, the membrane
transport mechanism used is A. receptor-mediated endocytosis. B. active transport. C.
passive transport. D. phagocytosis. E. exocytosis.
10. Two important and well-known active transport mechanisms in nerve cells are the
__________ pumps. A. sodium-phosphorus and calcium B. calcium and sulfur C.
oxygen and carbon dioxide D. protein and nucleic acid E. calcium and sodium-potassium
11. The protein composing the filaments inside cilia and flagella is A. tubulin. B. actin. C.
myosin. D. mucin. E. collagen.
12. Structures associated with the endoplasmic reticulum, necessary for protein
synthesis are the A. desmosomes. B. ribosomes. C. peroxisomes. D. chromosomes. E.
nucleosomes.
13. The organelle that is especially prominent and well-developed in secretory cells
(such as glandular epithelial cells) is the A. centriole. B. phagolysosome. C. Golgi
apparatus. D. mitochondrion. E. peroxisome.
14. The structures which are elongated appendages used for propelling the cell or for
moving material over the cell surface are the A. cilia and flagella. B. axonemes and
, Cells, Tissues, Organs, and Organ Systems of Animals
1. Water molecules move through selectively permeable membranes from areas of
high concentration of water to areas of lower concentration by A. simple diffusion. B.
endocytosis. C. osmosis. D. facilitated diffusion. E. hydrostatic infusion.
2. When molecules bind temporarily with a carrier protein in a cell's membrane and
move across the membrane from areas of higher concentration to areas of lower
concentration this is known as A. simple diffusion. B. endocytosis. C. receptor-
mediated osmosis. D. active transport. E. facilitated diffusion.
3. The form of transport involved when blood pressure forces water and small
dissolved molecules into kidney tubules is A. osmosis. B. simple diffusion. C. complex
diffusion. D. filtration. E. facilitated diffusion.
4. Cells placed in this type of solution will shrivel. A. isotonic B. water C. hypertonic D.
hypotonic E. metatonic
5. Active transport A. can only move molecules from higher to lower concentrations. B.
uses cellular energy to move molecules from lower to higher concentrations. C. moves
molecules through protein channels by binding them to large lipid molecules. D. can only
move protein molecules. E. can only move carbohydrate molecules.
6. This carrier protein transports two molecules or ions in opposite directions. A.
Uniporter B. Symporter C. Antiporter D. Cotransporter E. Proporter
7. Small hydrophilic molecules such as ____________ are sometimes able to enter a cell
through an aquaporin. A. glycerol B. cholesterol C. glucose D. beta carotene E. vitamin
D
8. When a plasma membrane encloses small fluid droplets and takes them into the cell,
a form of transport known as __________ occurs. A. active diffusion B. receptor-
mediated exocytosis C. pinocytosis D. facilitated diffusion E. phagocytosis
9. When cells such as white blood cells of a vertebrate engulf bacteria, the membrane
transport mechanism used is A. receptor-mediated endocytosis. B. active transport. C.
passive transport. D. phagocytosis. E. exocytosis.
10. Two important and well-known active transport mechanisms in nerve cells are the
__________ pumps. A. sodium-phosphorus and calcium B. calcium and sulfur C.
oxygen and carbon dioxide D. protein and nucleic acid E. calcium and sodium-potassium
11. The protein composing the filaments inside cilia and flagella is A. tubulin. B. actin. C.
myosin. D. mucin. E. collagen.
12. Structures associated with the endoplasmic reticulum, necessary for protein
synthesis are the A. desmosomes. B. ribosomes. C. peroxisomes. D. chromosomes. E.
nucleosomes.
13. The organelle that is especially prominent and well-developed in secretory cells
(such as glandular epithelial cells) is the A. centriole. B. phagolysosome. C. Golgi
apparatus. D. mitochondrion. E. peroxisome.
14. The structures which are elongated appendages used for propelling the cell or for
moving material over the cell surface are the A. cilia and flagella. B. axonemes and
