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 KEY AMOEBA SISTERS: VIDEO RECAP CELL TRANSPORT

KEY: Amoeba Sisters Video Recap: Cell Transport

The cell membrane is 2. What is simple diffusion?
important for
maintaining Simple diffusion involves passive movement of
____________________________________________________
homeostasis, because it
controls what enters molecules from high to low concentration, often
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and leaves a cell.
via a semi-permeable membrane.
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1. Sketch the ____________________________________________________

phospholipid bilayer of a cell membrane below and label the
polar heads and nonpolar tails. 3. Circle the statements below that would be TRUE about
simple diffusion. HINT: There is more than one!
Polar heads
A) It is a form of passive transport.
B) Molecules travel with the concentration gradient.
C) It is how glucose travels across the cell membrane.
D) It is how oxygen and carbon dioxide travel across the
membrane.
E) This transport is typical for large molecules.
Nonpolar tails

Moving with the Concentration Gradient

4. “Moving with the flow” (i.e. going with the concentration gradient) is
the direction of flow in passive transport. Show this in the diagram on
right by drawing in 10 total circles (to represent molecules). You must
decide a certain amount to place on the left vs. the right side after
viewing the arrow indicating the direction of movement. Label the high
concentration side and low concentration side.

Note: Illustrations may vary, but student should

have an arrow going from high concentration
(more molecules) to low concentration (less
molecules). High Concentration Low Concentration

Endocytosis and Exocytosis

Active Transport
5. Are endocytosis and exocytosis forms of passive or active transport? ______________________________________________

An amoeba trying to take in food particles

6. Give a scenario where a cell may need to perform a form of endocytosis. ___________________________________________

would need to do endocytosis, specifically a type of endocytosis called phagocytosis. (Answers may vary
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

although this is example in the video).

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

A plant cell building cell wall components

7. Give a scenario where a cell may need to perform a form of exocytosis. ____________________________________________

may need to do exocytosis to bring building materials (such as cellulose) out of the plant cell.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________

(Answers may vary although this is example in the video).

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 KEY AMOEBA SISTERS: VIDEO RECAP CELL TRANSPORT

Traveling Molecules

For the following scenarios, determine whether the molecules in the scenario are moving by (S) simple
diffusion, (F) facilitated diffusion, or (A) active transport.

F For water to travel across the cell membrane at a substantial rate, the water molecules travel through protein channels
8. _____
known as aquaporins.

S While water molecules are polar, they are also very small. One fact not mentioned in the video is that some water
9. _____
molecules are able to squeeze directly through the phospholipid bilayer due to their small size.

F Charged ions are traveling through a cell membrane with the concentration gradient.
10. ____

A
11. ____Cells lining the gut need to take in glucose, but at a certain time, the concentration of extracellular glucose is lower than
the concentration already stored in the cells.

F a certain time, glucose is in a high concentration outside of a cell and needs to travel through the membrane into the
12. ___At
cell.

Facilitated Diffusion via a Protein Channel Active Transport via a Protein Channel
For the below image, label the 13. polar area and 14. non- For the below image, label the 17. polar area, and 18. non-
polar area on the diagram. polar area.

Draw in 15. protein channel and 16. molecules that would
represent a potential concentration gradient in facilitated
diffusion via a protein channel on the diagram.
Note: Drawings will vary, but student should understand
direction of movement of high to low concentration.
#16 (molecules drawn)
Draw in 19. protein channel and 20. molecules that would
represent a potential concentration gradient in active
transport via a protein channel on the diagram.
Note: Drawings will vary, but student should understand
direction of movement of low to high concentration.

#13 (polar area) #17 (polar area)

#15 (protein channel) ATP energy required!

#19 (protein channel)

#14 (nonpolar area) #18 (nonpolar area)

#20 (molecules drawn)