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Quiz on Membrane transport (1.

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Membrane transport (1.4)


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1. What do diffusion and osmosis have in common?

A. They only happen in living cells.

B. They require transport proteins in the membrane.

C. They are passive transport mechanisms.

D. Net movement of substances is against the concentration gradient.


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2. Which of the following is a feature of exocytosis but not endocytosis?

A. Shape changes of a membrane

B. Vesicle formation

C. Use of ATP

D. Secretion
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3. What route is used to export proteins from the cell?

A. Golgi apparatus → rough endoplasmic reticulum → plasma membrane

B. Rough endoplasmic reticulum → Golgi apparatus → plasma membrane

C. Golgi apparatus → lysosome → rough endoplasmic reticulum

D. Rough endoplasmic reticulum → lysosome → Golgi apparatus


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4. When observing the behaviour of a vesicle in a cell, what identifies it as a vesicle only involved in
exocytosis?

A. Adhesion between two lipid bilayers

B. Fusion of two membranes

C. Secretion of material

D. Invagination of a plasma membrane


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Quiz on Membrane transport (1.4)

5. (a) Define osmosis.

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(b) Compare and contrast simple diffusion with facilitated diffusion as mechanisms to transport
solutes across membranes.
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(c) Describe the process of endocytosis.


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Quiz on Membrane transport (1.4)

(d) Distinguish between active and passive movements of materials across plasma membranes,
using named examples.
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