Deck 4: The Movement of Substances Into and Out of Cells

Question 1

When botanists speak of a "bilayer," they are referring to a structure composed entirely of:

A) carbohydrates.
B) integral proteins.
C) lectins.
D) sterols.
E) phospholipids.

Answer 1

E

Question 2

If a plant cell is placed in a solution with a relatively low water potential, the cell will:

A) swell and perhaps burst.
B) undergo plasmolysis.
C) build up turgor pressure.
D) build up wall pressure.
E) neither gain nor lose water.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following statements about solute movement in cells is FALSE?

A) Once a substance is inside a cell, it moves through the cell by diffusion.
B) Diffusion is an effective way to move substances between distantly separated cells.
C) Transport of substances within a cell may be speeded up by cytoplasmic streaming.
D) Metabolic activities help maintain steep concentration gradients between the inside and outside of the cell.
E) Within a cell, a substance may be produced in one place and used in another, thus maintaining an intracellular concentration gradient.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning membrane structure is FALSE?

A) Some proteins are firmly anchored in place.
B) Some proteins move laterally within the membrane.
C) Some lipids move laterally within the membrane.
D) Transmembrane proteins lack hydrophilic sequences.
E) Peripheral proteins lack hydrophobic sequences.

Question 5

Suppose a drop of dye is placed in one end of a tank of water. What happens next?

A) Nothing happens because the molecules are at equilibrium.
B) The dye molecules and the water molecules move down their respective concentration gradients.
C) The dye molecules move from a region of high water potential to a region of low water potential.
D) The dye molecules move against a concentration gradient.
E) The water molecules move by osmosis.

Question 6

By definition, all proteins attached to protruding portions of transmembrane proteins are:

A) transmembrane proteins.
B) integral proteins.
C) globular proteins.
D) peripheral proteins.
E) glycoproteins.

Question 7

The portion of a transmembrane protein embedded in the bilayer is:

A) hydrophilic.
B) hydrophobic.
C) a glycoprotein.
D) a glycolipid.
E) a lectin.

Question 8

In the absence of other factors affecting water potential, water will move FROM a region of ______ TO a region of ______.

A) low water concentration; high water concentration
B) low solute concentration; high solute concentration
C) low water potential; high water potential
D) low potential energy; high potential energy
E) low pressure; high pressure

Question 9

Which of the following substances is LEAST likely to diffuse across the plasma membrane?

A) water
B) a small, uncharged polar molecule
C) an ion
D) carbon dioxide
E) oxygen

Question 10

Turgor pressure results most directly from:

A) solutes moving out of a cell by osmosis.
B) solutes moving into a cell by osmosis.
C) water moving from one portion of the cytoplasm to another.
D) water moving into a cell by osmosis.
E) water moving out of a cell by osmosis.

Question 11

What is the water potential, expressed in units of megapascals, of pure water?

A) -10
B) -5
C) 0
D) 10
E) 20

Question 12

Which of the following could be the water potential of a sucrose solution at atmospheric pressure and at sea level?

A) 100 MPa
B) 100 bars
C) 10 bars
D) 0 bars
E) -10 MPa

Question 13

Wall pressure:

A) is the same as turgor pressure.
B) develops within a cell and pushes outward against the wall.
C) develops outside the cell wall and pushes inward against the wall.
D) is an outwardly directed pressure of the wall.
E) is an inwardly directed pressure of the wall.

Question 14

Water potential is defined as the:

A) tendency of water to enter a cell.
B) tendency of water to leave a cell.
C) mechanical energy of water.
D) kinetic energy of water.
E) potential energy of water.

Question 15

In plasmolysis:

A) the vacuole become turgid.
B) the entire cell becomes turgid.
C) the cell wall shrivels into the center of the cytoplasm.
D) the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall.
E) the plasma membrane is pushed against the cell wall.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about diffusion is FALSE?

A) When the diffusing molecules become evenly distributed, their movement stops.
B) Each of the diffusing molecules moves randomly and independently of the others.
C) It is more rapid at higher than at lower temperatures.
D) It involves the net movement of a substance.
E) It is more rapid in gases than in liquids.

Question 17

Which of the following is the best definition of osmosis?

A) The net movement of glucose across a selectively permeable membrane.
B) The net movement of any substance down a solute concentration gradient.
C) The net movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane.
D) The net movement of water from a region of high water potential to a region of low water potential.
E) The net movement of water from a region of low water potential to a region of high water potential.

Question 18

Wilting results most directly from _______ in plant cells.

A) increased metabolism
B) malfunctioning contractile vacuoles
C) the loss of turgor
D) defective osmotic pressure
E) defective membranes

Question 19

The most abundant sterol in the plant cell membrane is:

A) lectin.
B) cholesterol.
C) triglyceride.
D) stigmasterol.
E) phospholipid

Question 20

The long-distance transport of sap in the phloem is an example of:

A) simple diffusion.
B) facilitated diffusion.
C) pressure-driven bulk flow.
D) active transport.
E) exocytosis.

Question 21

In the active transport of sucrose, the secondary active transport system is the:

A) sucrose-proton symporter.
B) H⁺-ATPase.
C) sucrose uniporter.
D) proton pump.
E) sucrose-proton antiporter.

Question 22

An aquaporin is a:

A) hole in a water molecule.
B) channel protein for water.
C) carrier protein for water.
D) protein that binds water inside the cytosol.
E) carbohydrate that binds water to prevent bursting of the cell.

Question 23

What is the hypothesized role of carbohydrates in the plasma membrane?

A) catalyzing chemical reactions
B) keeping the phospholipid tails aligned
C) recognizing molecules that interact with the cell
D) acting as a barrier to the passage of molecules
E) transporting molecules into the cell

Question 24

If the concentration of K⁺ is higher outside a plant cell than inside, K⁺ will enter the cell by:

A) facilitated diffusion through channel proteins.
B) simple diffusion through channel proteins.
C) facilitated diffusion via carrier proteins.
D) active transport through channel proteins.
E) active transport via carrier proteins.

Question 25

Small nonpolar molecules, such as O₂ and CO₂, enter a cell by:

A) active transport.
B) osmosis.
C) facilitated diffusion.
D) vesicle-mediated transport.
E) simple diffusion.

Question 26

Which of the following processes in plant cell membranes requires ATP?

A) simple diffusion
B) facilitated diffusion
C) osmosis
D) passive cotransport
E) active transport

Question 27

A "gate" is most directly associated with a:

A) pinocytosis.
B) pump.
C) vesicle
D) carrier.
E) channel.

Question 28

Aquaporins are found in the plasma membrane and the:

A) inner mitochondrial membrane only.
B) inner chloroplast membrane only
C) tonoplast only.
D) endoplasmic reticulum only.
E) the mitochondrial membrane, the chloroplast membrane, the tonoplast, and the ER.

Question 29

The portion of a transmembrane protein that is embedded in the hydrophobic interior of the bilayer is usually in the form of a(n):

A) beta pleated sheet.
B) alpha helix.
C) alpha helix and beta pleated sheet combined.
D) extended polypeptide without secondary structure.
E) folded polypeptide without secondary structure.

Question 30

Which of the following statements about an electrochemical gradient is FALSE?

A) It involves a concentration gradient and the membrane potential.
B) It involves a concentration gradient and the total electrical gradient.
C) It is the driving force for the movement of charged and uncharged substances across a membrane.
D) Plant cells maintain an electrochemical gradient across the plasma membrane.
E) Plant cells maintain an electrochemical gradient across the tonoplast.

Question 31

If the concentration of glucose is higher inside a cell than outside, glucose will enter the cell only by:

A) simple diffusion.
B) active transport.
C) facilitated diffusion.
D) osmosis.
E) passive cotransport.

Question 32

In receptor-mediated endocytosis, specific receptors for the substances to be transported are localized in:

A) the nucleus.
B) Golgi bodies.
C) mitochondria.
D) the cytoplasm.
E) coated pits.

Question 33

Although membranes were previously described by the "fluid-mosaic" model, recent evidence suggests that membranes:

A) have lipids that are more widely dispersed and not grouped.
B) have proteins that are not organized in functional complexes.
C) have a smaller proportion of proteins.
D) have a more constant thickness.
E) are less fluid.

Question 34

A steroid hormone would most likely enter a cell by:

A) active transport.
B) osmosis.
C) facilitated diffusion.
D) vesicle-mediated transport.
E) simple diffusion.

Question 35

In the plasma membrane, carbohydrates are most likely to be found:

A) attached to phospholipids in the bilayer.
B) attached to cholesterol in the bilayer.
C) attached to a desmotubule in the bilayer.
D) on the outer membrane surface.
E) on the inner membrane surface.

Question 36

A cell that ingests bacteria or cellular debris does so by:

A) exocytosis.
B) phagocytosis.
C) pinocytosis.
D) receptor-mediated endocytosis.
E) facilitated diffusion.

Question 37

Proteins and polysaccharides will most likely enter a cell by:

A) active transport.
B) osmosis.
C) facilitated diffusion.
D) vesicle-mediated transport.
E) simple diffusion.

Question 38

Which of the following is NOT a function of membrane proteins?

A) converting energy from one form to another
B) catalyzing chemical reactions
C) transporting specific molecules or ions into and out of the cell
D) making the membrane impermeable
E) acting as receptors for chemical signals

Question 39

Most membrane carbohydrates are present in the form of:

A) glycoproteins.
B) lectins.
C) individual glucose molecules.
D) starch.
E) disaccharides.

Question 40

Symport is a transport system in which the transport of one solute:

A) occurs via a vesicle.
B) occurs without the simultaneous transport of another solute.
C) depends on the transport of another solute in the opposite direction.
D) depends on the transport of another solute in the same direction.
E) depends on the opening of a "gate" in the carrier protein.

Question 41

Which of the following statements concerning plasmodesmata is FALSE?

A) They can mediate the transport of proteins and RNA.
B) Their openings can be regulated by actin and myosin..
C) They serve as paths for electrical signaling.
D) Their permeability can be controlled by callose.
E) Their similar symplastic domains cause them to be passive structures.

Question 42

In receptor-mediated endocytosis, what happens immediately after the substance to be transported binds to a receptor?

A) The substance is broken down enzymatically.
B) The coated pit invaginates to form a coated vesicle.
C) The receptor releases the substance inside the cell.
D) The coated vesicle sheds its coat.
E) The receptor is broken down enzymatically.

Question 43

Which of the following would NOT occur during signal recognition?

A) The signal molecule binds to a specific receptor on the plasma membrane.
B) The signal molecule is transported into the cell by endocytosis.
C) The signal molecule is transported out of the cell by exocytosis.
D) The signal molecule remains outside the cell.
E) The signal molecule activates a transmembrane protein.

Question 44

The rate of osmosis is influenced by the size of the solute particle.

Question 45

Two of the most common second messengers are:

A) hormones and ATP.
B) ATP and cyclic AMP.
C) calcium ions and cyclic AMP.
D) lectins and calcium ions.
E) lectins and clathrin.

Question 46

Once inside a cell, an ion will move from one part of the cytoplasm to another by diffusion.

Question 47

All the membranes of a cell have the same basic structure.

Question 48

Water moves from a region where water potential is higher to a region where it is lower.

Question 49

Primary plasmodesmata are different from secondary plasmodesmata in that primary plasmodesmata:

A) are narrow strands of cytoplasm.
B) are formed during cytokinesis.
C) are typically branched.
D) connect the protoplasts of neighboring cells.
E) may be connected by a cavity in the region of the middle lamella.

Question 50

The steeper the concentration gradient, the more rapid the rate of diffusion.

Question 51

Turgor pressure is particularly important in the support of nonwoody plants.

Question 52

The cytoplasmic sleeve is the:

A) cytoplasmic channel involved in symplastic transport through a plasmodesma.
B) cytoplasm inside the lumen of a desmotubule.
C) cytoplasm in the cortical area of the protoplast.
D) cytoplasm inside the endoplasmic reticulum.
E) extension of the cytoplasm into the cell wall.

Question 53

A protein would most likely enter a cell by simple diffusion.

Question 54

Cholesterol is the major sterol in the plasma membrane of plant cells.

Question 55

The symplast consists of:

A) the cell wall continuum.
B) all the plasma membranes.
C) all the desmotubules.
D) all the protoplasts but not their plasmodesmata.
E) all the protoplasts including their plasmodesmata.

Question 56

Which of the following statements concerning the desmotubule is FALSE?

A) It has the appearance of a tubular strand.
B) It may contain a central rod.
C) It is continuous with the endoplasmic of adjacent cells.
D) It is a main channel for transporting materials.
E) It is found within a plasmodesma.

Question 57

When a leaf wilts, the leaf cells most likely have already plasmolyzed.

Question 58

The inner and outer surfaces of a plasma membrane have the same chemical composition.

Question 59

In the plasma membrane, proteins can move laterally but lipids cannot.

Question 60

In the signal-transduction pathway involving Ca²⁺ ions in plants, which of the following occurs during the transduction step?

A) The chemical signal binds to the receptor.
B) The Ca²⁺-calmodulin complex activates specific enzymes.
C) Clathrin binds to Ca²⁺ ions.
D) Calcium ions are released into the cytosol from the vacuole.
E) Calcium ions bind to calmodulin.

Question 61

Pinocytosis is a form of endocytosis.

Question 62

The apoplast consists of all the interconnected protoplasts of the plant body together with their plasmodesmata.

Question 63

Typically a second messenger is located on the outside, rather than the inside, of a cell.

Question 64

The transport of solutes by carrier proteins is faster than that by channel proteins.

Question 65

Receptor-mediated endocytosis involves the vesicle-mediated transport of specific molecules.

Question 66

Unlike active transport, passive transport across cellular membranes does not require the participation of transport proteins.

Question 67

In the plasma membrane, multipass proteins typically span the bilayer as alpha-helices.

Question 68

Passive diffusion can occur down a concentration gradient but not down an electrochemical gradient.