Cell Transport

Question 1

What is the difference between passive transport and active transport?

Answer 1

Passive=no work by the cell

Active=requires work by the cell

Question 2

What is it called when something moves from a crowded space to a more open space?

Answer 2

Diffusion

Question 3

What is osmosis?

Answer 3

It’s when water molecules move through a membrane by diffusion

Question 4

What is the name for diffusion that occurs through a specific channel in the cell membrane?

Answer 4

Facilitated diffusion (facilitated=assisted/helped)

Question 5

What is it called when a vesicle works with the membrane to bring things into the cell?

Answer 5

Endocytosis (endo=in)

Question 6

What is the opposite of endocytosis?

Answer 6

Exocytosis (exo=out)

Question 7

Pump channels and endo/exocytosis are forms of what type of transport?

Answer 7

Active! They require work from the cell

Question 8

What is the name of the chemical energy that allows active transport to happen? (3 letters)

Answer 8

ATP