Deck 8

Question 0

The process by which molecules move away from a region where there are more, to a region where there are less

Answer 0

Diffusion

Question 1

Type of transport in which the cell provides the metabolic energy (ATP) that drives the transport process

Answer 1

Active transport

Question 2

The unassisted diffusion of solutes through the plasma membrane is called

Answer 2

Simple diffusion

Question 3

Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane is called

Answer 3

Osmosis

Question 4

“Water pores”

Answer 4

Aquaporins

Question 5

Provides passage for certain needed substances that are both lipid-insoluble and too large to pass through the membrane pores

Answer 5

Facilitated diffusion

Question 6

The process by which water and solutes are forced through a membrane by fluid or hydrostatic pressure

Answer 6

Filtration

Question 7

Sometimes called solute pumping

Answer 7

Active transport

Question 8

Simultaneously carries sodium ions out of potassium ions into the cell

Answer 8

Sodium-potassium pump

Question 9

Moves substances into or out of cells without actually crossing the plasma membrane

Answer 9

Vesicular transport