Study Guide Questions 2

Question 1

The movement of water from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration across a semipermeable memrane

Answer 1

Osmosis

Question 2

This process moves molecules across a selectively permeable membrane from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration using a transport protein

Answer 2

Facilitated diffusion

Question 3

What is the name of the whip like structure found on a human sperm cell

Answer 3

flagella

Question 4

This molecule is composed of glycerol, phosphate, and two fatty acid tails.

Answer 4

Phospholipids

Question 5

By which process do oxygen, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide cross the plasma membrane

Answer 5

Simple Diffusion

Question 6

The numerous hair like structures found on the outside of a paramecium that is uses for motility

Answer 6

Cilia

Question 7

A whip like structure that is longer than the cell is in diameter and is used only for motility

Answer 7

Flagella

Question 8

When a child puts salt onto a slug it appears to dissolve. What scientific process is occurring?

Answer 8

Osmosis

Question 9

By what process would ions most likely move across the plasma membrane

Answer 9

Facilitated Diffusion