Download Cell Membrane Quiz Answers

Cell Membrane Quiz Answers
1. True or False: Everything in the cell sits in the cytosol.
true 2. True or False: The plasma membrane and the cell membrane are the
same thing.
true 3. Define semipermeable, as it applies to the cell membrane.
Semipermeable means that some things can enter the cell, and some things cannot. 4. Which contains the organelles, the cytosol or cytoplasm?
The cytoplasm is the cytosol and all of the organelles, so the cytoplasm contains the organelles. 5. What would happen if a cell dissolved in water?
Answers may vary. Example: Cells could not form, and the organism would not take-­‐
shape or survive. 6. The plasma membrane is made of a double layer of __________.
a) cells
b) phospholipids
c) proteins
d) DNA
7. In a prokaryotic cell, the DNA is located in the _________.
a) cytoplasm
b) nucleus
c) phospholipid
d) enzyme
8. The middle of the cell membrane Bilayer is an area without
__________.
a) proteins
b) enzymes
c) water
d) phospholipids
9. The cell membrane keeps __________ out of the cell, and keeps the
__________ inside the cell.
a) proteins, water
b) cytosol, cytoplasm
c) cytoplasm, water
d) water, cytoplasm
10. The phospholipid has a __________ head and two __________ tails.
a) semipermeable, cytoplasm
b) hydrophobic, hydrophilic
c) hydrophilic, hydrophobic
d) cytosol, cytoplasm