Membrane transport bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   Passive spread from high to low concentration

   Item

   Diffusion

2. Clue

   The special case of diffusion for water

   Item

   Osmosis

3. Clue

   Channel protein that speeds water through

   Item

   Aquaporin

4. Clue

   Diffusion helped along by membrane proteins

   Item

   Facilitated

5. Clue

   The concentration difference driving movement

   Item

   Gradient

6. Clue

   The dissolved substance that cannot cross

   Item

   Solute

7. Clue

   Transport class needing none of the cell's energy

   Item

   Passive

8. Clue

   Transport class that spends ATP

   Item

   Active

9. Clue

   Protein with a hydrated opening through its core

   Item

   Channel

Instructions

Read each call, tap its term on the board. Three in a line is bingo.

Explanation