Active Transport Worksheet: Exo-Endo

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Name:_______________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________

Active Transport Worksheet


1. The difference between active and passive transport is that active transport requires _______________________,
while passive transport does not.
2. Define Active Transport:
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3. Do molecules crossing a membrane using active transport go WITH or AGAINST the concentration gradient?
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4. Molecules crossing a membrane using active transport go from _____________ concentration to _____________
concentration.

5. What type of energy is needed for active transport? _________________

6. The prefix exo- means “out of” and the prefix endo- means “taking in”. How do these meanings relate to the
meaning of exocytosis and endocytosis?
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7. Define Endocytosis: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Draw a picture of endocytosis:

8. Define Exocytosis: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Draw a picture of exocytosis:
9. Which of the following is a form of active transport? (circle one)
facilitated diffusion diffusion endocytosis osmosis

10. What is the difference between active transport and passive transport (diffusion & osmosis)?

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A B

11. What process is shown in Figure A? _____________________________

12. What process is shown in Figure B? _____________________________

13. An amoeba engulfs a particle of food.

Does this require energy?______________________________


Is this active or passive transport? _______________________
Is this endocytosis or exocytosis? ________________________
Is this Phagocytosis or Pinocystosis? _____________________

14. An amoeba expels waste.

Does this require energy?_______________________


Is this active or passive transport? __________________
Is this endocytosis or exocytosis? __________________
15. Do you think that endocytosis and exocytosis can occur within the same cell? Explain your reasoning.
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16. If the transport proteins that carry amino acids into a cell stopped working, how might the process affect the
cell?
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17. Fill in the T-Chart comparing and contrasting active and passive transport:

Active Transport Passive Transport

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