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Honors Bio Chapter 5 Test

Authored by Carole Andreazza

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

44 Questions

NGSS covered

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Honors Bio Chapter 5 Test
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This Honors Biology quiz focuses on cell structure and membrane transport, covering the fundamental concepts that form Chapter 5 of a typical high school biology curriculum. The assessment is appropriate for grades 9-10 and requires students to demonstrate mastery of cellular transport mechanisms including passive transport (diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion), active transport (sodium-potassium pumps, endocytosis, exocytosis), and the relationship between solution tonicity and cell behavior. Students must understand the structure and function of cell membranes, including phospholipid bilayers, membrane proteins, and the concept of selective permeability. The quiz also assesses knowledge of cytoskeletal components (microfilaments, microtubules, intermediate filaments), cellular junctions (tight junctions, gap junctions, desmosomes, plasmodesmata), and cellular appendages (cilia and flagella). To succeed, students need to analyze concentration gradients, predict cellular responses in different solution types, and distinguish between energy-requiring and passive transport processes. Created by Carole Andreazza, a Biology teacher in the US who teaches grades 9 and 10. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a summative chapter test, review activity, or formative assessment tool to gauge student understanding before moving to advanced cellular processes. The quiz can be implemented as homework to reinforce classroom learning, used as a warm-up activity when broken into smaller sections, or deployed as a comprehensive review before standardized testing. The question format and content depth make it particularly valuable for identifying misconceptions about membrane transport and cellular organization that commonly challenge biology students. This assessment aligns with NGSS standards HS-LS1-2 (developing and using models to illustrate the hierarchical organization of interacting systems) and HS-LS1-3 (planning and carrying out investigations to provide evidence that feedback mechanisms maintain homeostasis), as students must demonstrate understanding of how cellular structures maintain homeostasis through controlled transport processes.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which part of the cytoskeleton is the thinnest part?

microfilament
microtubule
cilia
intermediate filament

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.

food
energy
oxygen
water

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is true about active transport?

It requires energy
it does not require energy
It moves substances down the concentration gradient
it moves material from high to low concentration

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The cell below is in a _________ solution.

Hypotonic
Hypertonic
Isotonic

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This cellular structure helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.

vacuole
nucleus
cell membrane
cell wall

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

The cell below is in a _____________ solution.

Hypertonic
Hypotonic
Isotonic

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

This picture represents which type of cellular transport?

passive transport
endocytosis
exocytosis
osmosis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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