Cell Structure and Transport Exam Review

Which of the following structures is found in the cytoplasm?

• nucleolus

• ribosome

• chromatin

• cell wall

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Unlike the cell membrane, the cell wall in a plant is

• found in all organisms.

• composed of a lipid bilayer.

• a flexible barrier.

• usually made of tough fibers called cellulose

Diffusion is the movement of molecules from

• an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.

• an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

• an area of equilibrium to an area of high concentration.

• all of the above

Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?

• stores DNA

• controls most of the cell’s processes

• contains the information needed to make proteins

• all of the above

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Homeostasis will be most affected by the removal of the

• vacuole

• cell wall

• chloroplast

• cell membrane

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A plant has been removed from its natural environment and placed into a body of water that contains a higher concentration of salt than the inside of each plant cell. The plant promptly wilts. This situation is most similar to which event?

• seaweed put into fresh water

• a land plant put into tap water

• a freshwater plant put into sea water

• a freshwater plant put into distilled water

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What will mostly likely happen if you removed all the mitochondria from a cell?

• It will be unable to carry out respiration to make ATP.

• It will lose water through osmosis.

• It will break down the ribosomes in the cell.

• It will be unable to photosynthesize

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Which organelle converts the chemical energy stored in food into ATP, which is more convenient for the cell to use?

• chloroplast

• Golgi apparatus

• endoplasmic reticulum

• mitochondrion

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Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How do you know?

• The cell lacks cytoplasm.

• The cell lacks a cell membrane.

• The cell lacks a nucleus.

• The cell lacks genetic material.

Jim is in a crowd of people at the mall looking for his girlfriend Tammy, who was supposed to meet him for dinner. Jim realizes Tammy is across the room as he catches a whiff of her overpowering perfume, 'Paris #6'.

Which process explains why Jim is able to smell the perfume?

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

• Active Transport

• Facilitated diffusion