Quiz about Cell Structure & Function & Transport

Question 1

Which of the following is an energy rich molecule that is made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Sugars and starches are examples of these molecules.

Accepted Answer

carbohydrates

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lipids

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protein

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nucleic acid

Question 2

What shape is used to describe a molecule of DNA?

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double helix

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spiral string

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twisty curl

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triple felix

Question 3

Which of the following is an INORGANIC compound?

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water

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carbohydrates

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lipids

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nucleic acid

Question 4

Which of the following requires energy to transport materials across the cell membrane?

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active transport

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facilitated diffusion

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osmosis

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passive transport

Question 5

What is the name of this molecule?

Accepted Answer

Deoxyribose nucleic acid

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Phosopholipid bilayer

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Seletively permeable

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Triple felix

Question 6

Which of the following would not be found in an animal cell?

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all of these

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chloroplast

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cell wall

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large vacuole

Question 7

An amoeba eating a food particle is an example of which of the following?

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endocytosis

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passive transport

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diffision

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exocytosis

Question 8

What do enzymes do to chemical reactions that take place in cells?

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speed them up

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slow them down

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they do not affect chemical reactions

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create cell walls in animal cells

Question 9

Which of the following is not one of the elements that is found carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins?

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Iodine

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Oxygen

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Carbon

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Hydrogen

Question 10

In chemistry, what does the word organic mean?

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contains carbon

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no pesticides

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natural

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does not contain hydrogen

Question 11

What are the building blocks of living things that serve as the basic units of structure and function?

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cells

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chemicals

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energy

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organs

Question 12

This chloroplast is responsible for which of the following.

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Collecting sunlight energy and changing it to stored chemical energy for the cell.

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Releasing energy for the cell to use.

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Control center of the cell and directs all cell activities.

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Controls what materials can enter and leave the cell.

Question 13

Which chemical process occurs in the chloroplasts of plant cells?

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Photosynthesis

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Cellular Respiration

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Protein Synthesis

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DNA Transcription

Question 14

What role does the mitochondria play for the cell?

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Releases energy

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Makes proteins

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Makes food

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Houses DNA

Question 15

Which of the following is the job of the vacuole?

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Stores materials for the cell

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Collects sunlight

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Releases energy

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Controls what enters and leaves the cell

Question 16

Which organelle is described as thick, gel-like fluid that fills cells.

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cytoplasm

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cell membrane

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cell wall

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nucleus

Question 17

What is the job of the cell membrane?

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controls what materials can enter/leave the cell

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controls the chloroplast

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controls DNA

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controls the temperature of the cell

Question 18

What is the job of the nucleus?

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Controls the cell and directs all activities inside the cell

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Controls how much energy the mitochondria produces

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Controls how green the chloroplast appears

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Controls what materials may enter/leave the cell

Question 19

Which of the following is true about vacuoles in plant cells?

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The vacuole takes up more space in plant cells than in animal cells

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They are smaller than vacuoles in animal cells

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There are more vacuoles in plant cells than in animal cells

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Vacuoles may be nonexistent in plant cells.

Question 20

Since muscle cells require lots of energy, it is logical to expect that muscle cells would have several __________ present in their cells.

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Mitochondria

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Nuclei

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Chromosomes

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Vacuoles

Question 21

What is the role of the cell wall?

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Provides structure and support for the plant cell

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Provides structure and support for the animal cell

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Provides structure and support for both plant and animal cells.

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Gives plant cells their green color.

Question 22

Which of the following statements about the amoeba is NOT true?

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The amoeba does not respond to changes in its environment.

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The amoeba is unicellular.

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The amoeba needs energy to survive.

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The amoeba has the ability to reproduce asexually.

Question 23

In life science, when we use the word structure, we are referring to which of the following?

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the way something is shaped or arranged

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a building made of wood

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a multicelluar autotroph

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a task

Question 24

___________________: a change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react.

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stimulus

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function

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growth

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energy

Question 25

Which of the following is the most abundant chemical in cells?

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water

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carbon dioxide

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amino acids

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oxygen

Question 26

All living things have which of the following in common?

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They come from other living things.

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They rely on oxygen to breathe.

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They have a heartbeat.

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They are multicellular.

Question 27

______________: the scientific study of how organisms are classified

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taxonomy

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biology

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anatomy

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binomial nomenclature

Question 28

Which of the following is the scientific name of the organism pictured below.

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Canis lupus

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Gray Wolf

Question 29

Which of the following living things would be most closely related to the gray wolf (Canis lupus)?

Accepted Answer

Canis latrans

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Panthera leo

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Felis domesticus

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Turdus migratratorius

Question 30

Which level of classification is the most specific?

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species

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domain

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kingdom

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genus

Question 31

Which of the following scientists was the first to claim that all animal cells are made of cells?

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Theodor Schwann

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Matthias Schlieden

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Sir Isaac Newton

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Robert Hooke

Question 32

Who was the first scientist to observe living cells under a microscope?

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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Matthias Schlieden

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Robert Hooke

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Albert Einstein

Question 33

Which of the following does not require energy to transport materials across the cell membrane

Accepted Answer

all of these

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passive transport

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osmosis

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diffusion

Question 34

Which organelle houses the DNA of a cell?

Accepted Answer

Nucleus

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Mitochondria

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Vacuole

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Lysosome

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