Cell Structure and Function Quiz

Which of the following structures serves as the cell's boundary from its environment?

• A. mitochondrion

• B. cell membrane

• C. chloroplast

• D. channel protein

Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?

• A. breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from foods

• B. stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates

• C. keeps the cell wall in place

• D. regulates the movement of materials into and out of the cell

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The cell membrane contains channels and pumps that help move materials from one side to the other. What are these channels and pumps made of?

• A. carbohydrates

• B. lipids

• C. bilipids

• D. proteins

In a hypotonic solution, water will move ____ the cell, causing the cell to ____.

• A. into; shrivel

• B. out of; lyse/swell

• C. out of; shrivel

• D. into; lyse/swell

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What type of cellular transport requires a cell to use energy?

• A. Facilitated diffusion

• B. Active transport

• C. Diffusion

• D. Osmosis

If an animal cell were placed in a solution of salt water taken from the ocean, what would happen to the cell?

• A. The cell would swell because the water solution is hypotonic.

• B. The cell would swell because the water solution is hypertonic.

• C. The cell would shrivel because the water solution is hypotonic.

• D. The cell would shrivel because the water solution is hypertonic.

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Which of the following best describes an isotonic solution?

• A. There is more solute outside the cell than inside the cell.

• B. There is less solute outside the cell than inside the cell.

• C. The concentration is equal on both sides of the membrane.

• D. None of the above.

This process occurs when the cell uses energy to bring something in from outside the cell.

• A. Endocytosis

• B. Exocytosis

• C. Osmosis

• D. Diffusion

Which of the following is found in a eukaryotic cell, but is not found in a prokaryotic cell?

• A. Cytoplasm

• B. Cell membrane

• C. Nucleus

• D. Flagella

Which plant cell organelle uses light energy to produce sugar?

• A. Chloroplast

• B. Mitochondria

• C. Nucleus

• D. Ribosome

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