Biology Benchmark (most missed)

Which cellular structure in an animal cell helps maintain homeostasis by controlling the transportation of substances into and out of the cell?

• cytoplasm
• cell membrane
• mitochondria
• nucleus

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What do both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells contain?

• genetic material and cytoplasm
• nucleus and mitochondria
• cell membrane and ribosomes
• chloroplasts and vacuoles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

A researcher observes membrane-bound structures in a cell. Based on this observation, the researcher can conclude that the cell is classified as a

• bacterium

• virus

• prokaryote

• eukaryote

A student identifies the following parts of a cell.

cell wall

RNA

mitochondrion

ribosome

The presence of which structure allows the student to conclude that this is a eukaryotic cell?

• mitochondrion
• cell wall
• RNA
• ribosome

This diagram shows a red blood cell in a beaker that contains a solution with a higher salt concentration than that inside the red blood cell. What will happen to the red blood cell in this environment?

• The red blood cell will swell at first and then shrink.

• The red blood cell will shrink from losing water molecules.

• 
  The size of the red blood cell will remain constant.

• The red blood cell will swell from absorbing salt molecules.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Which process moves an ion across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient?

• active transport
• facilitated diffusion
• osmosis
• passive transport

What would most likely be produced when a cell with eight chromosomes undergoes mitosis?

• four cells with four chromosomes each

• two cells with eight chromosomes each

• four cells with eight chromosomes each

• two cells with four chromosomes each

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

During which phase of the cell cycle does most cell growth occur?

• mitosis

• cytokinesis

• prophase

• interphase

The chemical colchicine disrupts cell division. Which cell process would most likely stop if colchicine were added to a culture of human liver cells?

• active transport

• meiosis

• cell differentiation
• mitosis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-4

Which effect could a mutation in mRNA have on the production of proteins?

• It can change the amino acid sequence of the protein.
• It can have no effect on the production of proteins.
• It can decrease the production of proteins.
• It can increase the production of proteins.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2