Quiz on Animal and Plant Tissues

What is the basic unit of life?

• Cell

• Organism

• Tissue

• Organ

Which type of epithelial tissue has more than one layer of cells?

• Simple epithelium

• Cuboidal epithelium

• Stratified epithelium

• Columnar epithelium

What type of muscle tissue is responsible for involuntary movements in the heart?

• Skeletal muscle

• Smooth muscle

• Cardiac muscle

• Striated muscle

Which type of connective tissue is primarily responsible for binding and supporting other tissues?

• Epithelial tissue

• Nerve tissue

• Muscle tissue

• Connective tissue

What is the function of a neuron?

• To facilitate movement

• To provide structural support

• To sense stimuli and transmit signals

• To transport nutrients

What is the process called when large molecules are transported into a cell via vesicles?

• Exocytosis

• Endocytosis

• Osmosis

• Diffusion

Which of the following is a type of passive transport?

• Active transport

• Exocytosis

• Endocytosis

• Facilitated diffusion

What is the primary role of the sodium-potassium pump?

• To transport glucose

• To maintain cell membrane potential

• To synthesize proteins

• To facilitate passive transport

In which type of epithelial tissue are the cells shaped like bricks on end?

• Squamous

• Columnar

• Cuboidal

• Stratified

What is the main characteristic of connective tissues?

• High energy consumption

• Tightly packed cells

• Sparsely packed cells in an extracellular matrix

• Uniform cell shape