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WorksheetsCells Review for GMAS
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why are most cells so small?
a)
So we can see them with a microscope.
b)
So they can fit in our bodies.
c)
So they can take in food and get rid of waste.
d)
So they can reproduce quickly.
2.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
3.
What is the difference between bacteria and archaea?
a)
Bacteria are single celled, archaea are many celled.
b)
Bacteria has DNA, archaea does not.
c)
Are you speaking a different language?
d)
Bacteria live everywhere, archaea live in extreme environments.
4.
How are eukaryotes different from prokaryotes?
a)
They aren't different, except the spelling.
b)
Phone a friend :/
c)
Eukaryotes have a NUCLEUS, prokaryotes do NOT!
d)
Prokaryotes have a NUCLEUS, eukaryotes do NOT!
5.
What is the main function of the cell membrane?
a)
Digestion
b)
Storage
c)
Protecitve Barrier
d)
INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE!
6.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
7.
Ribosomes are where proteins are made in cells, what are proteins made of?
a)
Amino Acids
b)
Meat
c)
Lipids
d)
Sugar and Spice
8.
What is the process that plant and algae cells use to make food?
a)
Water Cycle
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Decomposition
d)
Vegetarian
9.
What is NOT a reason that lysosomes are important for cells?
a)
Lysosomes destroy worn out cells.
b)
Lysosomes contain instructions for how to make proteins.
c)
Lysosomes attack foreign invaders.
d)
Lysosomes get rid of waste from inside the cell.
10.
A gene is a segment of DNA
a)
True
b)
False
11.
what are the levels of cellular organization?
a)
cells/tissues/organs/organ system
b)
cells/tissues/electron/organ system
c)
cells/tissues/organ system/organs
d)
cells/organs/tissues/organ system
12.
how many parents are required for asexual reproduction?
a)
1,225, 957, 273
b)
2
c)
57
d)
1
13.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
14.
Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
chloroplasts
d)
vacuoles
15.
Gives the cell a rigid, box-like shape; outside of the cell membrane; in plants.
a)
cytoplasm
b)
chromatin
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
16.
Sac within the cytoplasm that is full of fluid; plants have one large; stores food, water, etc.
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
lysosome
d)
ribosome
17.
What is it called when one solution has a concentration that is equal to another solution?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Omnitonic
d)
Hypotonic
18.
What is it called when one solution has a concentration that is lower than in another solution?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Omnitonic
19.
What is it called when one solution has a concentration that is higher than in another solution?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Omnitonic
20.
Diffusion always occurs across/down a _______________ until the molecules are even in both areas. Fill in the blank.
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Concentration Gradient
21.
What is the random movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Laser Narwhal
c)
Osmosis
d)
Diffusion
22.
The diffusion or movement of water across the cell membrane. The water will always moves to higher concentrations. What is this?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Water Movement
c)
Osmosis
d)
This one might be correct?
23.
What is the movement of a substance across the cell membrane without using the cell's energy?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Aliens don't wear hats.
24.
What uses cellular energy to move substances across a Cell Membrane?
a)
Active transport
b)
Diffusion
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Starwhals
25.
structures within a cell that break down food and turn it into energy
a)
nulceus
b)
mitochondria
c)
vacuole
d)
organelle
26.
the smallest unit of living matter that can carry out basic processes of life
a)
cell
b)
organelle
c)
nucleus
d)
cell membrane
27.
a structure positioned at the center of the cell and controls all activity within a cell
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
28.
the layer around the outside of a cell that controls what goes in and out of a cell
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
vacuole
d)
organelle
29.
the gel-like substance that fills a cell and supports all of the other cell structures
a)
vacuole
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
cytoplasm
30.
Viruses are....
a)
living
b)
non-living
31.
What is the function of the flagella?
a)
to provide movement
b)
to store enrgy
c)
provide protein
d)
convert food
32.
What do viruses and cells both have?
a)
Genetic Material
b)
Nucleus
c)
Capsid
d)
Nucleus
33.
What is another word that can be used to describe "homeostasis"?
a)
STABLE
b)
EQUAL
c)
COMPLETE
d)
CORRECT
34.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
35.
What is the main function of the endoplasmic reticulum in a cell?
a)
Produce protein
b)
Transport materials
c)
Generate ATP
d)
Package and distribute proteins
36.
Which structure inside a plant cell allows it to perform photosynthesis?
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Centrioles
37.
Amino acids link together to form proteins. In which organelle would this process occur?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Ribosome
c)
Centriole
d)
Mitochondria
38.
Which of these supports the cell theory as it is stated today?
a)
Cells must contain a nucleus
b)
All organisms are made of more than one cell
c)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
d)
Not all cells are alive
39.
Which types of cells would you most likely find very large numbers of mitochondria?
a)
Hair
b)
Bone
c)
Skin
d)
Muscle
40.
The cell membrane is selectively permeable, which means...
a)
All materials can enter and leave the cell
b)
Certain things can enter while others cannot
c)
The cell manually sorts through all materials
d)
Only certain cells can interact with the cell.
41.
The function of the plasma membrane is....
a)
regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.
c)
make sure each cell reproduces
d)
make sure each cell can move
42.
Two examples of passive transport are
a)
Earth and Sun
b)
Diffusion and Osmosis
c)
Energy and Wind
d)
None of the above
43.
A person's tongue cells after finishing eating a salty French fry would
a)
get smaller
b)
get bigger
c)
remain the same
44.
A person should never drink salty water because their cells would
a)
shink
b)
expand
45.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
46.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
47.
The cell below is in a ___________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
48.
You get thirsty after eating salty foods because
a)
Extra water is needed to balance the fluid in your cells
b)
More salt is needed in the blood
c)
It will prevent damage to your throat
d)
Dissolve the salt crystals in your stomach
49.
type of reproduction of mitosis
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
50.
type of reproduction of meiosis
a)
sexual
b)
asexual
51.
products of mitosis are genetically
a)
different
b)
identical
52.
products of meiosis are genetically
a)
different
b)
identical
53.
function of mitosis
a)
genetic diversity though sexual reproduction
b)
cell reproduction and general growth and repair
54.
function of meiosis
a)
genetic diversity though sexual reproduction
b)
cell reproduction and general growth and repair
55.
number of daughter cells produced in mitosis
a)
2 diploid cells
b)
4 diploid cells
c)
2 haploid cells
d)
4 haploid cells
56.
number of daughter cells produced in meiosis
a)
2 diploid cells
b)
4 diploid cells
c)
2 haploid cells
d)
4 haploid cells
57.
number of chromosomes in daughter cells from mitosis
a)
reduced by half
b)
increased by half
c)
remains the same
d)
twice as many
58.
number of chromosomes in daughter cells from meiosis
a)
reduced by half
b)
increased by half
c)
remains the same
d)
twice as many
59.
how do prokaryotic cells reproduce
a)
binary fission
b)
mitosis
c)
meiosis
60.
what is a zygote
a)
fertilized egg
b)
egg
c)
sperm
61.
what are the sex cells for a male
a)
XX
b)
XY
62.
what are the sex cells for a female
a)
XX
b)
XY
63.
what parent is responsible for determining the sex of the offspring
a)
male
b)
female
c)
other
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