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Units 6-7 Cell Function and Transport

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The combined observations of Mattias Schleiden, Theodor Schwann and Rudolph Virchow resulted in the formation of the cell theory. Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells contain a nucleus. 
b)
All cells come from other living cells
c)
All living organisms are made of one or more cells.
d)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living things.
2.
Number 1 is  a (the) - 
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
ribosome
d)
Nucleus
3.
Identify this structure.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
sap vacuole
d)
cytoplasm
4.
Identify this structure.
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell membrane
5.
There are some similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Which of the following structures is found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
lysosome
 
b)
mitochondrion
 
c)
nucleus
 
d)
ribosome
 
6.
Which characteristic do most plants have in common?
a)
they are unicellular
b)
they are prokaryotic
c)
they produce seeds
d)
 they are autotrophic
7.
Which  structures are present in animal and plant cells?
a)
Vacuole, nucleus and cell membrane
b)
Nucleus, cell wall, cytoplasm
c)
Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane, chloroplast, cell wall
8.
The diagram represents a cell of a green plant.
Solar energy is used to produce energy-rich compounds in which structure?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
Which organelle is the site where amino acids are synthesized into proteins?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
Supports and protects the cell
b)
Controls the cell
c)
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
d)
Metabolic reactions occur here
11.
Which cell structure is correctly paired with its primary function?
a)
ribosome - movement
b)
mitocondrion - energy production
c)
vacuole - cell division
d)
nucleus - storage of nutrients
12.
If a cell’s lysosomes were damaged, which of the following would most likely occur?
a)
The cell would produce more proteins than it needs.
b)
The cell would have chloroplasts that appear yellow rather than green.
c)
The cell would be less able to break down molecules in its cytoplasm.
d)
The cell would be less able to regulate the amount of fluid in its cytoplasm.
13.
The outer layer of the cell made of a phospholipid bi-layer is called the
a)
Nuclear Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Vacuole
d)
Cell Membrane
14.
This process happens inside chloroplasts
a)
Cellular Respiration
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Protein Synthesis
d)
Osmosis
15.
The structure helps support the cell as well as aids in cell movement
a)
Centrioles
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Cytoskeleton
d)
Chromatin
16.
These are found in animal cells. They play a major part in cell division.
a)
Centrioles
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
17.
Which of the following macromolecules are NOT found in cell membranes
a)
Proteins
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Lipids
d)
Nucleic Acids
18.
This is the structure of DNA when found in the Nucleus during normal cell processes.
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Chromosomes
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Chormatin
19.
Cellular respiration happens inside of this organelle
a)
chloroplasts
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
mitochondria
20.
Which of the following is NOT part of the Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made up of 1 or more cells
b)
All cells come from pre-existing cells
c)
Cells are basic unit of structure for living things
d)
All cells have a nucleus
21.
If a cell has a nucleus, then it must be what type of cell? 
a)
animal 
b)
prokaryotic 
c)
eukaryotic 
d)
 plant
22.
All of this type of cell are single celled. 
a)
animal
b)
prokariotic
c)
plant
d)
eukariotic
23.
Who determined that all cells come from preexisting cells?
a)
Leewenhoek
b)
Schleiden
c)
Hooke
d)
Virchow
24.
Which scientist discovered that all animals are made up of cells in 1839?
a)
Hooke
b)
Leewenhoek
c)
Schwann
d)
Virchow
25.
Which Scientist was the first to view cells in living things through a microscope?
a)
Leewenhoek
b)
Virchow
c)
Hooke
d)
Schwann
26.
Which shows the levels of living organization from smallest to largest?
a)
atoms, cells, tissues, organs, organisms
b)
cells, tissues, organs, organelles, organisms
c)
atoms, molecules, organelles
d)
cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms
27.
What of the following is a prokaryote?
a)
animal cell
b)
bacteria
c)
virus
d)
plant cell
28.
Only one type of cell contains a chloroplast.  Which one?
a)
plant
b)
animal
c)
bacteria
d)
fungi
29.
Which invention from the 17th century allowed for the development of modern cell theory? 
a)
X-rays 
b)
computers 
c)
 the light microscope
d)
. the scanning electron microscope
30.
Which organelle is filled with enzymes that aid in intra-cellular digestions, breaking down waste and old organelles?
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Golgi Body
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Ribosomes
31.
ALL living cells have this in common
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Mitochondria
32.
Which of the following is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
33.
The short, finger-like projections on animal cells that are responsible for catching fluids or nutrients:
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagella
c)
Nucleus
d)
Golgi Apparatus
34.
Animal cells could have one or a couple ______ (long tails) to move through fluid.
a)
Cilia
b)
Flagella
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleus
35.
This structure is only in plant cells. It is outside of the cell membrane and adds more support/structure to the plant.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Cell Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
36.
Organelles increase efficiency and allow specialization with in a cell.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What is another name for cell membrane?
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Plasma Membrane
d)
Cell Wall
38.
What do we call the inside of the cell?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Organelle
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cytoskeleton
39.
What makes up the cell membrane?
a)
Lipid Monolayer
b)
Lipid Bilayer
c)
Protiens
d)
Carbohydrate Chains
40.
Which of the following is not found in the nucleus?
a)
DNA
b)
Nuclear Envelope
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Golgi Apparatus
41.
How do things get inside the nucleus?
a)
Through the plasma membrane
b)
Through the nuclear pores
c)
Through the carrier protiens
d)
Through diffusion
42.
What is made in the nucleolus?
a)
DNA
b)
Protiens
c)
Ribosomes
d)
ATP
43.
What do we call the instructions of the cell?
a)
DNA
b)
Nuclear Organics
c)
TNT
d)
ATP
44.
What structure is responsible for making proteins?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Ribosome
45.
Besides the cytoplasm, where else do we find ribosomes?
a)
Vacoule
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
d)
Lysosome
46.
What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
a)
to make energy
b)
modify and transport proteins made by the ribosomes on it
c)
store water and other vital molecules
d)
to make new membranes and neutralize toxins
47.
What is the function of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
a)
to make energy
b)
modify and transport proteins made by the ribosomes on it
c)
store water and other vital molecules
d)
to make new membranes and neutralize toxins
48.
Which of the following is not a function of the Golgi apparatus?
a)
modifies, sorts, packages, and distributes proteins
b)
prepare materials for export out of the cell
c)
produce proteins from mRNA from the nucleus
d)
produces membrane packages called vesic
49.
Membrane packages that carry molecules around the cell or out of the cell.
a)
Golgi Apparatus
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Vesicles
50.
Vesicle filled with digestive enzymes that break down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins into monomers. Recycle damaged or unused organelles.
a)
ER
b)
Lysosome
c)
Vacuole
d)
Mitochondria
51.
What is the organelle used in cellular respiration and converts glucose sugar to ATP? Contains a double membrane and its own DNA.
a)
Golgi Apparatus
b)
ER
c)
Nucleus
d)
Mitochondria
52.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
53.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
54.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
55.
Which is true about active transport?
a)
It requires energy
b)
it does not require energy
c)
It moves substances down the concentration gradient
d)
it moves material from high to low concentration
56.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
57.
A cell in a hypotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink 
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
58.
A cell in a hypertonic solution will
a)
Swell
b)
Shrink
c)
Stay the same size
d)
Impossible to tell
59.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
60.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
61.
Osmosis is the ______
a)
When the smell of the neighbors trash moves through the neighborhood
b)
smell of cookies moving through the kitchen
c)
movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane
d)
movement of gases across a room
62.
Potatoes are placed in a cup of salt water. Which word best describes the salt water?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
Dirty
63.
Which of the following is not an example of active transport?
a)
Sodium potassium pump
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
facilitated diffusion
64.
When particles move out of a cell through facilitated diffusion, the cell ____________.
a)
gains energy
b)
uses energy
c)
releases energy
d)
does not use energy
65.
Particles are too large to enter the membrane.
Need help from channel proteins.
No energy
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
facilitated diffusion
66.
The dispersal of ink in a breaker of water is an example of 
a)
osmosis
b)
diffusion
c)
active transport
67.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
68.
Food is moved into the cell by ________________________.
a)
endocytosis
b)
diffusion
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
69.
Waste products are moved out of the cell by ______________________.
a)
endocytosis
b)
diffusion
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
70.
  A membrane that keeps out some    Molecules but allows others to pass
a)
semi-permeable
b)
permeable
c)
diffusion
d)
concentration gradient
71.
Due to the higher concentration of oxygen in the air than your blood, oxygen goes from the lungs into the red blood cells by....
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Simple Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Osmosis