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Cells Part 1

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which cell structure contains the cell's genetic material and controls many of the cell's activities?
a)
cell envelope
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
organelle
2.
the term Hydrophobic describes which part of a phospholipid?
a)
both heads and tails
b)
Neither heads nor tails
c)
Heads
d)
Tails
3.
The movement of molecules down a concentration (from high to low) gradient through transport proteins in the cell membrane is a type of
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
energy expenditure
d)
selective transport
4.
By looking at the conditions given, what type of solution is this red blood cell found in?
a)
Yolotonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Hypertonic
d)
Isotonic
5.
Which process is occurring when a vesicle fuses with the cell membrane and releases its contents outside the cell?
a)
endocytosis
b)
osmosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
phagocytosis
6.
Which phrase best describes passive transport?
a)
requires an isotonic solution
b)
requires no energy from the cell
c)
requires facilitation by enzymes
d)
requires transport proteins
7.
Looking at the conditions given in the above diagram, what kind of solution is the red blood cell in?
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypertonic
d)
Yolotonic
8.
Cells fall into two broad categories, depending on whether they
a)
contain genetic material
b)
have a nucleus
c)
contain chloroplasts
d)
have a cell wall
9.
Which phrase best describes rough ER?
a)
connected to the Golgi Apparatus
b)
protected by vesicles
c)
studded with ribosomes
d)
stored in the central vacuole
10.
Which process requires NO energy from the cell?
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
active transport
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
11.
Looking at the conditions given what kind of solution is this red blood cell soaking in?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
hypotonic
d)
yolotonic
12.
Which organelle is the storehouse for most of a cell's genetic information?
a)
chloroplast
b)
centriole
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
13.
Which phrase best describes the property of selective permeability?
a)
some molecules pass
b)
all ions pass
c)
large molecules pass
d)
all molecules pass
14.
Which organelles are involved in the process called endocytosis?
a)
centrioles
b)
ribosomes
c)
chlorplasts
d)
vesicles
15.
Which process occurs inside the chloroplasts?
a)
ribosome assembly
b)
detoxification
c)
photosynthesis
d)
protein synthesis
16.
What are the main differences between plant and animal cells?
a)
Animal cells are eukaryotes and plant cells are not
b)
plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts; animal cells do not
c)
animal cells have cell walls and chloroplasts and plant cells do not
d)
Plant cells are eukaryotes and animal cells are not
17.
Which organelles supply energy to the cell?
a)
mitochondria
b)
vacuoles
c)
ribosomes
d)
centrosomes
18.
What is the term for the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane?
a)
osmosis
b)
transport
c)
equilibrium
d)
isotonic
19.
Water moves into a cell when the solution surrounding the cell is
a)
isotonic
b)
concentrated
c)
hypotonic
d)
hypertonic
20.
The work of Schleiden and Schwann can be summarized by saying that
a)
all animals are made of cells
b)
all plants and animals are made of cells
c)
all plants are made of cells
d)
plants and animals have specialized cells.
21.
Letters A, G, F,  and C represent which molecules?
a)
Phospholipids and nucleic acids
b)
phospholipids and carbohydrates
c)
phospholipids and proteins
d)
phospholipids and cholesterol
22.
Unlike passive transport, active transport requires
a)
energy from the cell
b)
vesicles
c)
concentration gradients
d)
diffusion
23.
Which organelle is represented by the number 1?
a)
Golgi Bodies
b)
Vaculole
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Chloroplasts
24.
What is shown in the image?  The entire thing?
a)
cell memebrane
b)
cell wall
c)
nucleus
d)
chloroplast
25.
The cell theory states that all organisms are made of cells, cells are the most basic unit of life, and 
a)
all cells are eukaryotic
b)
all existing cells are produced by other living cells
c)
all cells have a nucleus
d)
all existing cells form by free-cell formation
26.
What is a phospholipid composed of?
a)
a polar head and a nonpolar tail
b)
a nonpolar head and a polar tail
c)
a nonpolar head and tail
d)
a polar head and tail
27.
Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?
a)
keeps the cell wall in place
b)
regulates which materials enter and leave the cell
c)
breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from foods
d)
stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates
28.
Eukaryotes usually contain
a)
specialized organelles
b)
a nuclues
c)
genetic material
d)
all of these
29.
Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus?
a)
chromatin
b)
DNA
c)
nucleolus
d)
cytoplasm
30.
which model did scientists develop to describe the cell membrane?
a)
dynamic model
b)
transport model
c)
phospholipid model
d)
fluid mosaic mode;