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Life Science Cell Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The shape of a cell helps to tell you the function of the cell.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
A cell wall surrounds the cell membrane of a plant cell, giving it a rigid boxlike shape
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The golgi body/apparatus is the highway of a cell.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
All cells have a cell membrane.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
The invention of the microscope enabled (helped) people to look at very small objects.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
The endoplasmic reticulum makes DNA.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
The word "hydrophobic" means "water fearing?"
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Ryan, Sam and YOU are made of cells.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The movement of small molecules through the cell membrane WITHOUT the use of energy is active transport.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
The cell membrane is considered to be selectively permeable, which means that all substances (bog or small) can move in and out freely.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
A white blood cell will engulf/surround (eat) a bacteria cell by this process.
a)
diffusion
b)
passive transport
c)
exocytosis
d)
endocytosis
12.
water, waste and food are stored by the plant in the 
a)
chloroplast
b)
vacuole
c)
golgi body
d)
endoplastic reticulum
13.
In our Microscope Lab, we observed that cells are:
a)
various shapes
b)
very small
c)
some have nucleus
d)
various shapes, very small and some have nucleus
14.
The cell membrane of cells is arranged as
a)
a triple layer of fats and some transport/carrier proteins
b)
a bi-layer of fats with Nucleic Acids
c)
a bi-layer of fats and some transport proteins
d)
a single layer of fats and carbohydrates
15.
Which of the following cells would most likely the most mitochondria?
a)
muscle cells
b)
skin cells
c)
blood cells
d)
bone cells
16.
The scientist responsible for the discovery of cells
a)
Brown
b)
van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Hooke
17.
Diffusion across a selectively permeable cell membrane
a)
occurs from lower to higher concentration
b)
occurs from higher to lower concentration
c)
will not occur within a cell
18.
The darkened area inside inside the nucleus is responsible making ribosomes
a)
nucleolus
b)
golgi body/apparatus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cell membrane
19.
Waste products can be moved to the cell membrane in a vesicle and then "thrown out" in a process called
a)
diffusion
b)
exocytosis
c)
endocytosis
20.
The movement of water molecules from a higher concentration of water to a lower concentration of water through a selectively permeable membrane is known as
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
active transport
21.
The movement of particles across a cell membrane with the use of energy is known as 
a)
passive transport
b)
osmosis
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
22.
Which of the following is an example of passive transport
a)
protein pumps
b)
osmosis
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
23.
If you gargle with a salt water solution, what would happen to the bacteria in your throat?
a)
it would shrink and wilt
b)
it would swell up and burst
c)
nothing would happen
24.
Which organelle inside a plant cell is responsible for water pressure?
a)
nucleus
b)
vacuole
c)
mitochondria
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
25.
Which of the following is not a part of the Cell Theory?
a)
a cell shape fits its function
b)
cells are the basic units of life
c)
cells reproduce from other cells
d)
All living organisms are made of cells
26.
Ribosomes are found in two locations attached to the_____and______in the cytoplasm
a)
nucleus/golgi body
b)
vacuole/cytoplasm
c)
mitochondria/chloroplasts
d)
endoplasmic reticulum/free floating
27.
A membrane bound structure found inside a cell that has a specific function is an___?
a)
organelle
b)
organ
c)
tissue
d)
organ system
28.
oxygen is able to move by diffusion into your blood from your lungs because the concentration of oxygen is______in your lungs than in your blood.
a)
higher
b)
lower
c)
the same as
29.
A cell's shape is determined by it's....?
a)
function
b)
size
c)
surface area
d)
volume
30.
Using proteins in the cell membrane, Sugar Molecules can enter the cell without using energy through a process called...?
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
endocytosis
d)
facilitated diffusion
31.
The cell uses this organelle to make energy...
a)
cell membrane
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosomes
d)
vacuole
32.
This structure is a selectively permeable barrier.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
lysosome
d)
golgi body
33.
What organelle is "factories" that make proteins for the cell.
a)
chloroplast
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleus
34.
The cell's powerhouse which burns food to make energy is the....
a)
cell wall
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
vacuole
35.
This organelle packages and ships newly formed proteins (post office).
a)
lysosome
b)
golgi body
c)
transport protein
36.
This organelle is present only in plant cells for structure and support.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
DNA
d)
nucleus
37.
This organelle contains chemicals that break down "rejected" materials in the cell (garbage trucks)
a)
transport protein
b)
lysosome
c)
golgi body
38.
This organelle gives plants their GREEN color and is used to convert the sun's energy into chemical energy.
a)
cell wall
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
39.
This organelle controls what substances come into and out of the cell (like food and oxygen)
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
40.
This organelle is the control center or the brain.
a)
nucleus
b)
vacuole
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell wall
41.
A type of cell without a nucleus or organelles.
a)
eukaryote
b)
prokaryote
42.
This structure helps move large molecules into the cell.
a)
transport protein
b)
vacuole
c)
golgi body
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
43.
The division of the nucleus
a)
mitosis
b)
PMAT
c)
Interphase
d)
Cytokinesis
44.
The stage when the cell is not in the process of dividing.
a)
Interphase
b)
Prophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Anaphase
45.
The 4 steps of Mitosis are known by this acronym.
a)
PMAT
b)
PSAT
c)
PLAT
46.
The division of the cytoplasm is known as
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
PMAT
47.
In this phase of Mitosis, the chromatids (chromosomes) are being pulled apart/separating to opposite side of the cell.
a)
prophase
b)
metaphase
c)
anaphase
d)
telophase
48.
Oxygen is able to move by diffusion into your blood from your lungs because the concentration of oxygen is___in your lungs than in your blood.
a)
the same as
b)
lower than
c)
higher than
49.
This type of cell is considered to be advanced, with a membrane bound nucleus, organelles, and much larger than simple cells.
a)
prokaryotic
b)
bacteria
c)
blood cells
d)
eukaryotic
50.
What is the structure/organelle that can be found in plant cells and not in animal cells?
a)
cell membrane
b)
chloroplast
c)
lysosome
51.
Which of these would be considered the "big 4' Organic compounds (macromolecules)?
a)
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
b)
Carbs,Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Lipids
52.
The result of Mitosis is?
a)
4 new cells, all of them different
b)
2 new cells, both different
c)
two identical cells
d)
4 identical cells