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WorksheetsChapter 3 Vocabulary Test Review
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Compounds that are made mostly of carbon, hydrogen, and some oxygen and are also known as fats
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
proteins
d)
nucleic acids
2.
Large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and , in some cases, sulfur. Includes meat
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acids
3.
Allows large particles to leave the cell
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
selectively permeable
d)
chlorophyll
4.
The movement of materials across a cell membrane using the cell’s energy
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
5.
The diffusion of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
6.
Genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Nucleic acid
7.
These form when two or more elements combine chemically
a)
element
b)
compound
8.
The process by which cells obtain energy from glucose
a)
photosynthesis
b)
cellular respiration
9.
The movement of dissolved materials across a cell membrane without using the cell’s energy
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
endocytosis
d)
exocytosis
10.
The main pigment for photosynthesis that makes a plant green
a)
chloroplast
b)
chlorophyll
11.
The shape of a DNA molecule
a)
circular
b)
double helix
c)
straight line
12.
An organism that makes its own food
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
13.
Any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances
a)
compound
b)
element
c)
molecule
14.
Energy-releasing process that does not require oxygen
a)
cellular respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
fermentation
15.
Process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration
a)
endcyotsis
b)
exocytosis
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
16.
Process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food
a)
cellular respiration
b)
photosynthesis
17.
Energy-rich organic compounds made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
protein
d)
nucleic acid
18.
A group of proteins that speeds up chemical reactions in living things
a)
proteins
b)
enzymes
c)
nucleic acids
19.
An organism that cannot make its own food
a)
autotroph
b)
heterotroph
20.
Some substances can cross the membrane while others cannot
a)
selectively permeable
b)
nonpermeable
c)
permeable
21.
The cell membrane changes shape and engulfs the particle
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
22.
Very long organic molecules that contain the instructions that cells need to carry out all the functions of life
a)
carbohydrates
b)
lipids
c)
proteins
d)
nucleic acids
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