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Cell Processes and Energy

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Movement of materials from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
a)
Diffusion
b)
Phagocytosis
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytology
2.
Osmosis is:
a)
Diffusion
b)
Diffusion of water
c)
Creation of proteins
d)
Cell death
3.
Total of all chemical reactions within an organism
a)
Equilibrium
b)
Necrosis
c)
Compounds
d)
Metabolism
4.
Process by which plants make glucose and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water with the help of light energy
a)
Aerobic respiration
b)
Fermentation
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Mitosis
5.
CO2 + H2O  = C6H12O6 + O2 + H2O
a)
Respiration
b)
photosynthesis
6.
Process by which organisms use glucose to make cell energy with the help of mitochondria and oxygen
a)
Aerobic respiration
b)
Fermentation
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Necrosis
7.
Energy currency of life
a)
ATP
b)
DNA
c)
RNA
d)
Metabolism
8.
Process by which oxygen lacking cells release small amounts of energy from glucose and produce wastes such as alcohol, CO2, and lactic acid
a)
Fermentation
b)
Aerobic Respiration
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Cell Signaling
9.
What is osmosis?
a)
Diffusion of water through a membrane.
b)
Movement of particles from low to high concentration.
c)
Conversion of glucose to ATP.
d)
Conversion of sunlight to glucose.
10.
Which of the following is NOT found in an animal cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
mitochondria
d)
chloroplast
11.
What type of transport does not require energy?
a)
active
b)
transport proteins
c)
passive
d)
engulfing
12.
What term is used to describe the movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration?
a)
transport proteins
b)
osmosis
c)
diffusion
d)
engulfing
13.
Osmosis is the diffusion of __________.
a)
water
b)
glucose
c)
air
d)
passive transport
14.
Part of the cell that controls what comes in and out of the cell is called the __.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
15.
The simplest part of an organism is called a __.
a)
cell
b)
tissue
c)
organ
d)
atom
16.
Molecules need to move through this to get into the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
mitochondria
d)
ribosome
17.
Water molecules move from areas of ___ concentration to ____ concentration.
a)
high, high
b)
low, low
c)
high, low
d)
low, high
18.
Where in the cell does photosynthesis happen?
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
cell membrane
d)
nucleus
19.
Where in the cell does cellular respiration happen?
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
nucleus
d)
cell membrane
20.
The breaking down of sugar with oxygen to make energy is called ____.
a)
cellular respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
fermentation
d)
diffusion
21.
The breaking down of sugar without oxygen to make energy is called ____.
a)
cellular respiration
b)
photosynthesis
c)
fermentation
d)
diffusion
22.
Why is fermentation not your body's first choice for energy?
a)
it does not make as much energy
b)
it is too complicated
c)
oxygen is always available
d)
it is your body's first choice
23.
Which word means only allowing certain molecules to pass through?
a)
permeable
b)
mitosis
c)
homeostasis
d)
semipermeable
24.
Breaking down glucose to release ATP energy is known as
a)
photosynthesis
b)
respiration
c)
osmosis 
d)
diffusion
25.
Which one is NOT an organic molecule in living things?
a)
Water
b)
Lipids
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Nucleic acids 
26.
Why is water essential for cells to function?
a)
Hydration, Temperature, Food
b)
Food, Transportation, Size
c)
Size, Temperature, Chemical reactions
d)
Chemical reactions, Food, Color
27.
Method of active transport where the cell membrane surrounds a molecule and brings it into the cytoplasm.
a)
Transport proteins
b)
Diffusion
c)
Osmosis
d)
Engulfing
28.
Method of transport where proteins on the cell surface move molecules in or out of the cell using energy.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Transport proteins
c)
Diffusion
d)
Engulfing
29.
Which method requires energy?
a)
Active transport
b)
Passive transport
30.
Why are cells small?
a)
They are cute.
b)
They are still growing.
c)
They wouldn't fit in a body otherwise.
d)
So materials can get in and out efficiently.
31.
C6H12O+ OYields CO2 + H2O + Engergy
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Respiration
c)
Diffusion
d)
Active Transport