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Cells

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Advances in what scientific tool have helped in the understanding of cells at a deeper level?
a)
Magnifying Glasses
b)
Microscopes
c)
Telescopes
d)
Glasses
2.
Which type of microscope has stronger viewing power?
a)
Compound Light Microscope
b)
Electron Microscope
3.
Cells can be placed into two broad categories. What are they?
a)
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
b)
Animal and Plant
c)
Plant and Eukaryotic
d)
Single and Multicellular
4.
ALL cells have three things in common. Which of these is not one of them?
a)
Plasma Membrane
b)
Genetic Material
c)
Ability to break down molecules
d)
Nucleus
5.
What is the function of the plasma membrane?
a)
boundary that helps control what enters and leaves the cell
b)
makes energy available to the rest of the cell
c)
contains coded directions for the production of proteins and cell division
d)
site of protein synthesis
6.
The plasma membrane of a cell exhibits selective permeability. What does this mean?
a)
It only listens when it wants to and misses most of what is said
b)
It only allows some substance through while keeping others out
c)
It takes in all substances from the following surroundings
d)
It allows any substance to pass through so that it can be used
7.
The phospholipid bilayer is formed because of what property of the phospholipids?
a)
Nonpolar head groups and polar tail groups
b)
Polar Head groups and Nonpolar tail groups
c)
Solubility
d)
Insolubility
8.

Which of the following cell types will not have a cell wall?

a)

Plant cells

b)

Animal cells

c)

Fungi cells

d)

Some prokaryotic cells

9.
Centrioles are important for what function in the cell?
a)
Aid in locomotion
b)
Framework for the cell
c)
Cell division
d)
Protein synthesis
10.
What is not a function of cilia or flagella?
a)
Movement
b)
Digestion
c)
Feeding
d)
Sweep Substances
11.

What is the main purpose of the cytoskeleton in the cell?

a)

Provide framework for the cell

b)

Provide energy for the cell

c)

Provide movement for the cell

d)

Provide information for the cell

12.
What is a major function of the golgi apparatus?
a)
Provide energy to the cell
b)
A vesicle for digestion
c)
Modify and package proteins
d)
Control center of the cell
13.
What types of cells contain lysosomes for digestion of cellular substances?
a)
Plant cells
b)
Animal cells
c)
Protist cells
d)
Fungi cells
14.
What is the function of mitochondria?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
15.
What is the function of the nucleus?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
16.
What is the function of a ribosome?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
17.
The random net movement of particles form an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration is called what?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
18.
The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane is referred to as what?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Active Transport
c)
Osmosis
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
19.
What is the movement of substances across a plasma membrane that requires energy to move against the concentration gradient?
a)
Active Transport
b)
Diffusion
c)
Facilliated diffusion
d)
Osmosis
20.
Cells in an isotonic solution should do what?
a)
Shrink
b)
Swell
c)
Stay the same
21.
Cells in a hypotonic solution should do what?
a)
Shrink
b)
Swell
c)
Stay the same
22.
Cells in a hypertonic solution should do what?
a)
Shrink
b)
Swell
c)
Stay the same
23.
What is the process by which a cell secretes substances?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
24.
What is the process by which a cell surrounds a large substance and engulfs it?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
25.
Which of the following is not a part of the cell theory?
a)
All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
b)
Cells are the basic unit of all living things
c)
Cells come only from previous cells by passing on their genetic material
d)
There has to be more than a single cell to make up an organism
26.
What is the function of chloroplast?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Movement
c)
Cell Division
d)
Protein Synthesis
27.
What is the function of vacuoles?
a)
Provide energy to a cell
b)
Control center of a cell
c)
Protein synthesis in a cell
d)
Storage of materials in a cell
28.

All forms of active transport require what?

a)

Transport Proteins

b)

Energy

c)

Cholesterol

d)

Lipids

29.

As a group chemical reactions inside of a cell are called what?

a)

Catabolism

b)

Metabolism

c)

Anabolism

d)

Enzymes

30.

What are the physical reactants of photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

C6H12O6 and O2

d)

H2O and O2

e)

C6H12O6 and H2O

31.

What are the physical products of photosynthesis?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

C6H12O6 and O2

d)

H2O and O2

e)

C6H12O6 and H2O

32.

What are the physical reactants of cellular respiration?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

C6H12O6 and O2

d)

H2O and O2

e)

C6H12O6 and H2O

33.

What are the physical products of cellular respiration?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and O2

c)

C6H12O6 and O2

d)

H2O and O2

e)

C6H12O6 and H2O

34.

Most of the cell cycle is spent in which phase?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Interphase

c)

Cytokinesis

d)

Meiosis

35.

In which substage of interphase is the cell growing and organelles are being replicated?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Cytokinesis

e)

Mitosis

36.

In which substage of interphase is DNA being replicated?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Cytokinesis

e)

Mitosis

37.

In which substage of interphase is the checking replicated DNA to make sure it was done right?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Cytokinesis

e)

Mitosis

38.

In which stage of the cell cycle is replicated DNA separated and the two sets of DNA are pulled to opposite ends of the cell?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Mitosis

e)

Cytokinesis

39.

There are several goals to the processes of mitosis and cytokinesis. Which of the following is not one of them?

a)

Increase the number of cells of the organism

b)

Replace damaged cells

c)

Two identical daughter cells

d)

Replicate organelles

40.

Plants cells form what for the division of a cell into two?

a)

Cleavage furrow

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cleavage dip

d)

Cell plate

41.

Animal cells form what for the division of a cell into two?

a)

Cleavage furrow

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cleavage dip

d)

Cell plate

42.

If cell cycle regulators stop functioning correctly, what do we call the uncontrolled division of cells that can result?

a)

Tumor suppressors

b)

Cell regulators

c)

Apoptosis

d)

Cancer

43.

When cells are preparing to divide but cell cycle regulators realize there is an error, what do we call the programmed death of the cell?

a)

Cancer

b)

Apoptosis

c)

Tumor Suppressors

d)

Cell Death

44.

Which type of feedback loop increases signalling and actually makes a problem worse?

a)

Positive feedback loop

b)

Negative feedback loop

c)

Neutral feedback loop

d)

Worsening feedback loop

45.

Which type of feedback loop dampens signalling and can help to decrease the problem?

a)

Positive feedback loop

b)

Negative feedback loop

c)

Neutral feedback loop

d)

Worsening feedback loop

46.

As a cell is growing there are limitations to how big it can get. Which of these is not a reason for this limitation?

a)

Volume increases faster than surface area

b)

Surface area increases faster than volume

c)

Small cells are more efficient

d)

Large cells make diffusion slow

47.

Some cells such as muscle and nerve cells exit the cell cycle rather early. In which stage does this happen?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Cytokinesis

48.

A major goal of mitosis is the division of what material?

a)

Genetic Material (DNA)

b)

Organelles

c)

Cells

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