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Bio Test: Cell Organelles & Transport

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following helps plant cells remain rigid?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplasts
c)
central vacuole
d)
cell membrane
2.
Where the genetic material is found in the cell 
a)
nucleolus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
chloroplast
3.
Letter H represents which cell organelle?
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cytoplasm
d)
chloroplast
4.

Which type of molecule movement is being represented in this picture?

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Active transport

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

5.
Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of cells?
a)
Rudolf Virchow
b)
Matthais Schleiden
c)
Robert Hooke
d)
Theodor Schwann
6.
Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A 
7.

The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called...

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Simple Diffusion

c)

Active Transport

d)

Osmosis

8.
What type of solution causes the blood cells to swell and burst?
a)
Hypotonic solution
b)
Hypertonic solution
c)
Isotonic solution
d)
Active transport
9.

This picture represents what type of cell transport?

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Active transport

d)

Passive transport

e)

Equilibrium

10.

A cell containing a 10% sugar solution is placed in a solution that is 50% sugar. What will eventually happen to the cell?

a)

Cytolysis

b)

Plasmolysis

c)

Neither

d)

Both

11.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
Diffused
12.
What are the layers of a cell membrane composed of?
a)
A single layer of lipids
b)
A double layer of phospholipids
c)
A double layer of proteins
d)
A double layer of proteins and nucleic acids
13.
___________ allow cells to recognize each other. 
a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids 
d)
Cholesterol
14.
Identify the part of the membrane identified by the blue box.
a)
carbohydrate
b)
cholesterol
c)
protein
d)
phospholipid
15.
What structure is labeled '9'?
a)
chloroplast
b)
centrioles
c)
mitochondria
d)
lysosome
16.
Who looked at cork under the microscope and named what he saw 'cells'?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Mattheis Schleiden
17.
Which cellular process involves the release of energy from food?
a)
cyclosis
b)
respiration
c)
digestion
d)
ingestion
18.

What is this organelle?

a)

mitochondria

b)

smooth ER

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

rough ER

19.

Which of these is true about this organelle?

a)

control center of the cell

b)

captures energy from sunlight

c)

found in plant and animal cells

d)

allows certain substances to enter the cell while keeping others out

20.

This organelle makes and transports lipids.

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Ribosome

21.

This organelle breaks down and recycles cellular debris and is considered the 'clean up' organelle.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Lysosome

c)

Golgi

d)

Mitochondria

22.

Smaller, simpler cells with genetic material not contained within a nucleus are ____.

a)

multicelluar

b)

prokaryotic

c)

colonial

d)

eukaryotic

23.
This cellular structure helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
24.
Special proteins help move particles, but NO energy is needed. This is..
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
exocytosis
c)
active transport
d)
equilibrium
25.

Most active transport proteins use energy from the breakdown of ___.

a)

nucleus

b)

cell membrane

c)

ATP

d)

mitochondria

26.

This brings food and other solid substances into a cell using active transport.

a)

pinocytosis

b)

phagocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

facilitated diffusion

27.

___ is the process that involves moving materials from one place inside the cell to another where it is needed.

a)

Biosynthesis

b)

Egestion

c)

Cyclosis

d)

Secretions

28.
Which cell is placed into a hypotonic environment? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
29.

What is the control center of an animal cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

cell membrane

d)

cell wall

30.

What is the function of the nucleolus?

a)

organizes motion of chromosomes in cell division

b)

directs cell activities

c)

manufactures ribosomes

d)

synthesis of proteins

31.

Which organelle is often called the highway system of the cell because it transports molecules, mainly proteins, around the cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

cell membrane

d)

cytoskeleton

32.

What type of cells have ribosomes?

a)

plant cells

b)

prokaryotic cells

c)

animal cells

d)

eukaryotic cells

33.
It processes, packages and secretes proteins; proteins are transported in vesicles.
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Golgi apparatus
d)
Mitochondria
34.

Which of the following organelles are found only in plant cells?

a)

Cytoskeleton

b)

Cell wall

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria

35.

Which of the following are fundamental ideas of cell theory?

a)

All cells are identical in size and shape.

b)

All living organisms are composed of one or more cells.

c)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms.

d)

All cells have genetic information contained in a nucleus.

e)

All cells come from preexisting cells.

36.

When a cell is placed into a salty solution, it causes the cell to ___.

a)

move water in and out at equal rates

b)

shrink

c)

swell

37.

Which scientist first used a microscope to discover the world of microorganisms?

a)

von Leeuwenhoek

b)

Virchow

c)

Hooke

d)

Schleiden

38.
Why do different cells have different shapes?
a)
To fit their functions
b)
To increase in size
c)
To coordinate activities
d)
To fit together better
39.

The size of a cell is limited because its surface area grows at a much faster rate than its volume.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

A concentration gradient is used to move materials across a membrane using active transport.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

The selective permeability of the cell membrane is critical to a cell's ability to maintain homeostasis.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Once a cell reaches equilibrium all molecules will stop moving across the membrane to help the cell maintain homeostasis.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Which types of molecules can easily pass through the cell membrane?

a)

charged ions, such as sodium

b)

gases, such as oxygen

c)

water

d)

small, nonpolar lipids

e)

large glucose molecules

44.

Water always moves from an area of ___ concentration to an area of ___ concentration or, in other words, from ____ side to the ___ side.

a)

high; low; hypotonic; hypertonic

b)

high; low; hypertonic; hypotonic

c)

low; high; hypotonic; hypertonic

d)

low; high; hypertonic, hypotonic

45.

Which of the following are needed to move materials across the membrane using active transport?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

protein pumps

c)

ATP

d)

cholesterol

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