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Cells (Leger)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

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Class
Date
1.

All of these are characteristics of ALL living things except?

a)

DNA

b)

Cells

c)

Movement

d)

Grow, Develop, Die

2.

What MUST happen before a Parent cell can create 2 daughter cells?

a)

Cell respiration

b)

DNA replication

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

tissue growth

3.

The Simplest Level of Organization in living things is?

a)

Organelle

b)

tissue

c)

atom

d)

molecule

4.

In a prokaryotic cell, the DNA is located in the?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

5.

which 2 molecules move across the cell membrane by diffusion?

a)

water

b)

sugar

c)

CO2

d)

O2

6.

Which molecule moves across the cell membrane by Osmosis?

a)

water

b)

co2

c)

o2

d)

CO

7.

which of the following make up the DNA Backbone?

a)

Phosphate and Sugar

b)

Phosphate and Water

c)

Sugar and protein

d)

Protein and water

8.

The "spiral staircase" shape of DNA is called?

a)

triple helix

b)

double axle

c)

triple lindy

d)

double helix

9.

The "rungs of the ladder" are called?

a)

plates

b)

bases

c)

posts

10.

Guanine always bonds with?

a)

adenine

b)

cytosine

c)

thymine

11.

thymine always bonds with?

a)

adenine

b)

cytosine

c)

guanine

12.

which of the following is true about active transport?

a)

molecules spread out

b)

molecules move from a low to a high concentration

c)

it does NOT require ATP

d)

osmosis is an example

13.

A cell about to enter mitosis is called?

a)

Parent

b)

Daughter

c)

Son

d)

Auntie

14.

which organelle is responsible for reading and translating the DNA?

a)

Ribosome

b)

E.R.

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell Membrane

15.

Lysosomes major function is>?

a)

digest and eliminate waste

b)

Messenger

c)

Control center

d)

Photosynthesis

16.

what are the 3 reactants in Photosynthesis?

a)

Sunlight, O2, CO2

b)

Sunlight, CO2, CO

c)

Sunlight, CO2, H2O

d)

Sunlight, O2, H2O

17.

what are the 2 products of Photosynthesis?

a)

glucose, CO2

b)

Glucose, O2

c)

ATP, O2

d)

Glucose, H2O

18.

select the 2 reactants in Cell Respiration

a)

CO2, H2O

b)

Glucose, H2O

c)

Glucose, CO2

d)

Glucose, O2

19.

what is the chemical formula for glucose?

a)

C6 H12 O2

b)

C6 H12 O6

c)

C2 H6 O6

d)

CHO

20.

All of the following are PRODUCTS of Cell Respiration EXCEPT?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Water

c)

Oxygen

d)

ATP

21.

ATP is made in the?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitocondria

c)

Cell wall

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

22.

which statement about cell respiration and photosynthesis is true

a)

Photosynthesis Makes fuel and Cell respiration Uses fuel

b)

Cell respiration makes fuel and photosynthesis uses fuel

c)

Photosynthesis and cell respiration have nothing to do with energy

23.

During Interphase, a cell does all of the following EXCEPT

a)

Grow

b)

replicate it's DNA

c)

Divides in 2

24.

All of the following are stages of MITOSIS except

a)

Anaphase

b)

Telophase

c)

Interphase

d)

Prophase

25.

What is the end result of the cell cycle?

a)

two daughter cells that are identical to each other and the parent

b)

two daughter cells that are identical to each other but not to the parent

c)

one daughter cell and one parent cell

d)

2 daughter cells that are different

26.

A segment of DNA that gives one instruction is called?

a)

mutation

b)

double helix

c)

chromosome

d)

gene

27.

which is NOT a nitrogen base?

a)

Adenine

b)

Phosphate

c)

Thymine

d)

Guanine

28.

How many chromosomes does a human have?

a)

42

b)

23

c)

23 pairs (46)

d)

33

29.

A rigid layer made of cellulose is ?

a)

cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

cell wall

d)

Chloroplast

30.

The cell membrane allows some materials through but not others, so it is-

a)

surrounded by the nucleus

b)

selectively permeable

c)

making energy

31.

gasses pass through the cell membrane through

a)

osmosis

b)

active transport

c)

diffusion

d)

a pump

32.

Passive transport is when

a)

molecules move from high to low concentration

b)

molecules move from low to high concentration

c)

Energy is needed

33.

Active transport moves molecules from

a)

High to low concentration

b)

Low to high concentration

c)

with a pump

34.

Nitrogen bases attach to

a)

deoxyribose sugars

b)

phosphates

c)

a gene

d)

a mutation

35.

the endoplasmic reticulum

a)

breaks down materials

b)

builds proteins

c)

controls the cell

d)

extends from nucleus and moves materials around the cell

36.

Organic Compounds MUST contain>?

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen

37.

C6H12O6 is an organic Compound with _____ molecules of Hydrogen?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Six

d)

Twelve

38.

An Element is ?

a)

A compound

b)

A pure chemical substance

c)

2 or more atoms joined together

39.

A molecule is ?

a)

A compound

b)

A pure chemical substance

c)

2 or more atoms joined together

40.

What are the elements in CO2

a)

one atom of cloride and two atoms of oxygen

b)

one atom of carbon and two atoms of oxygen

c)

one atom of oxygen and 2 atoms carbon