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Biology- Unit 3 Part 1 Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

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1.

Select the three statements that are TRUE about "Cell Theory":

a)

all organisms are made up of cells

b)

existing cells produce new cells

c)

cells are the basic unit of life

d)

all cells are considered prokaryotes

e)

all cells only contain RNA but no DNA

2.

Which group of organisms could be classified as prokaryotes?

a)

bacteria

b)

animals

c)

fungus

d)

plants

3.

Which groups of organisms are considered eukaryotes?

a)

fungus

b)

animals

c)

plants

d)

bacteria

4.

The E.coli bacteria is considered a __________ cell because ________.

a)

prokaryotic; it does not have membrane bound organelles

b)

eukaryotic; it has membrane bound organelles

c)

prokaryotic; it has membrane bound organelles

d)

eukaryotic; it does not have membrane bound organelles

5.

A cell from a leaf is considered a ___________ cell because _____________.

a)

eukaryotic; it does have membrane bound organelles

b)

prokaryotic; it does not have membrane bound organelles

c)

eukaryotic; it does not have membrane bound organelles

d)

prokaryotic; it does have membrane bound organelles

6.

How could you classify this cell?

(Hint: what structures can you identify in this cell?)

a)

eukaryotic cell

b)

prokaryotic cell

c)

bacterial cell

d)

plant cell

7.

How could you classify this cell?

(Hint: The tangled structure in the cell is DNA)

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

plant cell

d)

animal cell

8.

Which organelle can ONLY be found in animal cells?

a)

lysosome

b)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

Golgi apparatus

9.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

creates energy for the cell

b)

creates a vesicle around protein

c)

barrier for the cell

d)

contains the genetic information of the cell

10.

What is the function of the Golgi apparatus?

a)

stores, sorts, and ships proteins to their destination

b)

contains genetic information for the cell

c)

has ribosomes that create proteins

d)

creates proteins by stringing together amino acids

11.

Which organelle do BOTH animal and plant cells have in common?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

cell wall

d)

centriole

12.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

barrier for the cell

b)

contains the genetic information of the cell

c)

creates a vesicle around a protein

d)

powerhouse of the cell

13.

What is the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

has ribosomes attached to it that create proteins

b)

contains genetic information for the cell

c)

stores proteins in vesicles

d)

sorts and ships proteins to their proper place in the cell

14.

Which organelle can ONLY be found in plant cells?

a)

chloroplast

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell membrane

15.

What is the function of the nucleus?

a)

contains the genetic information of the cell

b)

barrier for the cell

c)

creates a vesicle around a protein

d)

powerhouse of the cell

16.

Which one of these terms is NOT another way to describe the cell membrane?

a)

genetic information for the cell

b)

barrier for the cell

c)

phospholipid bilayer

d)

semipermeable membrane

17.

What structure of this macromolecule is labeled "B"?

a)

the fatty acids

b)

the polar region

c)

the phosphate group

d)

the glycerol region

18.

How could you describe the area of this molecule labeled with the "A" and what is its relationship to water?

a)

the polar region; it is attracted to water

b)

the polar region; it is repelled by water

c)

the non-polar region; it is attracted to water

d)

the non-polar region; it is repelled by water

19.

What are the red circles labeled "A" in the picture above?

a)

the charged phosphate groups

b)

the fatty acid tails

c)

the water molecules

d)

the embedded proteins

20.

In this computer model, the colorful molecules labeled "A" are the charged phosphate groups of phospholipids.


What description best fits the region labeled "B"?

a)

the non-polar region; it is repelled by water

b)

the non-polar region; it is attracted to water

c)

the polar region; it is repelled by water

d)

the polar region; it is attracted to water

21.

What are the molecules labeled "A" in the above picture (red circles with yellow tails)?

a)

phospholipids

b)

proteins

c)

cholesterol

d)

carbohydrates

22.

What are the large blue macromolecules labeled "B" in the picture above?

a)

proteins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

cholesterol

d)

phospholipids

23.

All of the molecules in the cell membrane (shown above) are constantly moving around each other. What term describes this movement?

a)

the Fluid Mosaic Model

b)

the semipermeability of the membrane

c)

the polar and non-polar regions of the phospholipid

d)

the movement of water across the membrane

24.

The term "semipermeable" means that the cell membrane...

a)

can prevent some molecules from coming into or out of the cell

b)

can change the amount of phospholipids in the membrane

c)

will automatically arrange itself in a phospholipid bilayer

d)

will let everything freely enter the cell

25.

Which statement is NOT true about passive transport?

a)

molecules move from areas of high to low concentration

b)

process requires no energy to proceed

c)

process requires energy in order to proceed

d)

includes osmosis and facilitated diffusion

26.

What are the THREE types of passive transport?

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

endocytosis

e)

exocytosis

27.

What are the TWO types of active transport?

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

exocytosis

e)

endocytosis

28.

What are the THREE different ways to describe how a solution affects the osmosis of water across a cell membrane?

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

d)

exocytosis

e)

facilitated diffusion

29.

Predict how the molecules in the image above will move with no extra energy input.

a)

molecules will move to the right (move from high to low concentration)

b)

molecules will move to the left (move from low to high concentration)

c)

molecules will stay in place because this is an isotonic solution

d)

molecules require a protein to help facilitate the diffusion process

30.

What statement is NOT true about diffusion?

a)

molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration

b)

it is a type of passive transport

c)

it requires energy in order to proceed

d)

can happen across a semipermeable membrane for select very small molecules

31.

Osmosis is ...

a)

the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane

b)

the movement of any molecule from a high to a low concentration

c)

movement of molecules across a membrane through a transport protein

d)

the movement of large molecules out of the cell

32.

Facilitated diffusion is ...

a)

the movement of molecules across a membrane with the help of a transport protein

b)

the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane

c)

the movement of any molecule from a high to a low concentration

d)

the movement of large molecules into the cell

33.

Endocytosis is the movement of...

a)

large molecules into the cell that requires energy

b)

large molecules out of the cell that requires energy

c)

any molecule from a high to low concentration

d)

large molecules into the cell that requires no energy

34.

Exocytosis is the movement of...

a)

large molecules into the cell that requires energy

b)

any molecule from a high to a low concentration

c)

large molecules out of the cell that requires energy

d)

large molecules out of the cell that requires no energy

35.

What TWO statements are true about passive transport?

a)

requires energy to happen

b)

does not require energy to happen

c)

molecules move "down" the concentration gradient

(from high to low concentration)

d)

molecules move "against" the concentration gradient

(from low to high concentration)

36.

What TWO statements are true about active transport?

a)

requires energy to happen

b)

does not require energy to happen

c)

molecules move "down" the concentration gradient

(from high to low concentration)

d)

molecules move "against" the concentration gradient

(from low to high concentration)

37.

What is the process being shown in the picture?

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

38.

How could you describe the solution these cells are in? (The arrows show the movement of water across the cell membranes.)

a)

isotonic solution

b)

hypertonic solution

c)

hypotonic solution

d)

active transport

39.

How could you describe the solution these cells are in? (The arrows show the movement of water across the cell membranes.)

a)

isotonic solution

b)

hypertonic solution

c)

hypotonic solution

d)

passive transport

40.

How could you describe the solution these cells are in? (The arrows show the movement of water across the cell membrane.)

a)

isotonic solution

b)

hypertonic solution

c)

hypotonic solution

d)

facilitated diffusion