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Biology Midterm

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is credited with being the first person to identify and name the cell?

a)

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Rudolf Virchow

2.

Which of the following is not a principle of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are the basic units of structure and function

b)

All living things are made of cells

c)

Very few cells can reproduce asexually

d)

All cells are produced by existing cells

3.

The cell theory applies to:

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plants and Animals

c)

Multicellular Organisms

d)

All of the above

4.

The cell shown belongs to a(n)

a)

Archaebacteria

b)

Eubacteria

c)

Plant

d)

Animal

5.

Letter H on the cell diagram is pointing to a

a)

Vacuole

b)

Lysosome

c)

Ribosome

d)

Mitochondrion

6.

Letter I on the cell diagram is pointing to a

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cell Membrane

7.

Unlike the smooth endoplasmic reticulum, the rough endoplasmic reticulum has _________ attached to it.

a)

Vesicles

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Mitochondrian

8.

Which organelle breaks down waste, damaged proteins, and nonfunctioning organelles?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Mitochondria

9.

Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?

a)

Plants

b)

Protists

c)

Bacteria

d)

Both Bacteria and Protists

10.

Which of the following cell organelles would you expect to find in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosome

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

11.

Which of the following organisms does not contain a cell wall?

a)

Plants

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

None of the above

12.

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for ________________ synthesis.

a)

Protein

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Lipid

d)

DNA

13.

What are the three structures/ organelles found in all types of cells?

a)

DNA

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

e)

Lysosomes

14.

What is a protein channel?

a)

A tube-like opening in the plasma membrane through which particles can diffuse from a high concentration to a low concentration.

b)

The force that drives the random movement of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration.

c)

Process by which a cell takes in material against the concentration gradient by forming a vacuole around it.

d)

Process by which a cell releases waste through the use of a vacuole and energy.

15.

Is energy required for active transport or passive transport?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Passive Transport

16.

Process by which a cell takes in material against the concentration gradient by forming a vacuole around it.

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Active Transport

17.

Particle movement from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration directly through the cell membrane or through the use of a protein channel.

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Concentration Gradient

18.

Process by which a cell releases waste through the use of a vacuole and energy.

a)

Active Transport

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Passive Transport

19.

A form of transport that uses protein channels to move molecules across the concentration gradient.

a)

Active Transport

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Passive Transport

d)

Concentration Gradient

20.

Particle movement from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Concentration Gradient

21.

The force that drives the random movement of molecules from a high concentration to a low concentration.

a)

Concentration Gradient

b)

Passive Transport

c)

Active Transport

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

22.

Solution with a lower water purity than the inside of the cell.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic

23.

When molecules move from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration.

a)

Solute

b)

Equilibrium

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

24.

When the molecules of one substance are spread evenly across a semipermeable membrane and maintain a dynamic balance.

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Solute

25.

The component of a solution that is dissolved by the solvent.

a)

Equilibrium

b)

Osmosis

c)

Solute

d)

Diffusion

26.

Solution that causes equal amounts of water to enter and leave the cell, thus not affecting the size/mass of the cell.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

27.

The diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane from high purity to low purity.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Equilibrium

d)

Solute

28.

Membrane that can be crossed only by certain materials and not others.

a)

Semipermeable

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Solute

29.

Solution that has a lower concentration of solute than the inside of the cell.

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Isotonic