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AP Biology - Cell Structure & Function

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are cell membranes made of?

a)

Phospholipids and Proteins

b)

Phospholipids and Plasma

c)

Plasma and DNA

d)

Proteins and RNA

2.

What is the primary function of ribosomes?

a)

To get rid of waste

b)

To produce energy

c)

To make proteins

d)

To store food

3.

Which type of cell are bacteria?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

4.

Where are ribosomes found?

a)

Mitochondria/Rough ER

b)

Cell Membrane/Rough ER

c)

Vacuoles/Rough ER

d)

Cytoplasm /Rough ER

5.

What's the difference between eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells?

a)

Eukaryotic cells have no nucleus and no organelles with cell membranes.

b)

Eukaryotic cells have a nucleus but no organelles with cell membranes.

c)

Prokaryotic cells have no nucleus and no organelles with cell membranes.

d)

Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus but no organelles with cell membranes.

6.

Which type of cell are plants and animals?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

7.

What type of transport are diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Passive Transport

c)

Concentration Gradient Transport

d)

Bulk Transport

8.

Phospholipids are made up of...

a)

Hydrophobic head & Hydrophilic tail

b)

Hydrophilic head & Hydrophobic tail

9.

It's better for a cell to maintain a large surface area to volume ratio because...

a)

bigger is better

b)

of higher rates of chemical exchange between cell and environment

c)

of high rates of chemical exchange between cell and liquids

d)

of higher rates of chemical exchange between liquids and environment

10.

Which of the following contains hydrolytic enzymes?

a)

Proteins

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosomes

11.

The Rough ER and Smooth ER are different because...

a)

Rough ER contains ribosomes on the surface while Smooth ER does not.

b)

Smooth ER contains ribosomes on the surface while Rough ER does not.

12.

Hypotonic cells are...

a)

cells that have a higher solute concentration inside the cell compared to outside the cell.

b)

cells that have a lower solute concentration inside the cell compared to outside the cell.

13.

Isotonic cells are...

a)

cells that have an equal amount of solute concentration inside/outside of the cell.

b)

cells that have a higher solute concentration inside the cell compared to outside the cell.

c)

cells that have a lower solute concentration inside the cell compared to outside the cell.

14.

The green figure to the right is an __________ cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant

15.

Who are Robert Hooke and Leeuwenhoek?

a)

Scientists that discovered the pathway of proteins in a cell.

b)

Scientists that discovered microorganisms.

c)

Scientists that discovered passive and active transport.

d)

Scientists that discovered the endosymbiotic theory.

16.

The cell theory states everything EXCEPT that...

a)

all organisms are made of cells

b)

cells are the basic unit of structure & function

c)

cells grow to maintain homeostasis

d)

cells come from existing cells

17.

The cell membrane's function is everything EXCEPT...

a)

controlling what enters and leaves the cell.

b)

to maintain homeostasis.

c)

produce DNA and proteins.

18.

Hypertonic cells are...

a)

cells that have a higher solute concentration inside the cell compared to outside the cell.

b)

cells that have a lower solute concentration inside the cell compared to outside the cell.

19.

What is the material inside the cell membrane called?

a)

extracellular fluid

b)

plasma

c)

cytoplasm

d)

matrix

20.

The blue figure to the left is an __________ cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant