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McGraw Hill Biology Ch. 7

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A ________ is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organism. (building blocks of life)

a)

Atom

b)

Cell

c)

Cell theory

d)

Mitochondrion

2.

____________ is a fundamental proposal in biology that contains the three principles:

1- All living things are made of one or more cells

2- Cells are the basic unit of structure/function of all life

3- Cells come from cells, and pass genetic information on to their daughter cells.

a)

Cell Theory

b)

Big Bang Theory

c)

Cellular Life

d)

Cellular Principles

3.

The boundary that controls what enters and leaves the cell is called the __________.

a)

Nuclear membrane

b)

Plasma membrane

c)

Nuclear envelope

d)

Sodium potassium ion pump

4.

_______ is a property of the membrane by which it allows some substances to pass through the membrane and some it does not allow to pass through.

a)

Selective permeability

b)

Permeability

c)

Channels

d)

Osmosis

5.

The plasma membrane is composed of a _____________________, in which two layers of phospholipids are arranged tail-to-tail, as shown in this picture.

a)

Lipid Layer

b)

Phospholipid layer

c)

Phospholipid Bilayer

d)

Phospholipid membrane

6.

Proteins that span the entire membrane and create a channel for solutes and molecules to move in and out of the cell are called _________________.

a)

Channel Proteins

b)

Transport Proteins

c)

Pump Proteins

d)

Diffusion Proteins

7.

Specialized structures that carry out certain processes in cells are called ____________.

a)

Lipids

b)

Membranes

c)

Organs

d)

Organelles

8.

____________ cells contain a nucleus, and _____________ cells do NOT contain a nucleus.

a)

Prokaryotic, eukaryotic

b)

Eukarytoic, prokaryotic

c)

Prokaryotic, Archaea

d)

Archaea, eukaryotic

9.

A _____________ is a distinct central organelle that contains the cell's genetic material in the form of DNA.

a)

Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

10.

The semi-fluid environment inside of the cell, which all of the organelles "float" in, is known as the __________________.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleus

11.

The ___________ is a network of long, thin protein fibers that form a framework of support for the cell.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cilia

d)

Cytoskeleton

12.

The organelles that help make proteins are ___________.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nuclei

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Lysosomes

13.

Ribosomes are produced inside the ______________, which is found inside of the nucleus.

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Membrane

c)

Nuclear envelope

d)

Mitochondria

14.

The _________________ is a membrane system of folded sacs and interconnected channels that serves as the for protein and lipid synthesis.

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Nuclear Envelope

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

d)

Mitochondrion

15.

The _________________ is a flattened stack of membranes that modifies, sorts, and packages proteins.

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

b)

Nuclear Envelope

c)

Plasma Membrane

d)

Golgi Apparatus

16.

A __________ is a sac used to store food, water, and other materials needed by the cell. (Hint: this organelle is larger in a plant cell than in an animal cell).

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Lysosome

17.

________ are vesicles that contain substances that digest waste, including old worn out organelles or food particles.

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi Bodies

18.

The organelle that generates the energy for the cell is the __________.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosome

c)

Lysosome

d)

Nucleus

19.

____________ are organelles that capture solar energy and convert it to chemical energy through a process called photosynthesis.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplasts

20.

The _____________ is a thick and rigid mess of fibers that surrounds the plasma membrane and protects the cell. (HINT: Plant cells have this and animal cells don't)

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Perimeter

d)

Cell Entry

21.

___________ are short, hair-like organelles that aid in movement for the cell. See the picture.

a)

Flagella

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Cilia

22.

__________ are long filaments that aid in movement of a cell. They are longer and less numerous than cilia. See the photo.

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagella

c)

Golgi Bodies

d)

Ribosomes

23.

The net movement of particles from areas of high concentration to areas of low concentration is called ____________.

a)

Osmosis

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Diffusion

d)

Active Transport

24.

____________ is a process in which transport proteins move ions and other substances across the plasma membrane.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Passive Transport

25.

The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is _______________.

a)

Diffusion

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active transport

26.

When water enters and leaves a cell at the same rate, it looks like this picture, and is called _______________.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Apoptosis

27.

When water leaves the cell at a higher rate than it comes in, and the concentration of solute is higher outside the cell than it is inside, the cell is called _________________, and looks like this picture.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Apoptosis

28.

When water comes into the cell at a higher rate than it leaves, and the concentration of solute is higher inside the cell than it is outside, the cell is ________________, and looks like this photo.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Apoptosis

29.

The movement of particles across a concentration gradient requires energy; therefore it is called __________________.

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active Transport

30.

___________ is the process by which a cell surrounds a substance outside of the environment, enclosing it in the membrane.

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Encapsulation

d)

Absorbtion

31.

____________ is a secretion of materials at the plasma membrane.

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Encapsulation

d)

Expulsion