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A. P Biology Cells and Membrane

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, have in common?

a)

Flagellum

b)

Membrane-bound organells

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell membrane

2.

Animal cells are...

a)

Multi-celled

b)

Single-celled

c)

Both

d)

Neither

3.

Which of the following reaction takes place during breakdown of polymers?

a)

dehydration

b)

hydrolysis

c)

condensation

d)

covalent bond

4.

A phospholipid has two parts. What are they called?

a)

Hydrophilic Head, Hydrophobic Tail

b)

Hydrophobic Head, Hydrophilic Tail

5.
The control center of the cell. It holds the organism's DNA.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cytoplasm
6.
The fluid inside a cell.
a)
Nucleus
b)
Vacuole
c)
Cytoplasm
7.
The main function of chloroplasts is:
a)
To control what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
To break down food to release energy for the cell.
c)
To control all activities of the cell.
d)
To produce food for the cell using the sun's energy.
8.
Plants and animals are made up of millions of tiny what?
a)
atoms
b)
cells
c)
particles
d)
dots
9.
Animal cells have_______________.
a)
cell walls
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cytoplasm
d)
large vacuoles
10.
Michael looked at a cell through a microscope.  He identified a nucleus, chloroplast, and cytoplasm.  What kind of cell did Michael observe?
a)
animal
b)
plant
c)
vertebrate
d)
bacteria
11.
Which piece of equipment is the best to use to observe the structure of a cell?
a)
magnifying glass
b)
binoculars
c)
telescope
d)
microscope
12.
Directs all cell activities and the DNA is located there. "The brain"
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Cytoplasm
13.

what is the function of a lysosome?

a)

To create energy for the cell

b)

To command the cell what to do

c)

To remove waste using digestive enzymes from the cell

d)

To protect the cell

14.

What is the difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Prokaryotes do not have a nucleus or organelles, but a eukaryotic cell does

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have a nucleus or organelles, but prokaryotes do

15.

Which of the following is a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Plant

c)

Plant and animal

d)

Animal

16.

What is the difference between mitochondria and chloroplast?

a)

Mitochondria produces energy and chloroplasts breaks down energy

b)

There is no difference. They are the same.

c)

Mitochondria breaks down energy from food and chloroplasts produce energy from sunlight.

d)

Mitochondria contains DNA and chloroplasts are green

17.
Shuttles proteins and lipids to various locations such as the Golgi apparatus
a)
Secretory Vesicles
b)
Transport Vesicles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Peroxisomes
18.
Modifies lipids and proteins from the ER; sorts them and packages them in vesicles
a)
Smooth ER
b)
Rough ER
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Golgi Apparatus
19.
Synthesizes lipids, stores calcium, detoxifies drugs and poisons
a)
Rough ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Peroxisomes
20.
Synthesizes proteins and packages them in vesicles; vesicles commonly go to the Golgi Apparatus
a)
Rough ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
21.
Fuse with the plasma membrane
a)
Golgi Apparatus
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Secretory Vesicles
d)
Transport Vesicles
22.
Site of protein synthesis
a)
Ribosome
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleolus
23.
Found in plants only; made of cellulose
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Centriole
d)
Cell Wall
24.
Synthesizes proteins that function in the cytosol
a)
Bound Ribosome on ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Free Ribosome
d)
Nucleolus
25.
Attached to the outside of the Rough ER
a)
Centrioles
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Peroxisomes
26.
Produces ribosomal RNA (rRNA) and assembles the two subunits of a ribosome
a)
Nucleolus
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cytosol
d)
Centriole
27.
Which of the following statements regarding the mitochondria is correct?
a)
Mitochondria contain their own ribosomes and thus produce some of their own proteins.
b)
Mitochondria are involved in the transport that occurs as a part of the endomembrane system.
c)
Mitochondria rely on the DNA of the eukaryote cell in order to function correctly.
d)
Mitochondria produce ATP only used by themselves.
28.

A cross section of part of a Golgi complex is shown. Part of the membrane of the Golgi complex pinches off and moves away. Which of the following is a function of this process?

a)

to release energy from ATP

b)

to deliver proteins to other locations in the cell

c)

to collect amino acids for use in protein synthesis

d)

to sent messages about cell requirements to the nucleus

29.

Keratin is a protein found in hair. Where in a cell is keratin made?

a)

nucleus

b)

vacuole

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

30.
After a protein is constructed at the ribosome, it can be transported to the Golgi complex for modification. What cellular structure is used in this transport?
a)
Lysosome
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Nuclear pore
d)
Endoplasmic reticulum
31.

Tay-Sachs disease is a human genetic abnormality that results in cells accumulating and becoming clogged with very large and complex lipids. Which cellular organelle must be involved in this condition?

a)

the endoplasmic reticulum

b)

the Golgi apparatus

c)

the lysosome

d)

membrane-bound ribosomes

32.

Liver cells are specialized cells that carry out a multitude of tasks, including the synthesis of cholesterol and the breakdown of protein metabolites. These cells would be expected to contain a large proportion of which organelle relative to all others?

a)

smooth ER

b)

rough ER

c)

golgi

d)

nucleolus

33.
Synthesizes lipids, stores calcium, detoxifies drugs and poisons
a)
Rough ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Peroxisomes
34.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the endomembrane system?
a)
Compartmentalization (creates different areas in the cell which do different things)
b)
Detoxification
c)
Protein modification and transportation of proteins
d)
Creation of ATP (energy)
35.

The cell membrane is _______________ permeable.

a)

selectively

b)

somewhat

c)

physically

d)

ionically

36.

The cell membrane is mostly made of what?

a)

Membrane-spanning Proteins

b)

Surface Proteins

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Carbohydrates

37.

What are the two parts of a phospholipid?

a)

head

b)

enzyme

c)

tail

d)

hormone

38.

What forms due to a difference in concentration of particles on opposite sides of the membrane?

a)

concentration flow

b)

concentration gradient

c)

equilibrium

d)

diffusion gradient

39.

Which of the following statements is true?

a)

Water is transported actively against a concentration gradient.

b)

Water flows into the direction of the lowest water potential.

c)

Active transport is ATP-independent.

d)

Osmosis requires impermeable membranes.

40.

To transport water from the root into the shoot does the water potential in the xylem need to become more positive or negative?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

c)

Neither positive nor negative

41.
The soil surrounding the roots of a plant has a water potential of -15 bars. The leaves of the plant have a water potential of -18 bars.
What will happen?
a)
Water will leave the plant and the plant will wilt.
b)
Water will move from the roots to the leaves of the plant.
c)
Nothing - these solutions are isotonic.
d)
IDK - What is a bar????
42.
Pure water has a water potential of ___.
a)
1
b)
0
c)
-1
d)
100
43.
A sucrose solution in a beaker has a solute potential of -4 bars.  A cell with a solute potential of -2 bars is placed in the beaker.  What will be the direction for the net movement of water?
a)
into the cell
b)
out of the cell
c)
there will be no net movement
44.

Assume that the “cell” below is permeable to sucrose, glucose, and water but impermeable to starch. Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

(A) Starch will diffuse into the cell.

b)

(B) Starch will diffuse out of the cell.

c)

(C) There will be no net movement of glucose

d)

(D) Glucose will diffuse into the cell

e)

(E) Sucrose will diffuse into the cell

45.
What is the Movement of WATER IN and OUT of the cell membrane?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Hypertonic
d)
My 3g is slowww
46.
The movement of molecules from an area of HIGHer Concentration TO an area of LOWer Concentration
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
High Low
d)
Alay wa?
47.
EQUAL AMOUNT OF SOLUTE AND SOLVENT IN AND OUT OF THE CELL
ตัวละลาย SOLUTE = ตัวทำละลาย SOLVENT
a)
Osmosis
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
Hypertonic
48.
Why do your fingers Prune when in the water for a long time?
a)
Carbon goes out
b)
Diffusion
c)
Osmosis
d)
Magic
49.
Is WATER Hypotonic, hypertonic, or Isotonic?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
Hydrotonic
50.
Is coca cola  Hypotonic, hypertonic, or Isotonic?
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic 
c)
Isotonic 
d)
Osmosis
51.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram B, would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

52.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
53.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
54.

This egg has shrunk, what type of solution was it placed in?

a)

hypotonic solution

b)

hypertonic solution

c)

isotonic solution

55.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
56.

If the dots represent sugar what direction will the water flow?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Both equally (equilibrium)

57.
Diffusion
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
58.
Facilitated Diffusion
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
59.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
60.
Uses ATP
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
61.
Solutes move against the concentration gradient
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
62.
Low to High
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
63.
Exocytosis
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
64.
Active transport...
a)
... includes diffusion
b)
... requires energy
c)
... is limited to only things leaving the cell
d)
... is limited to only things entering the cell
65.
Which is not a type of active transport?
a)
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
b)
Pinocytosis
c)
Sodium potassium pump
d)
Facilitated diffusion
66.
In passive transport, molecules move from an area of __________ concentration to an area of __________ concentraiton
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
water, salt
d)
active, passive
67.
The difference in the concentration of solutes between a cell and a solution is ....
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Tonicity
d)
ATP
68.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
69.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Active Transport Pump
d)
Osmosis
70.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Exocytosis
d)
Osmosis
71.
The sodium-potassium pump usually pumps
a)
only potassium ions and sugar molecules
b)
potassium ions out of the cell
c)
sodium ions into the cell
d)
 potassium ions into the cell
72.
What are 3 types of active transport?
a)
Riding a bike, Running through the mountains, walking on the beach
b)
Osmosis, Diffusion, Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Sodium/potassium Pump, Endocytosis, Exocytosis
d)
Throwing a ball, Playing tennis, driving a car
73.
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.  
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
74.
Why does the sodium potassium pump require energy?
a)
It's moving molecules against their concentration gradients
b)
It's moving molecules with their concentration gradient
c)
It doesn't
75.

Hydrophilic means

a)

water repelling

b)

water attracting

c)

no water

d)

none of the above

76.

Hydrophobic refers to

a)

water repelling

b)

water attraction

c)

none of the above

77.

The fluid mosaic model suggests that ___________ are dispersed individually inserted into the phospholipid bilayer was suggested by scientists

a)

proteins, Gorter and Grendel

b)

lipids, Gorter and Grendel

c)

proteins, Singer and Nicolson

d)

proteins, Daveson and Danelli

78.

The steroid cholesterol that is wedged between phospholipid molecules can be thought of as a ______________buffer

a)

temperature

b)

protein

c)

movement

79.

In relatively warm temperatures, cholesterol makes the membrane _____________by ____________the movement of phospholipds

a)

more fluid, moving

b)

less fluid, restraining

c)

does nothing

80.

Peripheral proteins _________________embedded

a)

are

b)

not

c)

none of the above

81.

_____________________are special proteins that have oligosaccharides attached to them and are important for cell-to-cell recognition and adhesion

a)

glycolipids

b)

glycoproteins

c)

integral protein

d)

peripheral proteins

82.

_________________have a carbohydrate attached by a covalent bond. Their role is to maintain the stability of the cell membrane and facilitate cellular recognition

a)

glycolipid

b)

glycoprotein

c)

perhipheral protein

d)

cholesterol

83.

_____________________proteins act as transporters, channels, linkers, and receptors.

a)

Glycoprotein

b)

Glycolipid

c)

Cholesterol

d)

Integral

84.

Many ____________________exists on the surface of cell membranes to carry out an action on a specific substrate (simple enzyme function)

a)

Integral protein

b)

cholesterol

c)

Peripheral

d)

Glycoprotein

85.

What is the name of the structure labeled Z?

a)

peripheral Protein

b)

integral Protein

c)

cholesterol

d)

glycoprotein

86.

What is the name of the structure labeled X?

a)

peripheral Protein

b)

integral Protein

c)

phospholipid bilayer

d)

glycoprotein

87.

What is the name of the structure labeled G?

a)

peripheral Protein

b)

integral Protein

c)

cholesterol

d)

glycolipid

88.

What is the name of the structure labeled C?

a)

peripheral Protein

b)

integral Protein

c)

glycoprotein

d)

glycolipid

89.

What is the name of the structure labeled D?

a)

hydrophillic

b)

hydrophobic

c)

glycoprotein

d)

glycolipid

90.

Osmosis is each of the following EXCEPT... Which is FALSE about osmosis?

a)

Requires ATP to force the water through aquaporins

b)

Water specific movement DOWN the concentration gradient

c)

Uses globular-shaped, pore proteins to diffuse past polar heads on the phospholipid bilayer since it may get stuck

d)

Would not occur in a cell with 5% sugar dissolved in it if it is placed in an isotonic solution with 95% water and 5% solute.

91.

Which of the following is untrue? Which is FALSE?

a)

Aquaporins = allow diffusion of water, specifically called osmosis

b)

Fibrous proteins, spanning the entire length of an animal cell, would only be used to stabilize that animal cell.

c)

Globular proteins could be pores, channels, or glycoproteins

d)

Glycoproteins are for cell recognition and may extend into the extracellular space

92.
What is A Actin?
a)
A microfilament have twisted double chain of actin subunits.
b)
A actin subunits.
c)
I don't know.
d)
Doesn't have a double chain.
93.
What is A Myosin?
a)
An actin fiber.
b)
making less cell.
c)
Pulling stacks of actin fiber together and making less cell.
d)
Making things come together.
94.
In the order of the lesson what are the three main type of fiber.
a)
microfilaments, microtubuies, and intermediate filaments
b)
intermediate filaments, microfilaments, and microtubuies
c)
microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubuies
d)
microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments.
95.
What is the Microtubules?
a)
the losses fibers
b)
the thickest fibers
c)
the tightest fibers
d)
the middle fibers
96.

One type of Phagocytosis is endocytosis?

a)

True

b)

False

97.

What is the process of drinking?

a)

Phagocytosis

b)

Pinocytosis

c)

Cellular respiration

d)

Photosynthesis

98.

Enables cell to engulf bulk quantities of specific large molecules is called

a)

pinocytosis

b)

phagocytosis

c)

receptor-mediated endocytosis

d)

exocytosis

99.

What happens to a cell when exposed to a hypertonic solution?

a)

shrivels

b)

swells

c)

stays the same

100.

When organisms maintain a stable internal environment it is known as

a)

homeostasis

b)

differentiation

c)

maintenance

d)

transformation

101.

When you are sick and your white blood cells engulf the foreign bacteria, how would this occur?

a)

By diffusion

b)

By phagocytosis

c)

By pinocytosis

d)

By facilitated diffusion