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Cell Biology

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A cell is...
a)
the basic unit of structure and function in living organism
b)
an organism
c)
a basic part of everything that we see
d)
found only in animals, not plants
2.
Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells
a)
chloroplasts and cytoplasm
b)
chloroplasts and cell wall
c)
cell wall and cell membrane
d)
mitochondria and nucleus
3.

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

cell membrane

4.
What do vacuoles do? 
a)
They actually do not have an important role
b)
They protect the cell
c)
They are the brain of the cell
d)
storage area for cells; water storage in plants 
5.
Which organelle is like a post office because it receives materials, packages, and distributes them?
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Golgi Bodies
d)
Nucleolus
6.
I am the "cleaner" because I break down food. Which organelle am I?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleus
d)
Cyto
7.
How does a cell maintain homeostasis?
a)
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Flexibility
c)
Protective barrier
d)
Structure and support
8.
The cell membrane is selectively permeable, which means...
a)
All materials can enter and leave the cell
b)
Certain things can enter while others cannot
c)
The cell manually sorts through all materials
d)
Only certain cells can interact with the cell.
9.
Which of the following is NOT part of the cell membrane?
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbs
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
10.
Lipid tails are...
a)
Nonpolar
b)
Polar
11.
Lipid tails are...
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic
12.
Lipid heads are...
a)
Polar
b)
Nonpolar
13.
Lipid heads are...
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic
14.
What does the "fluid mosaic model" mean about the cell membrane?
a)
It can dissolve into fluid.
b)
The cell is mostly made of mosaic molecules.
c)
It looks like a flexible pattern.
d)
Somebody else should name these things.
15.
Which of the following is responsible for getting complex molecules across the cell membrane?
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbs
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
16.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
17.
What does a cell need to transport particles by active transport?
a)
Sun
b)
Wind
c)
Energy
d)
Channels
18.
Osmosis uses a channel protein called AQUAPORIN.  What type of transport is this? *Think!
a)
Diffusion
b)
Facilitated Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Endocytosis
19.
What is one major difference between passive and active transport?
a)
Passive transport uses energy; active transport does not.
b)
Both types of transport use energy.
c)
Active transport uses energy; passive transport does not.
d)
No difference. They are both the same.
20.
Small, non-polar molecules like COand O2 and NO can pass through the cell membrane using what type of transport?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Endocytosis
21.

Sucrose (large neutral molecule) is trying to move against the concentration gradient into the cell. What type of transport should it use?

a)

Protein Pump

b)

Simple Diffusion

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

22.

H2O (small ion) is trying to move with the concentration gradient into the cell. What type of transport should it use?

a)

Protein Pump

b)

Simple Diffusion

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Osmosis

23.

This process removes large amounts of materials from the cell all at once using a vesicle.

a)

Protein Pump

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Simple Diffusion

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

e)

Endocytosis

24.

Where will water move in this situation?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

No movement

d)

Into its parent's basement

25.

How would you classify the solution in this situation?

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Catatonic

26.

Where will water move in this situation?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

No movement

d)

Into its parent's basement

27.

How would you classify the solution in this situation?

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Catatonic

28.
Protective membrane that surrounds the nucleus: 
a)
Chromatin
b)
Vesicles 
c)
Centrioles
d)
Nuclear Envelope
29.

Maze-like organelle that has ribosomes attached:

a)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromatin

30.
"Envelopes" of the cell, used for transporting material: 
a)
Vesicles
b)
Centrioles
c)
ATP
d)
Mitochondria
31.
You can find total magnification by which of the following methods?
a)
ocular PLUS objective
b)
ocular TIMES objective
c)
ocular MINUS objective
d)
ocular DIVIDED BY objective
32.
Find the total magnification: 
Eyepiece = 10X 
Objective lens = 55X
 
a)
10x
b)
55x
c)
65x
d)
550x
33.
Which statement is a part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells come from preexisting cells
b)
Bacteria are prokaryotic cells
c)
Eukaryotic cells are complex
d)
Humans are multicellular
34.
Which organelle is missing in prokaryotic cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
DNA
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Plasma membrane
35.
Who looked at cork and named the cell?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Van Leeuwenhoek
c)
Robert Brown
d)
Francesco Redi
36.
Compared to the eukaryotic cell, prokaryotic cells are 
a)
More complex
b)
Less complex
c)
Full of membrane-bound organelles
d)
Very large
37.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three parts of Cell Theory?
a)
All living things are made of cells.
b)
The cell is the smallest living thing that can perform all the functions of life.
c)
Cells are too small to see without a microscope.  
d)
All cells must come from pre-existing cells.
38.
This image shows the detailed structure of the tiny mitochondria organelle.  Which microscope most likely took this image?
a)
Compound Light
b)
Scanning Electron
c)
Dissecting
d)
Transmission Electron
39.
Which microscope has a magnification range between 40X-1000X?
a)
Compound Light
b)
Transmission Electron
c)
Dissecting
d)
Scanning Electron
40.
What determines the rate of nutrients and waste are exchanged from the cell and the environment?
a)
surface ratio
b)
volume
c)
surface area
d)
surface area to volume ratio
41.
Which cells are more efficient at obtaining nutrients?
a)
Small Cells
b)
Medium Size Cells
c)
Large Cells
d)
X-Large Cells
42.
The larger a cell is, the more difficult it is for the cell to move enough nutrients and wastes across its cell membrane to maintain its normal functions.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
As a cell’s size increases, its ratio of surface area to volume decreases.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
This image shows how materials move into various sized cells in a given amount of time.... why does one square cell have more pink coloring than the others? 
a)
The surface area was too larger to get through
b)
The volume of the other cells was too large for the dye to get through
c)
There was not enough surface area for the dye to get through
d)
The volume was too low for the dye to stay in the square