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Cell Structure and Function Study Guide Ch. 3

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

The jelly like material found between the nucleus and the plasma membrane of a cell is called the____________.

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosomes

c)

organelles

d)

cytoplasm

2.

The tiny structures within the cytoplasm that perform jobs just as organs do in the larger body are called_________.

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosomes

c)

organelles

d)

cytoplasm

3.

The __________consists of RNA and protein, and function as factories where proteins are assembled.

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosomes

c)

organelles

d)

cytoplasm

4.

The main site of fatty acid and phospholipid metabolism in the cell is the ____________________.

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

ribosomes

c)

organelles

d)

cytoplasm

5.

The______________functions principally as a protein processing and packaging plant.

a)

golgi complex

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

nuclear membrane (envelope)

6.

The tiny power plants of a cell in which most of the reactions of cellular respiration take place are the_________.

a)

golgi complex

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

nuclear membrane (envelope)

7.

The __________is the internal skeletal framework of the cell.

a)

golgi complex

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

nuclear membrane (envelope)

8.

The nucleus is enclosed in a double membrane called the__________.

a)

golgi complex

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

nuclear membrane (envelope)

9.

A specialized region in the nucleus where RNA components of ribosomes are assembled and some protein components are added as well is the__________.

a)

ribosomes

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleuolus

d)

lysosomes

10.

_________is the net movement of a substance from a region of high concentration to one of lower concentration.

a)

diffusion

b)

exocytosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

meiosis

11.

The cell ingests large solid particles such as bacteria and cell debris in a process called________.

a)

diffusion

b)

exocytosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

meiosis

12.

Cell drinking is called___________.

a)

diffusion

b)

exocytosis

c)

meiosis

d)

pinocytosis

13.

Cell eating is called___________.

a)

diffusion

b)

phagocytosis

c)

pinocytosis

d)

meiosis

14.

The process by which sex cells halve their number of chromosomes is_______.

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

diffusion

d)

lysosomes

15.

________release their enzymes into the cytoplasm of a dying cell where they break down the cell itself.

a)

ribosomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

lysosome

d)

nucleolus

16.

Human sperm cells have__________which serve in locomotion.

a)

flagella

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosomes

d)

cytoskeleton

17.

_________are multinucleated while most cells of the body have only one nucleus.

a)

skeletal muscle cells

b)

red blood cells

c)

nerve cells

18.

Ribosomes are located along the outer walls of the

a)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

b)

nuclear membrane

c)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

d)

mitochondria

19.

Cytoplasmic vesicles of digestive enzymes are

a)

mitochondria

b)

lysosomes

c)

endoplasmic reticuli

d)

cilia

20.

The organelle containing the enzyme catalase which splits hydrogen peroxide rendering it harmless is

a)

peroxisomes

b)

mitochondria

c)

cristae

d)

golgi complex

21.

The folds of the inner mitochondrial membrane are called

a)

microtubules

b)

cristae

c)

peroxisomes

d)

matrix

22.

The tiny rodlike filaments with contractile properties are

a)

microfilaments

b)

microtubules

c)

intermediate filaments

d)

flagella

23.

The organelles that function in cell division and appear to play a role in microtubule assembly are the

a)

microfilaments

b)

centrosomes

c)

lysosomes

d)

centrioles

24.

The arrangement of microtubules that are characteristic of cilia and flagella found in humans and other animals is

a)

9+2

b)

1+3

c)

11

d)

1+9

25.

The granular materials scattered throughout the nucleoplasm in a cell not in the process of division is called

a)

chromosomes

b)

ribosomes

c)

chromatin

d)

cristae

26.

The mechanism by which a permease in the plasma membrane temporarily combines with a substance and accelerates its movement through the membrane is

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

osmosis

27.

The process by which water molecules pass through a selectively permeable membrane from a higher concentration of water molecules to a lesser one is

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

active transport

28.

A solution that has a greater solute concentration than that within the cytoplasm is

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

d)

depolarized

29.

The active transport mechanism which pumps sodium out of the cell and pumps potassium ions into the cell at the same time is the

a)

permease diffusion process

b)

filtration pump

c)

sodium potassium pump

d)

proton pump

30.

Cytoplasmic division is called

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

endocytosis

d)

cytokinesis

31.

Chromosomes can be seen more clearly in this stage of mitosis than in any other stage

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

32.

The period between mitosis is

a)

prophase

b)

metaphase

c)

anaphase

d)

telophase

33.

During prophase, sister chromatids are tightly associated in the vicinity of their

a)

chromosomes

b)

mitotic spindles

c)

centromeres

d)

centrioles

34.

The subphase of interphase in which biosynthesis occurs is

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

X

35.

What is the correct sequence of events?


  1. 1 chromatids separate and one set of chromosomes moves toward each pole.
  2. 2 doubling of chromatin daughter cells are formed
  3. 3 spindle fibers attach to centromeres,
  4. 4 chromosomes line up along equatorial plane
  5. 5 cell carries out its normal activities chromosomes continue to shorten and thicken,
  6. 6 spindle forms nuclear membrane and nucleolus disappear,
  7. 7 chromosomes form nuclei reform,
  8. 8 physical cell division occurs
a)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

b)

6, 3, 2, 4, 7, 8, 1, 5

c)

5, 2, 7, 6, 4, 1, 8, 3

d)

8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

36.

Diffusion: Molecules move from ____ to ______

a)

Inside, Outside

b)

Higher Concentration, Lower Concentration

c)

Outside the Cell, Inside the Cell

d)

Lower Concentration, Higher Concentration

37.

Cellular Resp. uses oxygen to process __________.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Water

d)

Glucose

38.

ATP stands for…...

a)

Adenosine Triphosphate

b)

deoxyribonucleic acid

c)

A top pony

d)

All Three Pterodactyls

39.

Look at the picture above is it endocytosis or exocytosis

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Inside

d)

Outside

40.

What Process do cells use to take in Large Particles?

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

diffusion

d)

osmosis

41.
Osmosis is the diffusion of what substance through a cell membrane?
a)
Water
b)
Food Particles
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
42.
When particles move through a membrane from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration, the process is called
a)
respiration
b)
fermentation
c)
active transport
d)
passive transport
43.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Osmosis 
c)
Active Transport
d)
Diffusion
44.
Movement of particles through the cell membrane from high to low concentrations
a)
diffusion
b)
photosynthesis
c)
mitochondria
d)
active transport
45.
Equal percentage of solutes inside and out. 
Concentration of substances is the same. 
a)
hypotonic
b)
isotonic
c)
nucleus
d)
hypertonic
46.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
47.
A cell in a hypotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink 
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
48.
Permeable means
a)
things can pass through
b)
the concentration levels are different
c)
permanent
d)
things are stuck
49.
When a cell is placed in a hypertonic solution water
a)
moves from the inside of the cell to the solution
b)
moves from the solution to the inside of the cell
c)
moves equally in and out of the cell
d)
none of these
50.

Cells spend most of their lives in which phase?

a)

Interphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Telophase

d)

Metaphase

51.

Cells of organisms must replicate for?

a)

Growth

b)

Replacement of dying cells

c)

Repair of damaged cells

d)

All of the above

52.

What is the correct order of the phases of mitosis?

a)

Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase,

b)

Pelophase, Motophase, Anaphase, Trophase

c)

Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase

d)

Telophase, Anaphase, Prophase, Metaphase

53.

Why do cells go through mitosis?

a)

to make food from sunlight

b)

to get air into the cells

c)

to create proteins

d)

to reproduce, grow, and repair/replace cells

54.

How many chromosomes does a human somatic (body) cell have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

42

d)

26

55.

How many chromosomes does a human egg or sperm (gamete) cell have?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

42

d)

26

56.

Daughter cells created by meiosis II have

a)

half the parents DNA

b)

exact copy of the parent's DNA

c)

twice the parent's DNA

d)

created their own DNA from scratch

57.

What is apoptosis?

a)

Programmed cell death (cell suicide) to prevent the spread of mutated/cancerous cells.

b)

A type of cell division done by most of your body cells.

c)

The final separation into two daughter cells and completion of the cell cycle.

d)

Sperm and egg cells.

58.

What is "crossing over"?

a)

The exchange of genes between chromosomes during meiosis that results in genetic diversity.

b)

Programmed cell death (cell suicide) to prevent the spread of mutated/cancerous cells.

c)

A type of cell division that creates gametes (sperm and egg cells).

d)

A type of cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

59.

Is interphase a part of Mitosis?

a)

Yes, it happens after prophase

b)

No, it happens before mitosis

60.

What is a difference between mitosis and meiosis? Mark ALL that apply!

a)

Mitosis occurs in the cytoplasm and Meiosis occurs in the nucleus.

b)

Mitosis results in diploid (2n) daughter cells and Meiosis results in haploid (n) daughter cells.

c)

Mitosis results in 2 daughter cells and Meiosis results in 4 daughter cells.

d)

Mitosis makes somatic (body) cells and Meiosis makes gametes (egg and sperm cells).

61.
The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
There is no difference.
62.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
63.
What only allows certain molecules to enter or leave the cell, and separates the internal metabolic reactions from the external environment? 
a)
Plasma Membrane
b)
Nucleus 
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Ribosomes
64.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
65.
The picture above shows two types of cells labeled X & Y.  Using the picture, it can be determined that X is ---
a)
eukaryotic, and Y is eukaryotic.
b)
eukaryotic, and Y is prokaryotic.
c)
prokaryotic, and Y is prokaryotic.
d)
prokaryotic, and Y is eukaryotic.
66.
Division of the nucleus.
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Prophase
d)
Interphase
67.
Division of the cytoplasm and organelles.
a)
Mitosis
b)
Metaphase
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Cytoplasm
68.
3 stages of interphase
a)
G1, M, G2
b)
M, C, S
c)
G1, S, G2
d)
P, M, G1
69.
Time period between cell divisions.
a)
Anaphase
b)
Mitosis
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Interphase
70.
Repeating sequence of growth and division in the life of a cell.
a)
Cell Cycle
b)
Cell Division
c)
Mitosis
d)
Cytokinesis
71.
What is the correct order of the stages of mitosis?
a)
Prophase, Anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
b)
Telophase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase
c)
Prophase, Metaphase, Telophase, Anaphase
d)
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
72.
During which checkpoint does the cell check its surroundings to determine if the cell is healthy enough to move to the next phase?
a)
G2 Checkpoint
b)
Metaphase Checkpoint
c)
Cytokinesis Checkpoint
d)
G1 Checkpoint
73.
During which checkpoint does the cell check to make sure the DNA is copied correctly.
a)
G2 Checkpoint
b)
G1 Checkpoint
c)
Interphase Checkpoint
d)
Metaphase Checkpoint
74.
During which checkpoint does the cell check to make sure the chromosomes are properly attached to the spindle fibers.
a)
G2 Checkpoint
b)
G1 Checkpoint
c)
Metaphase Checkpoint
d)
Nucleus Checkpoint
75.
During which stage of interphase does the DNA duplicate.
a)
M Phase
b)
G1 Phase
c)
S Phase
d)
G2 Phase
76.
The process of mitosis and cytokinesis produce two identical
a)
daughter cells
b)
strands
c)
chromosomes
d)
chromatids
77.
Which phrase best describes cancer?
a)
absence of cyclins
b)
multiple gene mutations
c)
uncontrolled cell growth
d)
precesnce of genetic defects
78.
During interphase, a cell grows, duplicates organelles, and
a)
copies DNA
b)
divides the nucleus
c)
divides the cytoplasm
d)
produces a new cell
79.
The cells produced via meiosis are called?
a)
gametes
b)
somatic cells
c)
body cells
d)
skin cells
80.
A haploid cell has 
a)
one-half of a set of chromosomes
b)
one set of chromosomes
c)
two sets of chromosomes
d)
four sets of chromosomes
81.
What phase of meiosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Anaphase I
b)
Anaphase II
c)
Metaphase I
d)
Telophase II
82.

Structure (a) is a ____.

a)

replicated chromosome

b)

sister chromatid

c)

centromere

d)

homologous pair of chromosomes

83.

Structure (c) is a ____.

a)

replicated chromosome

b)

sister chromatid

c)

centromere

d)

homologous pair of chromosomes

84.

Structure (b) is a ____.

a)

replicated chromosome

b)

sister chromatid

c)

centromere

d)

homologous pair of chromosomes

85.
_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.
a)
mRNA / a protein
b)
a protein / mRNA
c)
Ribosome / Nucleus
d)
mRNA / tRNA
86.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
87.
A triplet of mRNA is called a
a)
codon
b)
anticodon
c)
amino acid
d)
peptide bond
88.
Translation happens in the - 
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
89.
What does mRNA do?
a)
provides information from DNA to ribosomes
b)
transfers amino acids to the ribosomes
c)
makes up ribosomes
d)
builds proteins
90.
What does rRNA do?
a)
provides information from DNA to ribosomes
b)
transfers amino acids to the ribosomes
c)
makes up ribosomes
d)
builds proteins
91.
What does tRNA do?
a)
provides information from DNA to ribosomes
b)
transfers amino acids to the ribosomes
c)
makes up ribosomes
d)
builds proteins
92.
What is the process that copies information from DNA into RNA?
a)
protein synthesis
b)
transcription
c)
translation
d)
DNA Polymerase
93.
Which enzyme is responsible for matching the mRNA bases to the DNA template during transcription?
a)
DNA Ligase
b)
Ligase
c)
DNA Polymerase
d)
RNA Polymerase
94.
What do we call the process of turning DNA into mRNA?
a)
Translation
b)
Transcription 
c)
Replication
95.

Which macromolecule is made up of amino acids?

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

nucleic acid

d)

protein

96.

mRNA is read into amino acids during what process?

a)

transcription

b)

transfer

c)

translation

d)

transition

97.
The process represented in the diagram produces a molecule that is complementary to the template strand of DNA. What type of molecule is produced?
a)
New DNA
b)
Polypeptide
c)
Messenger RNA
d)
Carbohydrate
98.

What is the purpose of a codon?

a)

It is a code for an amino acid.

b)

It is a code for a nucleic acid.

c)

It is a code for a protein.

d)

It is a code for a lipid.

99.
The DNA helix has to unzip/unwind in?
a)
Replication
b)
Replication and Translation
c)
Replication and Transcription
d)
Translation
100.

Starts with 1 strand of DNA and creates 2 new identical DNA strand.

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

101.

Uses the enzyme helicase to break hydrogen bonds between the 2 strands of DNA.

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

102.

Uses the enzyme DNA polymerase to deliver complementary DNA nucleotides.

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

103.
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
104.
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Interphase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Telophase
105.
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
106.
Which phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
107.
What is shown in the picture?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Interphase
c)
Cytokinesis
108.
The genetic material that has the instructions for how the cell is to be run is called the _________.
a)
nucleus
b)
chromatin
c)
chromatid
d)
carbohydrate
109.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
110.
Which of the following lists, in order, the phases of mitosis?
a)
interphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
b)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, interphase
d)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase

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