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BTEC Biology Unit1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following are only found in plant cells? (select all correct answers)

a)

Nucleus

b)

amyloplasts

c)

vacuole

d)

Centriole

2.

What is the cell wall in gram positive bacteria made from?

a)

Cellulose

b)

Peptidoglycan

c)

Glucogon

d)

cytoskeleton

3.

What is the correct order for gram staining

a)

Safranin, crystal violet, wash with ethanol, iodine

b)

Iodine, crystal violet, wash with ethanol, safranin

c)

Crystal violet, iodine, safranin, wash with ethanol

d)

Crystal violet, iodine, wash with ethanol, safranin

4.

Which of the following is NOT true from gram negative bacteria

a)

thin peptidoglycan wall

b)

outer lipopolysaccharide membrane

c)

becomes pink or red with gram staining

d)

susceptible to antibiotics like penicillin

5.

Lots of chloroplasts, cylindrical cells, close together

a)

spongy mesophyll

b)

palisade mesophyll

c)

xylem

d)

root hair cell

6.

The head of a sperm cell is called

a)

spindle fibre

b)

corona radiata

c)

zona pelllucida

d)

acrosome

7.

Which type of cell has many lobes to its nucleus

a)

neutrophil

b)

T cell

c)

B cell

d)

lymphocyte

8.

Red blood cells contain this to carry oxygen

a)

Globulin

b)

Hamaglobin

c)

Haemoglobin

d)

Haemoglycan

9.

The following is found inside the nucleus

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

DNA

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Nucleolus

10.

It provides the cell with energy

a)

Vesicle

b)

Nucleus

c)

mitochondria

d)

Vacuole

11.

What does the Cell Theory state?

a)

All living things are made up of cells.

b)

The cell have specific functions and structures.

c)

Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.

d)

New cells are produced from existing cells.

12.

What type of microscope is most often used in high school classrooms?

a)

Light Microscope

b)

Transmission Electron Microscope

c)

Scanning Electron Microscope

d)

Stereoscope

13.

What type of microscope would you use to see a virus?

a)

Electron microscope

b)

Compound microscope

c)

Light microscope

d)

Stereoscope

14.

Cells are measured in what unit?

a)

Millimeters

b)

Micrometers

c)

centimeters

d)

inches

15.

What are the characteristics of Eukaryotes?

a)

No Nucleus, Complex, Small

b)

Nucleus, Complex, Large

c)

Nucleus, Simple, Small

d)

No Nucleus, Simple, Large

16.

Ribosomes can be found

a)

in the cytoplasm

b)

in the nucleus

c)

on the rough endoplasmic reticulum

d)

on the smooth endoplasmic reticulum

17.

The organelles responsible for the making of proteins:

a)

central vacuoles, lysosomes, vesicles

b)

cell wall, smooth endoplasmic reticulum, nucleus

c)

ribosomes, rough endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus

d)

nucleus, chloroplast, mitochondria

18.

A plants central vacuole is different than an animals contractile vacuole because:

a)

it is bigger

b)

it is smaller

c)

it stores water

d)

it provides strength and support to the cell.

19.

A cell wall

a)

provides structure and support

b)

is found in prokaryotes and plant cells

c)

is like the wall and roof of a factory

d)

all of the above

20.
The nerve impulse is an electrical current that travels along dendrites or axons.
a)
True 
b)
False
21.
When a cell is at rest, the inside is more _____ and the outside is more ______. 
a)
negative; positive
b)
positive; negative 
22.
The operation of the sodium-potassium "pump" moves: 
a)
sodium & potassium ions into the cell
b)
sodium & potassium ions out of the cell
c)
sodium ions into the cell & potassium ions out of the cell
d)
sodium ions into the cell & potassium ions out of the cell
23.
After depolarization what happens to restore resting potential? 
a)
Sodium channels open & sodium ions diffuse out of the neuron.
b)
Potassium channels open & potassium ions diffuse into the neuron.
c)
Potassium channels open and potassium ions diffuse into the neuron.
d)
Sodium channels open and sodium ions diffuse into the neuron. 
24.
What describes the phase of quick entry of sodium ions into an axon during an action potential? 
a)
passive transport
b)
depolarization
c)
ion transport
d)
repolarization 
25.
What generates a nerve impulse on the post-synaptic membrane? 
a)
Calcium binding with a receptor site
b)
Potassium leaking into the post-synaptic membrane 
c)
Neurotransmitter binding with receptor sites
d)
Neurotransmitter being removed from the synapse
26.
The nucleus and most of the organelles in a neuron are located in the ______.
a)
dendrites
b)
axon
c)
cell body
d)
Schwann cells
27.
For a neuron with a resting membrane potential at -70mv, an increase in the movement of sodium ions into the neuron's cytoplasm would result in:
a)
the depolarization of the neuron.
b)
the repolarization of the neuron 
c)
the replacement of potassium ions with sodium ions.
d)
the replacement of potassium ions with calcium ions.
28.

What is C

a)

Lysosome

b)

Amylopast

c)

Plasmodesmata

d)

Tonoplast

29.

What is D

a)

Lysosome

b)

Amylopast

c)

Plasmodesmata

d)

Mitochondria

30.

What is E

a)

Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

31.

What is G

a)

Lysosome

b)

Amylopast

c)

Plasmodesmata

d)

Mitochondria

32.

What is I

a)

Membrane

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Tonoplast

d)

Vacuole

33.

What is B

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Nucleus

c)

Pits

d)

Mitochondria

34.
One example of a prokaryote is a...
a)
fungus
b)
bacteria
c)
animal
d)
plant
35.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
36.
Which type of cell?
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
37.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Ovum (Egg Cell)

b)

Sperm Cell

c)

Myocyte (Muscle Cell)

d)

Cancer Cell

38.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Neuron (Nerve Cell)

b)

Sperm Cell

c)

Bone Cell

d)

Cancer Cell

39.

What type of cell is this?

a)

White Blood Cell

b)

Red Blood Cell

c)

Red Nerve Cell

d)

Bone Cell

40.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Ovum (Egg Cell)

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Cancer Cell

d)

Sperm Cell

41.

What is the name of this type of cell?

a)

root hair cell

b)

red blood cell

c)

palisade leaf cell

d)

ciliated cell

42.
The cell pictured does not contain
a)
a nucleus
b)
chloroplasts
c)
a cell wall
d)
a vacuole
43.
Which of the following is a plant cell?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
44.
Flattened cells
a)
Squamous
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Columnar
45.
Absorbs nutrients in the digestive tract
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Simple Squamous
d)
Pseudostratified
46.
Name the tissue
a)
Areolar
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
47.
Name the tissue
a)
Columnar
b)
Cuboidal
c)
Transitional
d)
Simple Squamous
48.
Name the tissue
a)
Smooth Muscle
b)
Columnar
c)
Transitional
d)
Pseudostratified
49.

Simple squamous cells are found lining the alveoli of the lungs due to being small and flat, what is likely their function?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Secretion

c)

Absorption

d)

Fight infection

50.
What is structure labeled B in the picture?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Cell Body
d)
Axon Terminal

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