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New Cell Unit Exam

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What results from the removal of a phosphate group from ATP?

a)

the production of mechanical energy

b)

the release of energy

c)

the creation of energy

d)

the absorption of energy by chlorophyll

2.

Infer why chloroplasts are found mostly in the leaves of plants.

a)

he large surface area of leaves allows for maximum light absorption.

b)

The waxy coating on the surface of leaves helps prevent evaporation.

c)

Chlorophyll interferes with the xylem and phloem in the stems and trunks of plants.

d)

The large surface area of leaves allows for contact with oxygen.

3.

Upon watching the trees in your yard, you notice that there is a change in the climate. Those green leaves have begun to turn orange red and yellow.Why are leaves green except for in the autumn?

a)

Could it be that the number of daylight hours is greater in the summer than in the fall? When the hours of daylight gets shorter, the production of chlorophyll stops.

b)

Could it be that Chlorophyll molecules are the largest of the all pigment molecules.

c)

Does Chlorophyll reproduces faster than the other pigments.

d)

Is it because Green is the color of the spectrum most easily seen by humans.

4.

When light strikes chlorophyll molecules, they lose electrons, which are ultimately replaced by which of the following?

a)

Could it be that the electrons come from the breakdown of water at Photosystem II?

b)

it is the fixing of carbon during the Calvin Cycle making it usuable for the production of C6H12O6.

c)

Enzymes cause the glucose to break down and release electrons.

d)

breaking down ATP

5.

The energy acquired in photosynthesis is used to make glucose. Where is the glucose made in plants?

a)

Is the glucose made in the thylakoid membranes?

b)

Maybe the glucose is made in the mitochondria

c)

Since the glucose occurs during the light independent reactions, and all photosynthetic actions occur inside the chloroplast, I believe that it is assembled in the stroma of the chloroplast.

d)

Since there is no chlorophyll outside the chloroplast I believe that the production of glucose begins here in a process called glycolysis.

6.

The Calvin Cycle is not controlled by the amount of sunlight received. The Calviin cycle can occur day or night. What is the connection between the Light Dependent Reactions and the Light Independent Reactions of the Calvin Cycle?

a)

The Calvin cycle depends on products of light reactions.

b)

Carbon dioxide is not available at night.

c)

It is too cold at night for reactions to take place.

d)

Most plants do not make the 4-carbon compounds that would be needed for the Calvin cycle to occur at night.

7.

Identify the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

a)

Cell

b)

Tissue

c)

Protein

d)

Phospholipid

e)

Organ

8.

Built a simple microscope, observed cork cell walls

a)

Hooke

b)

Scheilden

c)

Schwann

d)

Virchow

e)

Brown

9.

Observed animalcules in drinking water. Took his microscope thing on tour and let people look

a)

Hooke

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Schwann

d)

Virchow

e)

Scheilden

10.

Discovered that cells came from other cells. He accidentally observed mitosis in process

a)

Hooke

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Schwann

d)

Virchow

e)

Scheilden

11.

Which of the following is not a part of the current cell theory?

a)

All cells contain identical organelles

b)

All living things are made of cells

c)

The cell is the basic unit of life and function

d)

Cells come from other cells by binary fission or mitosis

12.

Uses electrons to form an image. Object must be sprayed down with a metal mist.

a)

Compound Light Microscope

b)

Electron Microscope

13.

Used to scan the surface of an object, like an insect or something like that.

a)

TEM

b)

SEM

c)

STM

d)

ATM

14.

Specialized structures that carry out specific cell functions are called:

a)

Organelles

b)

Proteins

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Animalcules

15.

What exactly is an organelle?

a)

The organelle is a multi-purpose structure that performs whatever job is needed by the cell.

b)

The organelle contains the Genetic instructions for the entire cell.

c)

An isolated worksite that performs one specific function for the cell.

d)

The organelle is a tiny structure that provides food for the cell.

16.

No Nucleus just a nucleod area where the single strand of DNA can be found

a)

Prokaryotic Cells

b)

Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Prekaryotic cells

d)

Aqua karyotic cells

17.

No Nucleus just a nucleod area where the single strand of DNA can be found

a)

Prokaryotic Cells

b)

Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Prekaryotic cells

d)

Aqua karyotic cells

18.

The Cell does have a nucleus, where the DNA is protected by the Nuclear Membrane

a)

Prokaryotic Cells

b)

Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Prekaryotic cells

d)

Aqua karyotic cells

19.

Theory states that one prokaryotic cell engulfed another and both work and live together.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Extracellular collaboration

c)

Bonding theory

d)

A cell cartell

e)

Endosymbiont theory

20.

What role does Cholesterol play in the phospholipid bilayer?

a)

Holds the two phospholipid layers together.

b)

Provides food for the cell membrane

c)

Acts as a lubricant for transport proteins.

d)

Acts as a self destruct mechanism for the cell.

21.

These structures will form a channel, or a carrying mechanism, to allow passage through the cell membrane

a)

Transport Proteins

b)

Cholesterol lubricated pumps

c)

Phospholipids

d)

Sodium potassium pumps

22.

This type of protein is needed to move things by active transport across the membrane

a)

Channel Proteins

b)

Pumps

c)

Carrier Proteins

d)

Cholesterol lubricated passageways

23.

What type of environment are cells found in?

a)

The cells are surrounded by a liquid layer of interstitual fluid.

b)

The cells are surrounded by a jelly - layer of cytosol.

c)

The cells are embedded in a solid matrix of blood and bone.

d)

The cells are surrounded by air that we breath in

24.

All cells are surrounded by a nutrient rich fluid called

a)

Interstitial Fluid

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cholesterol

d)

Fatty acids

e)

Cytosol

25.

The outermost layer of a plant cell

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Centrioles

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cell membrane

26.

Explain why animal cells, including human cells, do NOT have a Cell Wall.

a)

Animal cells would be unable to move nutrients by diffusion from the interstital fluid. They would also be unable to move waste by diffusion out of the cell.

b)

Animal cells communicate with other cells by way of Carbohydrates in the cell membrane. A cell wall would hinder this communication system.

c)

A cell wall only allows movement into the cell. Animal cells must be able to release waste as well and accept nutrients.

d)

All cells actually do have a cell wall. In animal cells, the cell wall is very thin. This allows for diffusion of nutrients and waste to occur.

27.

These organelles are Photosynthetic. They create Sugar molecules for energy storage.

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Centrioles

d)

Cell Membrane

e)

Cell Wall

28.

Phospholipid bilayer that surrounds animal cells

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Interstitual Fluid

d)

Solar boundary

e)

Chloroplast

29.

Projections from cell surfaces that aid in locomotion and feeding

a)

Cilia

b)

Cytoskeleton

c)

Ribosome

d)

Lysosome

e)

Flagella

30.

What is one obvious difference between plant and animal cells?

a)

Plants have chloroplast and a large vacuole. animals do not

b)

Animals have mitochondria and plants do not

c)

Animals have a very thin cell wall

d)

Plant cells have lysosomes and animal cells do not

31.

Consider the movement of a solute across the membrane. The area of greater solute is always called the:

a)

Hypertonic area

b)

Hypotonic area

c)

Isotonic Area

d)

Bubonic Area

e)

The Distillation Area

32.

When you have the same amount of solute leaving a solution and you have entering a solution, then the solution is said to be

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Bubonic

e)

Distillated

33.

When waste is created, a vacuole will capture the waste and take it to the cell membrane. Here the plasma membrane of the vacuole merges with the plasma membrane of the cell. Contractions occur and the waste is spewed back out into the interstitual fluidl.

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

34.

allowing certain substances to pass through when there is a concentration gradient and a need for the nutrient.

a)

Semi permeable

b)

Selectively permeable

35.

How does the cell get the new protein out of the transport VESICLE and into the interstitual fluid?

a)

The plasma membrane of the transport vesicle merges with the plasma membrane of the cell. The transport vesicle then opens up and the protein is then released into the intersitial fluid.

b)

The transport vesicle contains a sharp needle like structure which tears a whole in the plasma membrane. Then, using injection, the protein is propelled into the interstitial fluid.

c)

The transport vesicle allows itself to be picked up by a transport protein and carried across the cell membrane.

d)

As the transport vesicle approaches the cell membrane, a recognition marker opens the cell membrane. The lysosome then eats away a portion of the transport vesicle and the new protein leaks out of the cell into the interstitial fluid.

36.

What structure allows materials to enter and leave a cell?

a)

Cell Memebrane

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Cell Wall

37.
What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things
a)
Sugar
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Carbon Dioxide
38.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
39.
What is the pigment in chloroplasts that performs photosynthesis?
a)
Chlorosynthesis
b)
Chlorophyll
c)
ADP
d)
Electron Transport
40.
After photosynthesis, plants store their energy as _________ .
a)
chlorophyll
b)
pigment
c)
glucose (sugar)
d)
Oxygen
41.
What gas goes into the plant before photosynthesis?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Carbon Monoxide
c)
Oxygen
d)
Nitrogen
42.

Where do the dark reactions (Calvin cycle) take place?

a)

thylakoid membrane

b)

lumen

c)

stroma

43.
What is the main chemical compound that stores and releases energy?
a)
ATP
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
PTP
d)
Oxygen
44.
The stacks of disks in the chloroplast are called:
a)
Lamellae
b)
Grana
c)
Stroma
d)
Thylakoid
45.
The interior space of the chloroplast is called:
a)
Lamellae
b)
Grana
c)
Stroma
d)
Thylakoids
46.
What is the main purpose of the light dependent reactions?
a)
To provide the energy for the calvin cycle
b)
To capture energy and make sugar
c)
To reflect green light
d)
To make sugars
47.
Where do the light-dependent reactions occur? 
a)
thylakoid membrane
b)
stroma
c)
mesophyll
d)
mitochondria
48.
What are the reactants (what's needed) for photosynthesis?
a)
glucose and oxygen
b)
light, water, and carbon dioxide
49.
cluster of chlorophyll and proteins found in thylakoids
a)
photosystem
b)
electron transport chain
c)
ATP synthase 
d)
Calvin cycle 
50.
series of electron carrier proteins that shuttle high-energy electrons during ATP-generating reactions
a)
electron transport chain
b)
photosystem
c)
ATP synthase
d)
Calvin cycle
51.
light independent reactions of photosynthesis in which energy from ATP and NADPH is used to build high-energy compounds such as sugar
a)
Calvin cycle
b)
photosystem
c)
electron transport chain
d)
ATP synthase
52.

Organisms, such as plants, that make their own food are called

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Thylakoids

d)

Pigments

53.

Organisms that cannot make their own food and must obtain energy from the foods they eat are :

a)

Autotrophs

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Buffet browers

d)

Plants

54.

What are the three parts of an ATP molecule?

a)

adenine, ribose, phosphate

b)

adenine, thylakoids, stroma

c)

stroma, grana, chlorophyll

d)

Adenine dioxyribose phosphate

55.
What is the function of ATP in living things?
a)
provides energy for cells
b)
stores genetic information
c)
provides structure in the nucleus
56.
Where does glycolysis occur?
a)
mitochondrial matrix
b)
cytoplasm
c)
inner membrane of mitochondria
d)
outer membrane of mitochondria
57.
What is Anaerobic Respiration?
a)
process of producing energy without oxygen.
b)
process of producing energy with oxygen.
58.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
59.
Chromatid pairs line up in the middle of the cell.
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Interphase
60.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
61.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
62.
What phase of mitosis is shown in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Telophase
d)
Metaphase
63.
Two new nuclei form and the cytoplasm splits
a)
Metaphase 
b)
Telophase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Prophase
64.
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
65.
How many daughter cells are produced in mitosis?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
4
d)
6
66.
What process does a multi-cellular organism use to replace its damaged body cells?
a)
mitosis
b)
meiosis
c)
replication
d)
transcription
67.
Which of these lists presents the stages of the cell cycle in the correct order?
a)
interphase, mitosis, cytokinesis
b)
cytokinesis, mitosis, interphase
c)
mitosis, interphase, cytokinesis
d)
interphase, cytokinesis, mitosis
68.
What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
M phase
c)
Interphase
d)
G1 Phase
69.
During what phase of the cell cycle does cell division occur?
a)
Interphase
b)
M phase
c)
S phase
d)
G2 phase
70.
During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
G2 phase
d)
M phase
71.
During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell grow?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
M phase
d)
Cytokinesis
72.
Put the following in order: G2, G1, S, mitosis, cytokinesis. 
a)
G1, G2, S, Mitosis, cytokinesis
b)
G1, S, G2, Mitosis, cytokinesis
c)
G1, G2, S, cytokinesis, mitosis
d)
G1, S, G2, cytokinesis, mitosis
73.
Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?
a)
In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
b)
In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
c)
In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
d)
In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.
74.

What are CYCLINS?

a)

Dear precious parts of the cell cycle which monitor the progress of the cell as it proceeds along the cell cycle.

b)

A check point that catches damaged cells and force them into Apoptosis.

c)

A cyclin is a intermediate produce produced during the breakdown of sugar and the creation of ATP.

d)

A cylin is produced during glycolysis and may be forced to rot if there is not enough oxygen present.

e)

A cyclin is what absorbs the radiant energy from the sun during photosynthesis.

75.

A specific protein that assist in the formation of product by reducing the activation energy needed for it to occur.

a)

Enzyme

b)

Protein accelerant

c)

Active site modifier

d)

A protein inhibitor