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Cellular Level of Organization Full HW

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the membrane "skin" of a cell, what makes up the hydrophobic interior region?

a)

Protein filaments

b)

Fatty acid "tails"

c)

Carbohydrate chains

d)

Phosphate "heads"

2.

Which of the following is part of the plasma membrane that small lipids diffuse through?

a)

Protein channels

b)

Protein carriers

c)

Phospholipid bilayer

d)

Glycocalyx

3.

What the term for the process by which water moves into a solution through a semipermeable membrane?

a)

Simple diffusion

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Carrier-mediated diffusion

4.

Which of the following will happen to a human cell if it is placed in a hypertonic solution?

a)

It will swell.

b)

It will maintain its normal volume.

c)

It will burst.

d)

It will crenate.

5.

The sodium-potassium exchange pump moves ___ sodium ions out of the cell, and ___ potassium ions into the cell.

a)

1; 1

b)

3; 2

c)

2; 3

d)

1; 2

6.

The sodium-potassium exchange pump is an active form of facilitated diffusion and requires ATP to function.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which form of endocytosis is non-selective and allows the cell membrane to engulf large particles?

a)

Phagocytosis

b)

Pinocytosis

c)

Receptor-mediated

d)

Exocytosis

8.

What property is shared by all forms of endocytosis?

a)

Inward folding of the cell membrane to create a vesicle for transport inside the cell.

b)

Non-selective engulfing of extracellular components.

c)

Multiple components are always engulfed.

9.

In what organelle are steroids, triglycerides, and phospholipids synthesized?

a)

Rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

b)

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Lysosomes

10.

What is the functional unit of heredity?

a)

Genes

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Histones

d)

Introns

11.

How many nucleotides are found in the code for a single amino acid?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

9

12.

DNA replication is considered to be semi-conservative.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

In the cell cycle, what stage comes between G1 and G2 and is the time during which DNA replicates?

a)

Interphase

b)

S phase

c)

Prophase

d)

Anaphase

14.

In what phase of mitosis do chromosomes all lie equally distant from both poles of the cell?

a)

Telophase

b)

Prophase

c)

Metaphase

d)

Anaphase

15.

Which of the following is associated with cytokinesis?

a)

Cleavage furrow

b)

Kinetochore

c)

Centrioles

d)

Astral Rays

16.

Which organelle is considered the "power house" of the cell, because it is where ATP is generated from other energy stores.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Peroxisome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Golgi Apparatus

17.

The major component of a cellular nucleus is ___.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Genetic Material (DNA)

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Peroxide

18.

All cells in the human body have a single nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which function does the cytoskeleton play an important role in? Choose all that apply.

a)

Maintaining cell shape and structure

b)

Promoting cellular movement

c)

Aiding cell division

d)

Apoptosis

e)

Packaging of proteins