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WorksheetsCellular Level of Organization Full HW
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
In the membrane "skin" of a cell, what makes up the hydrophobic interior region?
Protein filaments
Fatty acid "tails"
Carbohydrate chains
Phosphate "heads"
Which of the following is part of the plasma membrane that small lipids diffuse through?
Protein channels
Protein carriers
Phospholipid bilayer
Glycocalyx
What the term for the process by which water moves into a solution through a semipermeable membrane?
Simple diffusion
Facilitated diffusion
Osmosis
Carrier-mediated diffusion
Which of the following will happen to a human cell if it is placed in a hypertonic solution?
It will swell.
It will maintain its normal volume.
It will burst.
It will crenate.
The sodium-potassium exchange pump moves ___ sodium ions out of the cell, and ___ potassium ions into the cell.
1; 1
3; 2
2; 3
1; 2
The sodium-potassium exchange pump is an active form of facilitated diffusion and requires ATP to function.
True
False
Which form of endocytosis is non-selective and allows the cell membrane to engulf large particles?
Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis
Receptor-mediated
Exocytosis
What property is shared by all forms of endocytosis?
Inward folding of the cell membrane to create a vesicle for transport inside the cell.
Non-selective engulfing of extracellular components.
Multiple components are always engulfed.
In what organelle are steroids, triglycerides, and phospholipids synthesized?
Rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
Golgi apparatus
Lysosomes
What is the functional unit of heredity?
Genes
Ribosomes
Histones
Introns
How many nucleotides are found in the code for a single amino acid?
1
3
4
9
DNA replication is considered to be semi-conservative.
True
False
In the cell cycle, what stage comes between G1 and G2 and is the time during which DNA replicates?
Interphase
S phase
Prophase
Anaphase
In what phase of mitosis do chromosomes all lie equally distant from both poles of the cell?
Telophase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Which of the following is associated with cytokinesis?
Cleavage furrow
Kinetochore
Centrioles
Astral Rays
Which organelle is considered the "power house" of the cell, because it is where ATP is generated from other energy stores.
Mitochondria
Peroxisome
Nucleus
Golgi Apparatus
The major component of a cellular nucleus is ___.
Lysosomes
Genetic Material (DNA)
Ribosomes
Peroxide
All cells in the human body have a single nucleus.
True
False
Which function does the cytoskeleton play an important role in? Choose all that apply.
Maintaining cell shape and structure
Promoting cellular movement
Aiding cell division
Apoptosis
Packaging of proteins
