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Cell Structure and Function Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Students use a microscope to look for structures present in four different cells. The students placed an X for each structure that was viewed for each cell on the table shown.

Which cell that was viewed is most likely a prokaryote?

a)

Cell W

b)

Cell X

c)

Cell Y

d)

Cell Z

2.

In a study of physical endurance, researchers observed significant increases in the heart rates and breathing rates of participants immediately after they engaged in strenuous exercise. Which statement best explains the increase in the heart rate and the breathing rate during exercise?

a)

water concentration in the blood increases

b)

blood cells require increase oxygen as energy is expended

c)

muscle cells increase in temperature and require fluid to reduce temperature

d)

an increase in muscle activity causes increases in glucose levels in red blood cells

3.

You are told that the cells on a microscope slide are plant, animal, or bacterial. You look at them through a microscope and see cell walls and membrane-bound organelles. How should these cells be classified?

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

They could be plant cells or bacterial cells.

d)

They could be plant cells, animal cells or bacterial cells.

4.

Which of the following forms of life is NOT a eukaryote?

a)

A protist such as an amoeba.

b)

A plant cell such as Elodea.

c)

A bacterial cell such as Streptococcus.

d)

A human cell such as a red blood cell.

5.

Which of the following is a major difference between a prokaryote and a eukaryote?

a)

The need for nutrients.

b)

The presence of a nucleus.

c)

The presence of a cell membrane.

d)

The presence of DNA.

6.

Some ribosomes float free in the cytoplasm, while other ribosomes are attached to which of the following organelles?

a)

cell (plasma) membrane

b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

mitochondrion

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

7.

When a cell is deprived of oxygen, its lysosomes tend to burst and release their contents into the cell. What will be the likely consequence for the cell?

a)

Other organelles will assume lysosome functions.

b)

The cell will produce more ER.

c)

The cell will undergo division.

d)

The cell will die due to internal damage.

8.

When a cell is deprived of oxygen, its lysosomes tend to burst and release their contents into the cell. What will be the likely consequence for the cell?

a)

Other organelles will assume lysosome functions.

b)

The cell will produce more ER.

c)

The cell will undergo division.

d)

The cell will die due to internal damage.

9.

The Rough ER plays a major role in the processing of which of the following biological molecules?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

proteins

c)

ATP

d)

DNA

10.

What is the part of the cell marked by the arrow?

a)

cytosol

b)

chlorophyll

c)

DNA

d)

mitochondrion

11.

Place the following levels of organization in the correct order from simplest to most complex.

a)

Organism  Organs  Tissues  Cells  Organelles

b)

Organs  Organelles  Organism  Cells  Tissues

c)

Tissues  Cells  Organelles  Organs  Organism

d)

Organelles  Cells  Tissues  Organs  Organism

12.

Where is DNA found in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

floating in the cytoplasm

b)

surrounded by the nuclear membrane

c)

contained in the Golgi body

d)

contained inside the cell wall

13.

Which of the following structures would NOT be found in your body cells?

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell walls

c)

cell membranes

d)

ribosomes

14.

Imagine that a protein produced in the cell that is going to exit the cell. Which of the following would be your pathway through the cell?

a)

Mitochondrion...Chloroplast...Cell Membrane

b)

Ribosome...Rough ER...Golgi Apparatus...Cell Membrane

c)

Nucleus...Smooth ER...Golgi Apparatus...Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleolus...Lysosome...Cell Membrane

15.

Why are chloroplasts found in plant cells but NOT in animal cells?

a)

Plant cells are producers that make their own food.

b)

Plant cells need additional protection from herbivores.

c)

Animal cells do not need to store water.

d)

Animal cells store their DNA in the nucleus.

16.

What type of cell is pictured?

a)

plant cell

b)

animal cell

c)

bacteria cell

d)

prokaryote

17.

What is the name of organelle F?

a)

nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Golgi body

d)

cell membrane

18.

What is the name of organelle D?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

nucleus

c)

Golgi body

d)

vacuole

19.

Which organelle breaks down food to release energy?

a)

B

b)

D

c)

G

d)

H

20.

What is the function of the tiny dot-like structures in letter H?

a)

make proteins

b)

controls the cell activities

c)

provide energy to the cell

d)

break down waste products

21.

A prokaryotic cell has which of the following?

a)

Centrioles

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Mitochondria

22.

A prokaryotic cell has which of the following?

a)

Centrioles

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Plasma membrane

d)

Mitochondria

23.

Mitochondria are found in most eukaryotic cells and contain their own DNA and ribosomes that are similar to those typical of many prokaryotic cells. Which of the following statements is justified by these observations?

a)

The mitochondrion is the only location in which eukaryotic cells can synthesize ATP.

b)

An ancestral cell most likely engulfed anaerobic prokaryote in a relationship that proved beneficial for both cells.

c)

Mitochondrial membranes provide abundant surface area for reactions because of the infoldings called cristae.

d)

The mitochondrion plays a role in respiration, but it also stores the cell’s extra mRNA.

24.

The muscle cells shown above require large amounts of energy. A muscle cell might contain large numbers of -

a)

chromosomes

b)

vacuoles

c)

mitochondria

d)

lysosomes

25.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
d)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
26.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
d)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
27.
Which diagram represents an organ?
a)
#1
b)
#2
c)
#3
d)
#4
28.
Which diagram represents an organ?
a)
#1
b)
#2
c)
#3
d)
#4
29.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
30.

Why is the sensation of thirst important to maintaining homeostasis?

a)

Water removed by the kidneys must be replaced

b)

Oxygen cannot diffuse into cells if a person is dehydrated

c)

Water molecules are needed to carry carbon dioxide waste to the kidneys

31.

Why is the sensation of thirst important to maintaining homeostasis?

a)

Water removed by the kidneys must be replaced

b)

Oxygen cannot diffuse into cells if a person is dehydrated

c)

Water molecules are needed to carry carbon dioxide waste to the kidneys

32.

Why does pulse rate increase during exercise?

a)

Oxygen and carbon dioxide must be removed from the body ASAP

b)

Gas exchange must happen more quickly than when a person is at rest

c)

Oxygen must be moved to the lungs and carbon dioxide must be moved to cells more quickly

d)

Carbon dioxide must be moved to the kidneys to be excreted

33.

Structures in a cell that have specialized jobs.

Similar concept to organs for the human body.

a)

Tissue

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

d)

Organelles

34.

Structures in a cell that have specialized jobs.

Similar concept to organs for the human body.

a)

Tissue

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

d)

Organelles

35.

Group of tissues with similar functions.

a)

Organelles

b)

Cells

c)

Tissues

d)

Organs

36.

Group of organs with similar functions.

a)

Organism

b)

Cell

c)

Organ

d)

System

37.

Organisms who are members of the same species in an ecosystem.

a)

Organism

b)

Population

c)

Organ

d)

Community

38.

The smallest unit that makes up the known elements.

a)

Molecule

b)

Organelle

c)

Cell

d)

Atom

39.
surrounds the cell; controls what enters/leaves cell; maintains homeostasis
a)
vacuole
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
lysosome
40.
control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
41.
breaks down food to release energy
a)
nucleus
b)
lysosomes
c)
mitochondria
d)
vacuole
42.
moves substances within a cell (pipe like structures)
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
nucleus
c)
cytoplasm
d)
vacuole
43.
makes proteins
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosomes
c)
lysosomes
d)
vacuole
44.
changes and packages cell products
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
vacuole
d)
golgi body
45.
contains enzymes (proteins that speed up digestion and chemical reactions0
a)
lysosome
b)
ribosome
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
46.
holds materials like water and is very large in a plant cell
a)
nucleus
b)
golgi body
c)
chloroplast
d)
vacuole