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Unit 3: Cell Organelles, Membrane, and Transport

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The yellow and brown portion of this image is:

a)

protein

b)

phopholipid

c)

carbohydrate

d)

cholesterol

2.

The purple regions of the image represent:

a)

phospholipid

b)

cholesterol

c)

proteins

d)

carbohydrates

3.

Examples of particles that can diffuse across through the phospholipid bilayer include:

a)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

sugar

c)

water

d)

calcium ions

4.
A phospholipid has 2 parts. What are they called? 
a)
Hydrophilic Head, Hydrophobic Tail 
b)
Hydrophobic Head, Hydrophilic Tail 
5.
"Water Loving"
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
Hydroloric
6.
"Water Fearing" 
a)
Hydrophobic
b)
Hydrophilic 
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
Hydroloric
7.
Describes the arrangement of the cell membrane as bendable and made of many parts. 
a)
The Fluid Mosaic Model 
b)
The Major Mobility Model 
c)
The Crazy Cell Model
d)
The Maze Model
8.
Something is ___________ ____________
when some molecules can cross the membrane while others cannot. 
a)
Selectively (or Semi) Permeable 
b)
Totally Transparent
c)
Liquid Licorice 
d)
Heavily Patrolled 
9.
Which of the following is NOT part of the cell membrane?
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbs
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
10.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
11.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
12.
During osmosis
a)
water moves from high to low concentration
b)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
c)
water moves when energy is used
d)
proteins are built
13.
What does "bilayer" mean?
a)
one layer
b)
two layers
c)
laminated
d)
bilateral
14.
What is embedded in the phospholipid bilayer?
a)
Proteins
b)
Salt
c)
Water
d)
Worms
15.
What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Proteins
c)
Hydrophilic heads 
d)
Lipids
16.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active transport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
17.
What does a cell need to transport particles by active transport?
a)
Sun
b)
Wind
c)
Energy
d)
Channels
18.
A balance that an organism maintains by regulating what goes into and out of the cell.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Homeostasis
c)
Plasmolysis
d)
Hypotonic
19.
Which of the following modes of cellular transport does NOT require energy?
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Protein Pumps
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis
20.
The process of engulfing food or liquid particles into the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
21.
Which type of cellular transport moves molecules from low concentrations to high concentrations?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Protein Pumps
22.
The release of large particles, often waste materials from the inside of the cell to the outside of the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
23.
Condition that occurs if too much water leaves the cell and cell collapses.
a)
Plasmolysis
b)
Osmosis
c)
Cytolysis
d)
Exocytosis
24.
What type of transport uses transport (channel) proteins to help molecules move from higher to lower concentrations?
a)
Protein Pumps
b)
Diffusion
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
25.
A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  This solution is considered to be _____ to the cell.
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
None of the Above
26.

Some prokaryotes and eukaryotes have whip-like projections that help propel the cell through liquid. What is this organelle called?

a)

cilia

b)

flagella

c)

chloroplast

d)

ribosome

27.

Which of the following shows MORE surface detail when viewing specimens microscopically?

a)

light microscope

b)

electron microscope

28.

ALL cells (both prokaryotes and eukaryotes) contain

a)

cell membrane

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosomes

d)

genetic material

e)

all of these

29.

To enter a cell, substances must pass through the

a)

mitochondrion

b)

nucleus

c)

plasma membrane

d)

vacuole

30.

Which of the following is a type of active transport?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Endocytosis

31.

What is the energy molecule in cells?

a)

amino acid

b)

ATP

c)

Adenine

d)

LSP

32.

You are using a microscope with a 4x objective lens and a 10x eyepiece lens. What is your total magnification?

a)

400

b)

40

c)

14

d)

10

33.

#3 refers to

a)

the nucleus, which stores DNA

b)

the vacuole, which stores waste

c)

the chloroplast, which carries out photosynthesis

d)

the cell wall, which protects the cell's shape and structure

34.

_________________ is the process by which cells maintain a constant internal balance.

a)

natural selection

b)

evolution

c)

homeostasis

d)

differentiation

35.

Which of the following is present in a plant cell but NOT in an animal cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

cell wall

36.

This cell came from

a)

a bacterial cell

b)

a fungus

c)

a human

d)

a plant

37.

Which organelle receives information from DNA to assemble proteins for the cell?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

plasma membrane

38.

Cells have particular structures that perform specific jobs. These structures are called ___________

a)

organs

b)

organelles

c)

organ systems

d)

tissues

39.

A cell that has been placed in a ________________ solution will lose water to the environment and shrink

a)

hypotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

isotonic

40.

A cell that gains water and swells has been placed in a ______________ environment

a)

hypotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

isotonic

41.
Produces energy in the form of ATP for the cell.
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome 
d)
nucleus
42.
Site of protein synthesis.
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
vacuole
d)
ribomsome
43.
Stores materials such as water, salts, proteins, & carbohydrates.
a)
ribosome
b)
lysosome
c)
vacuole
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
44.
Transports materials throughout the cell.  Acts as an assembly line for proteins.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
vacuole
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
45.
Contains digestive enzymes to break down worn out parts of the cell.
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleolus
46.
Rigid, nonliving support structure made of cellulose.
a)
cell membrane
b)
nuclear membrane
c)
lysosome
d)
cell wall
47.
Which 2 organelles are only found in plant cells?
a)
chloroplast and mitochondria
b)
chloroplast and cell membrane
c)
mitochondria and cell wall
d)
chloroplast and cell wall
48.
What is number 3 pointing to?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
golgi apparatus
49.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
50.
jello-like material, fills the space between cell organelles, is where many chemical reactions occur
a)
cytoplasm
b)
chromatin
c)
chloroplast
d)
cell membrane
51.
What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
52.

Which organelle captures energy from the sunlight and uses it to produce food in plant cells?

a)

mitochodria

b)

cell membrane

c)

chloroplast

d)

centrioles

53.

Which organelle receives proteins and materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them?

a)

lysosomes

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

ribosomes

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

54.
Who discovered cells when he looked a cork under his microscope?
a)
Schlieden
b)
Schwann
c)
Hooke
d)
Virchow
55.
Which of these is part of the cell theory
a)
Every living thing is made of cells
b)
Everything with cells will die
c)
All cells have a nucleus
d)
Plant cells and Animal cells have some differences
56.
Which of these is part of the cell theory
a)
Cells are the basic unit of life
b)
Only plant cells have a Chloroplast
c)
All cells have a nucleus
d)
Animal cells are round and blob like
57.

This scientist stated: "All animals are made of cells".

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Rudolf Virchow

58.

The scientist who stated: All plants are made of cells.

a)

Matthias Schleiden

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Aristotle

59.
Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schliden were all responsible for what theory?
a)
The Theory of Gravity
b)
The Theory of Relativity
c)
The Cell Theory
d)
The Theory of Continental Drift
60.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
b)

Robert Hooke
c)
Albert Einstein 
d)

Matthias Schleiden
61.
Who was the "scientist" who observed pond water and teeth scrapings in his microscope?
a)
Hooke
b)
Leeuwenhoek
c)
Schleidian
d)
Virchow
62.

What scientist proposed that all cells come from preexisting cells

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Robert Hooke

c)

Rudolf Virchow

d)

Matthias Schleiden

63.

What type of cell has no nucleus?

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

plant

d)

animal

64.
What is the name of the structure labeled #10?
a)
objective lens
b)
ocular lens
c)
aperture
d)
nosepeice
65.
What is the name of the structure labeled #4?
a)
stage
b)
course adjustment knob
c)
fine adjustment knob
d)
aperture
66.
A microscope has an ocular magnification of 10 and a high power objective magnification of 50. What is the highest total magnification of the microscope?
a)
500x
b)
400x
c)
50x
d)
40x
67.

What piece is the platform that supports the microscope slide?

a)

Base

b)

Diaphragm

c)

Stage Clips

d)

Stage