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Preliminary Questions Sec 3A

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

3.

Which diagram represents a typical plant cell?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.

A student draws a diagram of a mitochondrion.


The diagram has a magnification of ×20 000.

The diagram is 5 cm long.


What is the actual size of the mitochondrion?

a)

0.025 μm

b)

0.25 μm

c)

2.5 μm

d)

25 μm

5.

What happens during osmosis?

a)

water molecules moves from high to low concentration without the use of energy

b)

water molecules moves from high to low concentration with the use of energy

c)

water molecules moves from high to low water potential without the use of energy

d)

water molecules move from high to low water potential with the use of energy

6.
What is the definition of  Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
d)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration 
7.
A monomer unit that makes up lipids is __________________ and _____________.
a)
Saccharides, nucleotides
b)
Amino acids, glycerol
c)
Glycerol, saccharides
d)
Fatty acids, glycerol 
8.
What is a building block in the formation of carbohydrates?
a)
Glycerol
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Dipeptide 
9.

Which of the following factors would not affect the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction?

a)

Temperature

b)

pH

c)

Concentration of enzyme

d)

Concentration of product

e)

Concentration of substrate

10.

The graph shows the effect of temperature on an enzyme. Which statement explains the trend from 10-70oC?

a)

As temperature increases, enzyme activity increases

b)

70oC is the optimum temperature for this enzyme

c)

As temperature increases, enzymes become denatured.

d)

As temperature increases, enzyme activity decreases.

e)

As temperature increases, molecules gain more kinetic energy and have more successful collisions

11.

Guess the three types of the cell by identifying the chart. (from 1 to 3)

a)

guard cell, palisade mesophyll cell, spongy mesophyll cell

b)

guard cell,spongy mesophyll cell, palisade mesophyll cell

c)

spongy mesophyll cell, guard cell, palisade mesophyll cell

d)

spongy mesophyll cell, palisade mesophyll cell, guard cell

12.

Plants manufacture their own supplies of carbohydrates.

What are the raw materials and waste products of this process?

a)

Raw Material - carbon dioxide & chlorophyll

Waste product - oxygen

b)

Raw Material - carbon dioxide & water

Waste product - oxygen

c)

Raw Material - oxygen & chlorophyll

Waste product - carbon dioxide

d)

Raw Material - oxygen & water

Waste product - carbon dioxide

13.

The positive result of the sample for testing reducing sugar?

a)

white emulsion

b)

blue-black color change

c)

turns into purple color

d)

turns into orange with precipitate

14.

Site where the lipid digestion starts.

a)

C

b)

D

c)

E

d)

F

15.

Part of the water absorbed from the soil is lost via transpiration, some is used for photosynthesis and some used for .............?

a)

maintaining turgidity of cells

b)

stored in fruits

c)

stored in leaves

d)

stored in stem

16.

What is calculated using a potometer?

a)

rate of perspiration

b)

rate of respiration

c)

rate of transpiration

d)

rate of absorption

17.

What could increase the rate of water uptake (transpiration) by a plant?

a)

Placing it in a refridgerator

b)

placing a clear plastic bag over the plant (increases humidity)

c)

removing the leaves from the plant

d)

shining a bright light on the plant

18.

Which vitamin is lacking when scurvy occurs

a)

Vitamin A

b)

Vitamin E

c)

Vitamin C

d)

Vitamin D

19.
 Starch and water molecules in potato cells are stored in what organelle?
a)
mitochondria
b)
nucleus
c)
cell wall
d)
vacuole
20.

Where is the highest water potential?

a)

in the flower

b)

cannot be determined by picture.

c)

in the vase

d)

in the leaves