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CELL TEST REVIEW

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which choice is NOT part of the cell theory.

a)

All organisms are composed of cells.

b)

Cells are the basic unit of life.

c)

All cells come from previous cells.

d)

Cells are always the same size and shape.

2.

What is a benefit of the development of the cell theory?

a)

Cells have made microscopes improve.

b)

There are less biologists today.

c)

There is more diseases on Earth now.

d)

Scientists now know much more about cells and bacteria, which allows them to better treat disease.

3.

Who named tiny structures in cork as “cells?"

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton Van Leeuweenhoek

4.

This is part of his work

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton Van Leeuweenhoek

5.
The maintenance of an organism’s internal environment is called:
a)
compensating
b)
homeostasis
c)
balancing
d)
routine
6.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
7.
Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
8.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
9.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cytoplasm

10.

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

11.
An organelle that captures energy from the sunlight in order to use it to produce food in plant cells is ______________.
a)
Chromatin
b)
Chloroplast
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
12.

The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of eukaryotic cells.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

13.

The _____________ is a gel-like fluid that fills plant and animal cells. It holds the organelles in place and gives each cell its shape.

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Chloroplast

14.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

15.
Cell membranes are found in
a)
Only animal cells
b)
Only plant cells
c)
Some plant and animal cells
d)
All plant and animal cells
16.

What organelle creates energy for a cell?

a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
17.
What organelle helps with cell digestion?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Golgi Complex
d)
ER
18.
Protective membrane that surrounds the nucleus: 
a)
Chromatin
b)
Vesicles 
c)
Centrioles
d)
Nuclear Envelope
19.
Makes protein for the cell: 
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell Membrane
20.
Maze-like organelle that makes ribosomes: 
a)
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Lysosomes
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chromatin
21.
Creates fat for storing energy: 
a)
DNA
b)
Centrioles
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
22.
"Post office" of the cell that packages proteins and fats: 
a)
Rough ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Lysosome
23.
"Envelopes" of the cell, used for transporting material: 
a)
Vesicles
b)
Centrioles
c)
ATP
d)
Mitochondria
24.
Long, stringy fibers that help with cell division: 
a)
Nuclear Envelope
b)
Nucleus
c)
Centrioles
d)
Chromatin
25.

brain of the cell, holds hereditary material

a)

vacuole

b)

cell wall

c)

nucleus

d)

chloroplasts

e)

vesicles

26.

controls all activities of the cell and contains DNA

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nuclear membrane

c)

cell membrane

d)

nucleolus

e)

Golgi bodies

27.
long and thin , tail-like appendage used by cell for movement
a)
Cilia
b)
Pseudopodia
c)
Flagella
28.
thin hair-like projections on the cell-membrane of a cell used for movement
a)
Cilia
b)
Pseudopodia
c)
Flagella
29.
A plant vacuole is different from an animal vacuole because
a)
plant vacuoles are small and animal vacuoles are large
b)
Plant vacuoles are large and and animal vacuoles are small
c)
plant vacuoles are specialized, such as contractile vacuoles
d)
Animal vacuoles store large amounts of water. Plant vacuoles store food.
30.
What is NOT TRUE about the cell membrane
a)
It controls what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Semipermeable
c)
Phospholipid bilayer
d)
Contains digestive enzymes
31.
What does "bilayer" mean?
a)
one layer
b)
two layers
c)
laminated
d)
bilateral
32.
A phospholipid has 2 parts. What are they called? 
a)
Hydrophilic Head, Hydrophobic Tail 
b)
Hydrophobic Head, Hydrophilic Tail 
33.
___________ allow cells to recognize each other and act like ID tags. 
a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids 
d)
Cholesterol
34.
___________ have 2 functions in the cell membrane.
1.) They act like gatekeepers, only let certain things in. 
2.) Enzyme receptors embedded in the membrane.
a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Proteins 
c)
Phospholipids 
d)
Cholesterol
35.
___________ form the two layers of the cell membrane. 
a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Proteins 
c)
Phospholipids 
d)
Cholesterol
36.

solute + solvent =

a)

solution

b)

equation

37.
What is a solute?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
b)
The substance that is dissolved into the solution.
c)
The mixing of different substances.
d)
The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons
38.
What is a solvent?
a)
The substance that does the dissolving in a solution.
b)
The substance that is being dissolved in a solution.
c)
The mixing of different substances.
d)
The process in which neutral molecules lose or gain electrons
39.

When the number of water molecules outside of the cell is greater than inside the cell, which will most likely occur?

a)

Molecules of water will NOT MOVE either way.

b)

Molecules of water will move OUT of the cell.

c)

Molecules of water will move INTO the cell.

d)

Molecules of water will EVAPORATE.

40.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move from a low concentration to a high concentration 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
41.
Osmosis
a)
diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable mebrane from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
b)
the diffusion of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
c)
diffusion of water molecules through a semi-permeable membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
d)
the diffusion of particles from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration
42.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
43.
If there is 5 percent water inside a cell and 5 percent water outside a cell
a)
more water will move inside the cell
b)
more water will move outside the cell
c)
There will be no movement of water cells
44.

Passive Transport means

a)

Energy is used

b)

No energy is used

c)

Energy is created

45.
Which type of transport requires an input of energy?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Osmosis
c)
Simple Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
46.
When the concentration of solute molecules outside the cell is equal to the concentration inside the cell, the solution is
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
d)
ionic
47.
What happens to a cell placed in a HYPOTONIC solution?
a)
It shrinks
b)
It swells
c)
Nothing Happens
48.
What happens to a cell placed in a HYPERTONIC solution
a)
It shrinks
b)
It swells
c)
Nothing happens
49.

What is the movement of particles with the concentration gradient using protein "helpers"?

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

enzymatic reactions

50.
You put a cell into a solution, the cell grows. Is the solution hypotonic or hypertonic to the cell? 
a)
hypertonic
b)
hypotonic
c)
isotonic
d)
not enough information
51.
This egg has shrunk, what type of solution was it placed in?
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
active transport
52.

Why would a muscle cell need more mitochondria than a hair cell?

a)

It needs to output more energy.

b)

It needs to grow bigger.

c)

It needs more lipids.

d)

It needs to have higher amounts of photosynthesis.