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Cells Practice STAAR Questions

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The diagram illustrates the activity of vesicles during a cellular process. Which statement best explains the function of the vesicles?

a)

Delivering packaged materials to the Golgi apparatus for protein synthesis

b)

Exchanging genetic information between the Golgi apparatuses of separate cells

c)

Extracting portions of the Golgi apparatus to be regenerated for growth within the cell

d)

Transporting packaged molecules from the Golgi apparatus to be released out of the cell

2.

The activities in the cell cycle occur during specific phases. In which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

a)

Mitosis

b)

G1

c)

S

d)

G2

3.

An advertisement for a health supplement for dogs claims to build lean muscle and strengthen tendons and ligaments, as well as provide energy. Which two biomolecules must the supplement contain to provide these benefits?

a)

Proteins and carbohydrates

b)

Carbohydrates and lipids

c)

Nucleic acids and carbohydrates

d)

Lipids and nucleic acids

4.

Some components of a cell are listed. Which of the components could be observed using a microscope in a prepared slide of leaf cells but not in a prepared slide of human cheek cells?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cell Wall

e)

Cell Membrane

5.

When mammals get an infection their internal body temperate often rises 2 - 3 degrees Celsius. the body gets the energy it needs to react to an infection by -

a)

increasing the rate of cellular division

b)

decreasing the rate of glucose movement in the cell

c)

increasing the rate cellular respiration in mitochondria

d)

decreasing the rate at which carbon dioxide is removed from the cell

6.

A student groups different types of cells as shown. Which table headings should the student use for the two groups?

a)

Animal Cells and Plant Cells

b)

Prokaryotic Cells and Eukaryotic Cells

c)

Mobile Cells and Motile Cells

d)

Fungal Cells and Bacterial Cells

7.

This model of the cell cycle includes two arrows that each represent a process in the cycle. What do the two arrows represent?

a)

Arrow 1 represents prophase and Arrow 2 represents interphase

b)

Arrow 1 represents mitosis and Arrow 2 represents meiosis

c)

Arrow 1 represents interphase and Arrow 2 represents mitosis

d)

Arrow 1 represents meiosis and Arrow 2 represents prophase

8.

A single celled organism can be classified as a prokaryote based on the absence of -

a)

a cell membrane

b)

ribosomes

c)

chromosomes

d)

a nucleus

9.

Which molecule synthesized by plants is a major of energy for cellular processes?

a)

Wax

b)

Glucose

c)

Nucleic acid

d)

Chlorophyll

10.

People who have leukemia, a cancer that affects white blood cells, are often given Cytarabine. This drug inhibits the synthesis of DNA. Which phase of the cell cycle is most affected by Cytarabine?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

M

11.

The picture shows a contractile vacuole of a unicellular freshwater organism. The contractile vacuole regulates the flow of water into and out of the cell in an aquatic environment. What conditions cause the contractile vacuole to fill with water?

a)

The concentration of the water is greater outside the cell than inside the cell

b)

The temperature of water in the vacuole is higher than the temperature of its environment

c)

The concentration of the water inside the cell s the same as the concentration outside the cell

d)

The temperature of water in the vacuole is lower than the temperature of its environment

12.

The diagram shows molecules that a mitochondrion (single mitochondria) uses and produces during a cellular process. What other molecule is a product of this process?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

C6H12O6

d)

ATP