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Chapter 2 : Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a macromolecule?

a)

macromolecules that from when long chains of molecules called nucleotides join together

b)

flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell

c)

form by joining many small molecules together

d)

Robert Hooke

2.

What is protein?

a)

long chains of amino acid molecules

b)

2 hydrogen cells and 1 oxygen cell

c)

nucleic acid

d)

a stiff structure outside the cell membrane

3.

What is the cell theory?

a)

all living things dispose of food, cells are the second smallest living organism of things, and all new cells are dead at first

b)

macromolecules form when long chains of molecules called nucleotides join together

c)

all living things are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the smallest unit of life, and all new cells come from preexisting cells

d)

Robert Hooke

4.

Which of these are characteristics of prokaryotic cells?

a)

Unicellular organisms

b)

Plants, animals, fungi, protists

c)

Has a nucleus

d)

No membrane

5.

What are the two types of macromolecules?

(a)  

6.

What are chloroplasts?

a)

membrane-bound organelles that use light energy and make food (glucose) from water and carbon dioxide through photosynthesis

b)

structures with specialized functions

c)

most eukaryotic cells contain mitochondria, which is where energy-releasing reactions occur

d)

chemical reactions of photosynthesis powered by light energy

7.

What are nucleic acids?

a)

long chains of amino acid molecules

b)

macromolecules that form when long chains of molecules called nucleotides join together

c)

large macromolecule that does not dissolve in water

d)

long chain of one or more sugar molecules

8.

What is a carbohydrate?

a)

long chain of one or more sugar molecules

b)

large macromolecule that does not dissolve in water

c)

cells that form by joining many small molecules together

d)

flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell

9.

What is cytoplasm?

a)

fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules

b)

network of threadlike proteins that are joined together

c)

flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell

d)

a stiff structure outside the cell membrane

10.

What is cell membrane?

a)

fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules

b)

network of threadlike proteins that are joined together

c)

flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell

d)

a stiff structure outside the cell membrane

11.

What is a cytoskeleton?

a)

fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules

b)

network of threadlike proteins that are joined together

c)

flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell

d)

a stiff structure outside the cell membrane

12.

What is the cell wall?

a)

fluid inside a cell that contains salts and other molecules

b)

network of threadlike proteins that are joined together

c)

flexible covering that protects the inside of a cell from the environment outside a cell

d)

a stiff structure outside the cell membrane

13.

What is an organelle?

a)

a structure with specialized functions

b)

part of the eukaryotic cell that directs cell activities and contains

14.

What is the nucleus?

a)

a structure with specialized functions

b)

part of the eukaryotic cell that directs cell activities and contains

15.

True or false : Vacuoles are organelles that transport substances from one area of a cell to another area of a cell.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False : Vesicles are organisms that provide substances from one area of a cell to another area of a cell.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

What is the powerhouse of the cell?

(a)  

18.

What is passive transport?

a)

the movement of substances through a cell membrane without using the cell’s energy

b)

organelles found in some cells

c)

the movement of substances from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

d)

he diffusion of water molecules only through a membrane

19.

What is diffusion?

a)

the movement of substances from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration

b)

the movement of substances through a cell membrane without using the cell’s energy

c)

cell membranes that allow water to pass through them until equilibrium occurs

d)

occurs when molecules pass through a cell membrane using special proteins called transport proteins

20.

What is osmosis?

a)

the diffusion of water molecules only through a membrane

b)

the movement of substances through a cell membrane through the use of energy (ATP)

c)

process by which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with a cell membrane

d)

process by which a cell’s vesicles release their contents outside the cell

21.

What is facilitated diffusion?

a)

occurs when molecules pass through a cell membrane using special proteins called transport proteins

b)

the movement of substances through a cell membrane through the use of energy (ATP)

c)

a reaction that eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells use to obtain energy from food when oxygen levels are low

d)

second step of cellular respiration requires oxygen and occurs in the mitochondria (of eukaryotic cells)

22.

What is active transport?

a)

the movement of substances through a cell membrane through the use of energy (ATP)

b)

process by which a cell’s vesicles release their contents outside the cell

c)

process by which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with a cell membrane

23.

Which of these two is endocytosis?

a)

process by which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with a cell membrane

b)

process by which a cell’s vesicles release their contents outside the cell

24.

Which of these two is exocytosis?

a)

process by which a cell takes in a substance by surrounding it with a cell membrane

b)

process by which a cell’s vesicles release their contents outside the cell

25.

What is cellular respiration?

a)

series of chemical reactions that convert energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

b)

process by which glucose is broken down into smaller molecules

c)

a reaction that eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells use to obtain energy from food when oxygen levels are low

d)

a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and CO₂ into the food-energy molecule glucose and gives off oxygen

26.

What is glycolysis?

a)

series of chemical reactions that convert energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

b)

process by which glucose is broken down into smaller molecules

c)

a reaction that eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells use to obtain energy from food when oxygen levels are low

d)

a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and CO₂ into the food-energy molecule glucose and gives off oxygen

27.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

series of chemical reactions that convert energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

b)

process by which glucose is broken down into smaller molecules

c)

a reaction that eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells use to obtain energy from food when oxygen levels are low

d)

a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and CO₂ into the food-energy molecule glucose and gives off oxygen

28.

What is fermentation?

a)

series of chemical reactions that convert energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

b)

process by which glucose is broken down into smaller molecules

c)

a reaction that eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells use to obtain energy from food when oxygen levels are low

d)

a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and CO₂ into the food-energy molecule glucose and gives off oxygen