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Unit 3: Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 44mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following statements is part of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are composed mostly of empty space

b)

Cells are generally large enough for the unaided eye to see

c)

All cells are produced from existing cells.

d)

Only animals are made up of cells.

2.

Which type of cell developed first?

a)

Prokaryotic Cells

b)

Eukaryotic Cells

3.

Which cell type tends to be smaller?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

c)

there is not a size difference

4.

The cells of all organisms contain DNA. In cells of which of the following groups is the cellular DNA enclosed in a nucleus?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Prokartotes

d)

Viruses

5.

Which of the following structures is ALWAYS found in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells and serves as the basis for common ancestory?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

6.

PROKARYOTIC cells do NOT have compartmentalization meaning they do not have ...

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA

d)

ribosomes

7.

Which of the following is only found in EUKARYOTIC cells?

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosomes

8.

CHALLENGE QUESTION: Which of the following provides evidence for the hypothesis that prokaryotes evolved before eukaryotes.

a)

prokaryotes are more complex

b)

prokaryotes have no nucleus and fewer genes

c)

eukaryotes are multicellular which makes them simpler

d)

prokaryotes grow into eukaryotes

9.

Which cell organelle found in algae and plants uses sunlight to produce energy rich compounds?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplasts

10.

Which of the following structures are present in both plant and animal cells?

a)

cell walls

b)

centrioles

c)

chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria

11.

Which organelles allow plants to support heavy structures such as leaves and flowers?

a)

the cell membranes because they regulate what enters and leaves the cells

b)

the chloroplasts because they convert sunlight into chemical energy

c)

the Golgi apparatus because it packages proteins for storage in the cells

d)

the vacuoles because they are filled with fluid, which provide rigidity

12.

The genes for this organelle are found in the compact region of nucleus known as the nucleolus.

a)

protein

b)

lysosome

c)

golgi

d)

ribosome

13.

Synthesis and packaging of proteins occurs in...

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Lysosome

d)

Plasma membrane

14.

Lysosomes are organelles that contain hydrolytic enzymes. Which of the following is a function of lysosomes?

a)

Lysosomes build lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.

b)

Lysosomes package lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.

c)

Lysosomes break down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.

d)

Lysosomes store lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.

15.
What creates the protein for the cell?
a)
Cytoplasm
b)
Nucleus
c)
Golgi bodies
d)
Ribosomes
16.

......is important in the creation and storage of lipids and steroids.

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Lysosome

d)

Mitochondria

17.

Vesicles from the rough ER are most likely on their way to_____________ .

a)

The peroxisomes

b)

The lysosomes

c)

The Gogi Apparatus

d)

The plant cell vacuoles only.

18.

Cell walls are important plants, fungi and prokaryotes because they....

a)

make energy

b)

make plants green

c)

store milk

d)

support and protect

19.

Vacuoles can be found in both plant and animals cells. Choose the best description of vacuole function.

a)

help maintain shape

b)

make energy

c)

store water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates

d)

sort and ship

20.

In the Golgi Apparatus macromolecules, such as lipids and proteins, are transported within the cell using____.

a)

Vesicles

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

d)

DNA

21.

All cells contain cell membranes. Which of the following describes the composition of cell membranes?

a)

Cell membranes are composed of carbohydrate chains, which allow all materials to enter and leave the cell.

b)

Cell membranes are composed of cellulose, which provide rigidity for the cell.

c)

Cell membranes are composed of cytoplasm, which allows proteins to be excreted by the cell.

d)

Cell membranes are composed of phospholipid molecules, which provide a flexible structure.

22.

_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cytoplasm

23.

The cholesterol associated with membranes

a)

is attached to proteins and extends into the environment surrounding the cell

b)

helps stabilize the membrane at body temperature

c)

is an abnormality resulting from a diet high in cholesterol

d)

both a and c

24.
What do the brown structures represent?
a)
Phospholipids
b)
Glycoproteins
c)
Channel Proteins 
d)
Cyctoskeleton Filaments
25.

Identify cholesterol molecule

a)

structure a

b)

structure b

c)

structure h

d)

structure i

26.

When doctors perform organ transplants, they choose a donor tissue match. Which component is being matched?

a)

membrane phospholipids

b)

cytoskeleton

c)

cell surface carbohydrates

d)

cholesterol

27.
What molecule plays and important role in controlling cell membrane fluidity? 
a)
Insulin
b)
Testosterone
c)
Triglyceride
d)
Cholesterol 
28.
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 
29.
What is the difference between active and passive transport?
a)
Active does not need energy and passive uses ATP (energy)
b)
Active uses ATP (energy) and passive does not need energy
c)
Active stores transport proteins and passive releases 
d)
Active uses hormones and passive does not 
30.
What are three types of passive transport
a)
Transport proteins, Endocytosis, Exocytosis
b)
None of the ones listed
c)
Osmosis, Diffusion, Facilitated diffusion 
d)
Touchdown, interception, football
31.

In simple diffusion substances move from an area of _______ concentration to and area of _______ concentration.

a)

lower, even lower

b)

red, purple

c)

lower, higher

d)

higher, lower

32.

The picture below is an example of _________________.

a)

osmosis

b)

isotonic

c)

diffusion

d)

active transport

33.

Movement of any particle "down" or "with" the concentration gradient is called

a)

diffusion

b)

endocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

active transport

34.

Movement of molecules "up" or "against" the concentration gradient (meaning low to high) is called

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

c)

diffusion

d)

facilitated diffusion

35.

Fill in the blank:

Osmosis is the movement of ________ across a cell membrane from high to low water concentration OR low solute concentration to high solute concentration.

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Starch

c)

Water

d)

Oxygen

36.

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

37.

Small, nonpolar, hydrophobic molecules such as fatty acids

a)

easily pass through the membrane's bilayer

b)

very slowly diffuse through the bilayer

c)

require transport proteins

d)

enter through endocytosis

38.

Which of the following substances would have the most trouble crossing the membrane by diffusing through the bilayer?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

a sodium ion

39.

Water moves through channels called ________ during osmosis.

a)

Aquaporins

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Isotonic

d)

Holes

40.

Aquaporins are involved in which type of transport?

a)

active transport

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

phagocytosis

d)

simple diffusion

41.

The illustration shows a model of the transport of solute particles from outside the cell to inside the cell.


What type of cell transport is modeled?

a)

The model illustrates active transport because energy is required to move the solute particles from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.

b)

The model illustrates diffusion because solute particles are moving from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

c)

The model illustrates facilitated diffusion because protein channels allow solute particles to cross the cell membrane.

d)

The model illustrates osmosis because water molecules are moving from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

42.

Fusion of membrane-bound vesicle with membrane and dumping contents outside cell is known as

a)

endocytosis

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

exocytosis

43.

The main component of cell membranes are

a)

proteins

b)

phospholipids

c)

cholesterol

d)

carbohydrate tags

44.

When organisms maintain a stable internal environment it is known as

a)

homeostasis

b)

differentiation

c)

maintenance

d)

transformation

45.

what is osmoregulation?

a)

Control of water and salt in the body

b)

Control of blood pressure in the body

c)

Control of blood glucose in the body

46.

Animal cells prefer ____ solutions and plant cells prefer _______ solutions for homeostasis.

a)

hypertonic, hypotonic

b)

hypotonic, hypertonic

c)

isotonic, hypotonic

d)

isotonic, hypertonic

47.

Which Type of solution is the middle cell placed in?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Robotonic

48.

Plant cells are happy when they are turgid, which solution would maintain a plant's turgidity?

a)

hypotonic solution

b)

hypertonic solution

c)

isotonic solution

49.

Why can't you drink salt water?

a)

It's hypertonic to your cells

b)

It's hypotonic to your cells

c)

It's isotonic to your cells

d)

It's paratonic to your cells

50.

When given an IV of fluid, why are humans given a salt solution of 0.7M?

a)

It is hypertonic to your own cells

b)

It is hypotonic to your own cells

c)

It is isotonic to your own cells

51.
Where will the water go?
a)
Into the cell
b)
Out of the cell
c)
Equally in & out - it's isotonic
d)
There is no water
52.

Dialysis tubing is permeable to water molecules but not to sucrose. Four dialysis tubes are half filled with 5 percent, 10 percent, 20 percent, and 40 percent sucrose solutions, respectively, and two dialysis tubes are half filled with distilled water. The dialysis tubes are all sealed at both ends, and the initial masses are determined. Five dialysis tubes are placed into beakers containing distilled water, and the sixth dialysis tube, containing distilled water, is placed into a 40 percent sucrose solution. The masses of the dialysis tubes are recorded at 30-minute intervals for 90 minutes, as shown in the table below.


A net movement of water into the beaker occurs in which of the following dialysis tubes?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

53.

The following questions refer to an experiment in which a dialysis-tubing bag is filled with a mixture of 3% starch and 3% glucose and placed in a beaker of distilled water, as shown below. After 3 hours, glucose can be detected in the water outside the dialysis-tubing bag, but starch cannot.


From the initial conditions and results described, which of the following is a logical conclusion?

a)

The initial concentration of glucose in the bag is higher than the initial concentration of starch in the bag.

b)

The pores of the bag are larger than the glucose molecules but smaller than the starch molecules.

c)

The bag is not selectively permeable.

d)

A net movement of water into the beaker has occurred.

54.

Paramecia are unicellular protists that have contractile vacuoles to remove excess intracellular water. In an experimental investigation, paramecia were placed in salt solutions of increasing osmolarity. The rate at which the contractile vacuole contracted to pump out excess water was determined and plotted against osmolarity of the solutions, as shown in the graph. Which of the following is the correct explanation for the data?

a)

At higher osmolarity, lower rates of contraction are required because more salt diffuses into the paramecia.

b)

The contraction rate increases as the osmolarity decreases because the amount of water entering the paramecia by osmosis increases.

c)

The contractile vacuole is less efficient in solutions of high osmolarity because of the reduced amount of ATP produced from cellular respiration.

d)

In an isosmotic salt solution, there is no diffusion of water into or out of the paramecia, so the contraction rate is zero.

55.

A human kidney filters about 200 liters of blood each day. Approximately two liters of liquid and nutrient waste are excreted as urine. The remaining fluid and dissolved substances are reabsorbed and continue to circulate throughout the body. Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) is secreted in response to reduced plasma volume. ADH targets the collecting ducts in the kidney, stimulating the insertion of aquaporins into their plasma membranes and an increased reabsorption of water.


If ADH secretion is inhibited, which of the following would initially result?

a)

The number of aquaporins would increase in response to the inhibition of ADH.

b)

The person would decrease oral water intake to compensate for the inhibition of ADH.

c)

Blood filtration would increase to compensate for the lack of aquaporins.

d)

The person would produce greater amounts of dilute urine