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Cellular Transport and Biochemistry

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement describes all enzymes?
a)
They control the transport of materials.
b)
They provide energy for chemical reactions.
c)
They affect the rate of chemical reactions.
d)
They absorb oxygen from the environment.
2.

An enzyme and four different molecules are shown in the diagram. The enzyme would most likely affect reactions involving...

a)

A only

b)

C only

c)

B and D

d)

A and C

3.

Meat tenderizer contains an enzyme that interacts with meat. If meat is coated with tenderizer and then placed in a refrigerator for a short time, how would the enzyme be affected?

a)

It would be broken down

b)

Its activity would slow down.

c)

Its shape would change.

d)

It would no longer act as an enzyme.

4.

The graph shows the results of an action of the enzyme catalase on a piece of meat. Evidence of enzyme activity is indicated by bubbles of oxygen. Which statement best summarizes the activity of the catalase shown in the graph?

a)

the enzyme works best from 10 C than at 50 C

b)

the enzyme works better at 5 C than at 65 C

c)

the enzyme works better at 35 C than at either temperature extreme

d)

the enzyme works at the same level in all environments

5.

Substances X and Y are examples of which kind of molecule?

a)

simple sugar

b)

amino acid

c)

fat

d)

hormone

6.
Which way is the water moving in this cell?
a)
Water will move out of the cell
b)
Water will move into the cell
7.

Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.

a)

food

b)

oxygen

c)

lipids

d)

water

8.

This cell organelle helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.

a)

vacuole

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

9.

When most proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are digested completely, they are converted to end products that

a)

are soluble and can easily pass through cell membranes

b)

contain long chains of amino acids and fat acids

c)

contain atoms of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen

d)

are a direct result of dehydration synthesis

10.

A biologist observed a plant cell in a drop of water as shown in diagram A. The biologist added a 10% salt solution to the slide and observed the cell as shown in diagram B.

The change in appearance of the cell resulted from

a)

more salt moving out of the cell than into the cell

b)

more salt moving into the cell than out of the cell

c)

more water moving into the cell than out of the cell

d)

more water moving out of the cell than into the cell