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Cells and Cell Transport

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Particle of movement from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

2.

Particle of movement from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

3.

Particle of movement from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration.

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

4.

Which type of transport uses energy in the form of ATP to transport substances?

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

5.

Which type of passive transport uses transport proteins to transport items such as glucose through the membrane?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

6.

Which type of passive transport focuses on the movement of water through the membrane?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

7.

Which type of solution has the same solute concentration inside of and outside of the cell?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

8.

The cell shrunk in size, which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

9.

The cell expanded in size to the point of lysing (bursting), which means it was placed in a ____ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

10.

What is the term to describe maintaining internal balance in the cell? 

a)

Diffusion

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active transport

11.

Which of these is not a form of passive transport?

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

12.

What type of active transport does waste move out of the cell?

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Sodium Potassium Pump

d)

Diffusion

13.

Active transport requires

a)

A concentration gradient

b)

Osmosis

c)

Energy

d)

Hypertonic solution

14.

Some cells move large particles out of the cell through the process of:

a)

Protein Synthesis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Cytoplasmic Streaming

15.
In this image, the cell is using which type of molecular transport?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion 
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis 
16.
In which case would a cell most likely shrink?
a)
when placed in a solution containing a high salt concentration
b)
when placed in a isotonic solution
c)
when placed in a solution containing a low pH
d)
when placed in a solution containing distilled water
17.

What part of the cell regulates what can enter and leave the cell?  

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
18.

What are the two types of cell transport?

a)

Passive and Active

b)

Active and Facilitated

c)

Passive and Facilitated

d)

None of the above

19.

In passive transport, substances move across the cell membrane ________ the concentration gradient

a)

AGAINST

b)

ALONG

c)

WITH

d)

BETWEEN

20.

What macromolecule is embedded into the lipid bilayer and helps to transport molecules?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

21.

The movement of materials that requires energy is called...

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

c)

massive transport

d)

proactive transport

22.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
23.
Which diagram best shows the end result of diffusion?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
24.

The cell below is in a _____________ solution.

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

25.
The function of the plasma membrane is....
a)
to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.
c)
provide rigid support and protection to the cell.
d)
make sure each cell can move
26.
What is another term for "selectively permeable"?
a)
porous
b)
completely permeable
c)
permanent
d)
semipermeable
27.
Maintaining a constant internal state in a changing environment.
a)
Homeostasis
b)
Active Transport
c)
Mitosis
d)
Photosynthesis
28.
A ______________ is composed of a phosphate and glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails. 
a)
phospholipid 
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Cholesterol 
d)
Protein 
29.
How many layers thick is the lipid bilayer?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
30.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Animal cell because it has chloroplast, a cell wall, and only one large vacuole.

b)

Plant cell because it has mitochondria and a nucleus.

c)

Animal cell because it has chloroplast, and a cell membrane.

d)

Plant cell because it has chloroplast, a cell wall, and only one large vacuole.

31.

The two kinds of cells are Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes. How are they different?

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus.

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus.

c)

There is no difference.

32.
Every living organism is made up of one or more cells
a)
True
b)
False
33.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
34.

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

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

35.
Which organelle helps cleanup the cell
a)
Lysosome
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
36.

Which cell part is a specialized part of the cell with a specific job?

a)

Lysosome

b)

Organelle

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cytoplasm

37.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To control what comes in and out of the cell

b)

To break down food inside the cell

c)

to serve as a barrier

d)

to eat the cells food

38.

Which organelle produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its function

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

39.

Which organelle receives proteins and materials from the ER, packages them and distributes them

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromatin

40.

What is a fun way to remember what the Endoplasmic Reticulum does?

a)

transportER

b)

I am a mighty powerhouse

c)

Im the control center

41.
Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?
a)
a.  Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
b)
a.  Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism
c)
a.  Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
d)
a.  Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
42.
Anything that can perform life processes by itself is a/an
a)
cell
b)
organ
c)
organism
d)
organ system
43.
A group of similar cells that come together to perform a specific function is a/an
a)
organ
b)
organism
c)
organ system
d)
tissue
44.
When a group of organs work together to perform a particular function they create a/an
a)
organ system
b)
organism
c)
tissue
d)
organ
45.
The smallest level of organization of life in an organism
a)
tissue
b)
cell
c)
organ
d)
organ system
46.
The digestive system includes the stomach. What level is the stomach?
a)
organ
b)
tissue
c)
cell
d)
organism
47.
This is a example of........ 
a)
organ system
b)
cells
c)
organ
d)
tissue
48.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To control what comes in and out of the cell

b)

To break down food inside the cell

c)

to serve as a barrier

d)

to eat the cells food

49.

What are the function and fun way of remembering what the cell wall does

a)

Rigid outer layer of a plant cell

b)

"Im a brick wall"

c)

Rigid outer layer of an animal cell

d)

" Im a clay wall"

50.

The cytoplasm can be remembered by saying " Sail through my (a)   "

51.

Which organelle produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its function

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

52.

Which organelle is found inside the nucleus and produces ribosomes

a)

Nucleolus

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Lysosome

d)

Golgi Bodies

53.

What is a fun way to remember what lysosomes do?

a)

I clean things up!

b)

Make something sweet

c)

The control center

d)

Tin of information

54.

What is the function of the Vacuoles

a)

Store food, water and waste

b)

Receive proteins

c)

Assembles amino acids

d)

Found inside the nucleus

55.

Which organelle receives proteins and materials from the ER, packages them and distributes them

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Golgi Bodies

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chromatin

56.

Which cell contains Chloroplasts?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

57.

What is a fun way to remember what the Endoplasmic Reticulum does?

a)

transportER

b)

I am a mighty powerhouse

c)

Im the control center

58.

what is the function of ribosomes

a)

to assemble amino acids to create proteins

b)

to pack proteins

c)

to clean proteins

59.

The control center of cell is

a)

the nucleus

b)

ribosomes

c)

chromatin

60.

Chromatin is

a)

tiny strands inside the nucleus that contain the instructions for directing the cell's function

b)

found inside the nucleus

c)

needed to make proteins

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