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Quiz: Cell Structure and Transport

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

3. Which of the following is NOT a function of a cell membrane?

a)

A. regulates (controls) passage of molecules into and out of the cell

b)

B. provides mechanical shape

c)

C. maintains cellular balance (homeostasis)

d)

D. responsible for the synthesis of ATP

2.

Students are observing particles moving against the concentration gradient in a lab investigation. Which type of transport are they observing?

a)

osmosis

b)

active Transport

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

diffusion

3.

Students are observing particles moving with the concentration gradient in a lab investigation. Which type of transport are they observing?

a)

using pumps to move things quickly

b)

passive transport

c)

osmosis

d)

endocytosis

4.

This picture shows molecules of red dye that have moved. What is this type of movement called?

a)

Osmosis; the water molecules are moving from high concentration to low

b)

Diffusion; the dye molecules are moving from low to high concentration

c)

Diffusion; the dye molecules are moving from high to low concentration.

d)

Facilitated diffusion; because the molecules are moving through a protein channel.

5.

The cell membrane is responsible for allowing molecules to diffuse into or out of the cell. What type of movement is diffusion?

a)

Passive transport

b)

Active transport

6.

The cell membrane is responsible for allowing molecules to diffuse through a protein channel, from high concentration to low concentration. What type of transport is this?

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active transport

7.

The cell membrane needs to use energy to move molecules quickly out of the cell through a pump. What type of transport is this?

a)

Passive transport

b)

Active transport

8.

Passive transport is when molecules move ________ the concentration gradient.

a)

against

b)

up

c)

down

d)

with

9.

Active transport is when molecules move ________ the concentration gradient.

a)

against

b)

up

c)

down

d)

with

10.

This picture is a representation of what type of transport?

a)

Osmosis because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

b)

Facilitated diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

c)

Facilitated diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of low concentration to high concentration.

d)

Simple diffusion because it is diffusing through a protein from an area of high concentration to low concentration.

11.

This picture describes the movement of molecules across the cell membrane. Choose 2 answers that correctly describes the movement of the molecules.

a)

Molecules are moving up the concentration gradient.

b)

Molecules are moving from an area of low concentration to area of high concentration .

c)

Molecules are moving down the concentration gradient.

d)

Molecules are moving from an area of high concentration to area of low concentration.

12.

What do you think will not allow the turgid plant cell to burst?

a)

chloroplast

b)

cell membrane

c)

cell wall

d)

central vacuole

13.

This a picture of an animal and plant cell placed in a solution. Describe the solution?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

14.

This a picture of an animal and plant cell placed in a solution. Describe the solution?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

15.

What type of solution was this plant placed in?

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

16.

What type of solution was this plant placed in?

a)

hypotonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypertonic

17.

A cell with a 10% salt solution; is placed in distilled water with 0% starch concentration. Water can travel across a semipermeable membrane but starch cannot. Would you expect to see after an hour?

a)

The solution inside the cell is hypotonic and moves into the cell.

b)

The solution inside the cell is hypertonic so the water moves into the cell.

c)

The solution inside the cell is hypotonic and moves out of the cell.

d)

The solution inside the cell is isotonic so the water doesn't move.

18.

Which cell do you think would be most ideal for maintaining homeostasis?

a)

The smallest cell because it would be more efficient to remove and obtains molecules

b)

The largest one because it would be able to obtain more food and store for longer periods of time.

c)

The largest one because it has more room to grow

d)

The medium cell because it would be more efficient to remove and obtains molecules

19.

What is the monomer for a lipid?

a)

monosaccharide

b)

glycerol and fatty acid

c)

amino acids

d)

nucleic acid

20.

What is the name of this macromolecule?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

c)

lipid

d)

nucleic acid

21.

What is the main function of this macromolecule?

a)

Insolation, and components of the cell membrane

b)

quick energy

c)

structure muscles and growth.

d)

storage of genetic information

22.

What type of transport requires energy from the cell?

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

23.

In what direction will these particles tend to diffuse?

a)

Downward, into the cytoplasm

b)

Upward, into the extracellular fluid

c)

In both directions equally

24.

A gradient is a______

a)

Differences over a distance

b)

Type of cell

c)

Form of transport

d)

Protein

25.

Which of these is NOT an example of active transport

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Protein Pumps

26.

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

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

27.

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

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

28.

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

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

29.

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

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

30.

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

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

31.

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

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

32.

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

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

33.

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

34.

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

a)

Diffusion

b)

Homeostasis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active transport

35.

Which of these is not a form of passive transport?

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

36.

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

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Sodium Potassium Pump

d)

Diffusion

37.

Active transport requires

a)

A concentration gradient

b)

Osmosis

c)

Energy

d)

Hypertonic solution

38.

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

a)

Protein Synthesis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Cytoplasmic Streaming

39.
In this image, the cell is using which type of molecular transport?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion 
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis 
40.
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
41.

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

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
42.

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

43.

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

a)

AGAINST

b)

ALONG

c)

WITH

d)

BETWEEN

44.

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

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

45.

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

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

c)

massive transport

d)

proactive transport

46.

ATP is required for which of the following?

a)

Facilitated Diffusion

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Simple Diffusion

47.

Which answer best describes what the cell membrane is made of?

a)

Phospholipids

b)

Proteins

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Glycogen

48.

Osmosis is....

a)

the diffusion of water.

b)

the movement of water from low water concentration to high water concentration.

c)

a process that requires ATP.

d)

a form of active diffusion.

49.

What is the function of the golgi body?

a)

package and modify proteins

b)

synthesize proteins

c)

intracellular digestion

d)

ATP production

50.

Chromatin can be described as....

a)

a threadlike material composed of DNA and proteins.

b)

an extracellular matrix that supports the cell.

c)

the organelle responsible for intracellular transport.

d)

a semipermeable membrane that allows "things" in and out of the cell.

51.

Label B

a)

cell membrane

b)

ribosome

c)

lysosome

d)

mitochondria

52.
What is the structure labeled #4?
a)
Vacuole
b)
Cell wall
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Cell membrane
53.
What am I?
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosomes
c)
chloroplast
d)
endoplasmic reticulum
54.
I make proteins for the cell. What am I?
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
lysosome
55.
packages proteins for delivery
a)
Endoplasmic reticulum
b)
ribosomes
c)
golgi apparatus
d)
lysosomes
56.

Structures that transport and ship proteins like UPS,

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Lysosomes

c)

Organelles

d)

Golgi Bodies

57.
What is the structure labeled #7?
a)
Rough ER
b)
Smooth ER
c)
Golgi body
d)
Flagella
58.
This cell would be classified as a(n) ________________ cell.
a)
prokaryotic
b)
eukaryotic 
c)
plant
d)
virus
59.

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

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

60.

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

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

61.

Which type of diffusion is represented?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Diffusion

62.

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

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

63.

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

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

64.

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

65.

The cell shows water moving in and out equally, which means it was placed in a ___ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

66.

Which of the following statements about living cells is false?

a)

Most are microscopic

b)

They are found in all animals but not in all plants.

c)

They are the smallest basic units that can carry out all of the functions that we normally define as life.

d)

None of the above

67.

Chromosomes are found in _____________________ of cells.

a)

the nucleus

b)

the cytoplasm

c)

both the nucleus and the cytoplasm

d)

None of the above

68.

Carries out the photosynthesis in plant cells

a)

chromatin

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

chloroplasts

69.

Fluid-filled container used for storage; in large plant cell

a)

vesicles

b)

vacuoles

c)

lysosomes

d)

flagella

70.

Surrounds the cell and controls the movement of substances in and out

a)

chloroplast

b)

cytoskelton

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosomes

71.

contains enzymes that break down materials

a)

lysosomes

b)

vesicles

c)

vacuoles

d)

cilia

72.

The control center of the cell. It contains the DNA

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

73.

Nucleus plays an important role in ____________. 

a)

Digests, recycles materials.

b)

Organizing DNA.

c)

Structurally supports and gives shape to a cell. Moves the cell and its components.

d)

Organizes and moves internal parts of the cell.

74.
Which organelle is shown?
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondrion
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
Golgi body
75.
What is the function of A?
a)
movement through watery environment
b)
store genetic instructions
c)
stick to host cells
d)
store genes for antibiotic resistance
76.
Prokaryotes have contains membrane-bound organelles. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
77.

TRUE or FALSE: ALL cells have DNA, but NOT ALL cells have a nucleus

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

78.

Organelle that is much larger in plant cells than animal cells. It stores liquid in the cell

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

79.
jelly-like substance within the cell membrane that the organelles float in. 
a)
mitochondria
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cytoplasm
80.

Viruses have a coat made of ________

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

lipids

c)

proteins

d)

All of the above

81.

The picture below is an example of​

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

facilitated diffusion

82.

Which of the following describes the structure and function of a cell membrane? 

I. semipermeable bilayer of phospholipids that regulates what enters and exits the ribosomes during protein synthesis

II. phospholipid bilayer that has hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions to regulate the movement of substances across the membrane

III. proteins embedded with organelles that allow big molecules to cross using passive diffusion. 

a)

II only

b)

I and II

c)

III only

d)

II and III

83.

Endocytosis is different from facilitated diffusion. Which of the following accurately describes the main differences between the two types of transport?

I. Facilitated diffusion uses energy to help carrier molecules across the membrane, but endocytosis uses energy to export large molecules from the cell. 

II. Endocytosis is an example of active transport while facilitated diffusion is passive. 

III. Both are methods of active transport; endocytosis uses transport molecules to ingest large molecules and facilitated diffusion uses carrier proteins to export water. 

a)

No answer is correct

b)

II only

c)

I and III

d)

II and III

84.

The following image is an example of​

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

c)

endocytosis

d)

exocytosis

85.

Name the type of transport.​

a)

facilitated diffucion

b)

passive transport

c)

active transport

d)

exocytosis

86.

Name the process.​

a)

endocytosis

b)

active transport

c)

simple diffusion

d)

facilitated diffusion

87.

An enzyme speeds up a reaction by....

a)

Lowering the activation energy

b)

Raising the activation energy

c)

Releasing energy

d)

Absorbing energy

88.

Based on the graph, what temperature does this enzyme work best?

a)

30

b)

15

c)

47

d)

40

89.

An enzyme speeds up a chemical reaction in the cell, but can only be used once.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Enzymes are...

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

91.

Which of these is true about the enzyme in Figure 1 above?

a)

It has become denatured after the process

b)

The enzyme is unaffected and can be used again

c)

The enzyme is the pointed molecule

d)

The enzyme is combining molecules of the substrate

92.

Figure 1 above shows the four steps of enzyme catalysis, but they are out of order. Which of these shows the correct order of an enzyme catalyzing a single substrate into multiple products?

a)

2, 3, 4, 1

b)

4, 1, 2, 3

c)

3, 2, 1, 4

d)

3, 1, 2, 4

93.

Which of the organelles in the diagram packages proteins for secrection?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

94.

Which of the organelles in the diagram takes sugar and chemically changes it into energy?

a)

E

b)

D

c)

C

d)

F

95.

A monosaccharide is a 

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic Acid

96.

Which organelle would you expect to find only in plant cells?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

97.

Which of the following organic compounds is the main source of energy for living things

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

98.

In Beaker A, which way will the water move?

a)

Stay the same

b)

Outside the cell

c)

Inside the cell

d)

Same as the salt

99.

​What type of membrane is represented in the diagram above?

a)

impermeable membrane

b)

osmotic membrane

c)

permeable membrane

d)

protein membrane

100.

The process that is occuring in the diagram above is

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Active Transport

101.

Which means of particle transport requires input of energy from the cell?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Endocytosis

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Diffusion

102.

An example of an inorganic compound is  

a)

CO2

b)

H2O

c)

C6H12O6

d)

CH4

103.

Amino acid is to protein as

a)

fat is to lipid

b)

sugar is to fat

c)

DNA is to RNA

d)

simple sugar is to starch

104.

The system of membranes responsible for transportation within the cell is the 

a)

nucleus

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

ribosomes

105.

Engulfing of large particles by the cell is called

a)

endocytosis

b)

particle synthesis

c)

exocytosis

d)

active transport

106.

Which organelle destroys tissue and cleans cellular debris?

a)

lysosome

b)

ribosome

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

vacuole

107.

Which organelle makes sugar from sunlight?

a)

ribosomes

b)

lysosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplasts

108.

The cell structure that contains the genetic material and controls the cell's activities is called the 

a)

organelle

b)

nucleus

c)

cell envelope

d)

cytoplasm

109.

The thin, flexible barrier around an animal cell is called a

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell wall

c)

cell membrane

d)

nuclear membrane

110.

Which of the following describes a eukaryotic cell?

a)

no defined nucleus

b)

specialized organelles

c)

DNA found in cytoplasm

d)

small and simple

111.

Prokaryotes lack

a)

cytoplasm

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

genetic material

112.

In the diagram what would go in space 21

(a)  

113.

Made of amino acids

a)

Lipids

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

114.

Identify the reactant(s) in the chemical equation CO2 + H2O --> H2CO3

a)

CO2

b)

H2CO3

c)

CO2 + H2O

d)

CO2,  H2O & H2CO3

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