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Chapter 4 AP Biology Cell Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the cell organelle that stores water, food and waste called?
a)
The cytoplasm
b)
The lysosomes
c)
The vacuole
d)
The mitochondria
2.
What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a)
Prokaryotic cells have a nucleus and Eukaryotic cells do not
b)
Prokaryotic cells are unicellular and Eukaryotic cells are multicellular.
c)
Prokaryotic cells do not have a nucleus, Eukaryotic cells do have a nucleus.
d)
Prokaryotic cells are plant cells and Eukaryotic cells are animal cells.
3.
The main function of chloroplasts is:
a)
To control what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
To break down food to release energy for the cell.
c)
To control all activities of the cell.
d)
To produce food for the cell using the sun's energy.
4.
The cytoplasm
a)
Is  the gel-like fluid that holds other organelles in place.
b)
Breaks down food to produce energy for the cell.
c)
Is known as the "brain" of the cell.
d)
Is where photosynthesis takes place.
5.
Which statement is NOT part of the Cell Theory?
a)
Only animals are made of cells.
b)
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.
c)
All living things are made of cells.
d)
New cells come from existing cells.
6.
Which early scientist stated that all animals are made of cells?
a)
Robert Brown 
b)
Theodore Schwann
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Robert Hooke
7.
Which early scientist first discovered and named cells?
a)
Robert Brown
b)
Theodore Schwann
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Robert Hooke
8.
Which early scientist first discovered the cell's nucleus?
a)
Robert Brown
b)
Theodore Schwann
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Robert Hooke
9.
Identify which of these is NOT a major difference between plant and animal cells.
a)
Only plant cells have a cell wall.
b)
Only animal cells have mitochondria.
c)
Animal cells do NOT contain chloroplasts.
d)
Plant cells have a large central vacuole.
10.
Which early scientist first stated that plants were made of cells?
a)
Robert Brown
b)
Theodore Schwann
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Robert Hooke
11.
The mitochondria
a)
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Performs photosynthesis to make food for the cell.
c)
Contains the chromosomes and is known as the "brain" of the cell.
d)
Breaks down food to produce energy for the cell.
12.
The function of the chromosomes is:
a)
To break down food to produce energy for the cell.
b)
To control what enters and leaves the cell.
c)
To break down broken cell parts.
d)
To direct all activities of the cell.
13.
Ribosomes are the cell organelle that
a)
Break down food to produce energy for the cell.
b)
Produce proteins for the cell.
c)
Break down broken cell parts.
d)
Make food for the cell using the sun's energy.
14.
Autotrophs 
a)
Make their own food using the energy from the sun.
b)
Have to eat other organisms.
c)
Are the same as consumers.
d)
Do not have a nucleus.
15.
The cell wall
a)
Controls what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
Provides structure and support for the plant cell.
c)
Is a flexible out layer of the cell.
d)
Is the transportation system of the cell.
16.
What is the function of the cell membrane?
a)
To protect and support the cell
b)
To perform different functions in each cell
c)
To control what enters and leaves the cell
d)
To form a hard outer covering for the cell
17.
What is the function of the lysosomes?
a)
To make proteins for the cell
b)
To store water and other materials
c)
To convert food and oxygen into energy
d)
To use enzymes to digest old or worn out cell parts
18.
Which organelle in plant cells captures the energy in sunlight?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Vacuole
19.
Organisms composed of many cells are called
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Unicellular
d)
Multicellular
20.
Which types of organisms are Prokaryotes?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
21.
The nuclear membrane
a)
Make proteins for the cell
b)
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
c)
Controls what enters and leaves the nucleus
d)
Make energy for the cell
22.
Heterotrophs
a)
Are all prokaryotic
b)
Can make their own food
c)
Cannot make their own food
d)
Are producers
23.
The Endoplasmic Reticulum 
a)
Is the transportion system of the cell
b)
Controls all activities of the cell
c)
Makes energy for the cell
d)
Controls what enters and leaves the cell
24.
Unicellular organisms are
a)
Prokaryotic
b)
Eukaryotic
c)
Made of many cells
d)
Made of one cell
25.
The nucleus
a)
Controls what enters and leaves the call
b)
Is known as the brain of the cell
c)
Makes proteins for the cell
d)
Makes food for the cell
26.

_______________ cells help to fight viruses and bacteria.

a)

Skin

b)

DNA nucleus

c)

White blood

d)

Mitosis osmosis

27.

In all cells the ______________ controls the cell.

a)

mitosis

b)

DNA

c)

nucleus

d)

osmosis

28.

Only ____________ cells have a cell wall instead of a cell membrane.

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

white blood

d)

living

29.

The fastest growing organ in humans is the _____________.

a)

bones

b)

lungs

c)

skin

d)

nucleus

30.

_______________ is when cells divide.

a)

A cell membrane

b)

A cell wall

c)

Mitosis

d)

DNA

31.

Cells _________________ to make new cells.

Choose the best answer.

a)

are alive

b)

reproduce

c)

grow quickly

d)

use white blood cells

32.
All cells have a special job to do. The job of red blood cell is to...
a)
fight infection
b)
build new muscle
c)
carry oxygen
d)
build new skin
33.

Membrane-bound organelles have been an

important component in the evolution of complex,

multicellular organisms. Which of the following

best summarizes an advantage of eukaryotic cells

having internal membranes?

a)

Eukaryotic cells are able to reproduce faster because of the presence of organelles.

b)

Some organelles, such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, are similar to prokaryotic cells in structure.

c)

Organelles isolate specific reactions, increasing metabolic efficiency.

d)

Compartmentalization leads to a higher mutation rate in DNA, which leads to more new species.

34.

Researchers have proposed a model of chloroplast evolution. According to the model, chloroplasts evolved from a small prokaryotic organism that was engulfed by an ancestral eukaryote. The engulfed prokaryote then formed an endosymbiotic relationship with the eukaryotic host.


Which of the following observations best supports the model?

a)

Chloroplasts are separated from other subcellular compartments by semipermeable membranes.

b)

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms both acquire nutrients from the surrounding environment.

c)

Eukaryotes evolved after prokaryotes and have more complex structures.

d)

Chloroplasts and some prokaryotes share similar photosynthetic reactions.

35.

Which of the following observations best supports the claim that mitochondria evolved from once-free-living prokaryotic cells by the process of endocytosis?

a)

Mitochondria produce ATP

b)

Mitochondria contain proteins

c)

Mitochondria exchange substances with the cytosol.

d)

Mitochondria are surrounded by a double membrane.

36.

Since eukaryotic cells are big, how do they get nutrients to the center efficiently?

a)

compartmentilization

b)

specialization

c)

They have your mom in there to help them

d)

Cell cycle control

37.

The prokaryotic strategy is:

a)

To be bigger so that surface area increases.

b)

To be smaller so that surface area increases.

c)

Have a faster cell cycle

d)

Have more transcription factors.

38.

The Endosymbiotic Theory explains

a)

the origin of prokaryotes

b)

how bacteria lives

c)

the origin of eukaryotes

d)

how species develop

39.

Bacteria are an example of a ____ cell.

a)

prokaryotic

b)

eukaryotic

c)

plant

d)

animal

40.

_____ and _____ are organelles that arose from endosymbiosis

a)

nucleus and cell membrane

b)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

c)

cell wall and chloroplasts

d)

mitochondria and nucleus

41.

Which type of cell does NOT contain membrane-bound organelles?

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

prokaryotic cells

d)

eukaryotic cells

42.

Which of the following is evidence to support the endosymbiotic theory?

a)

Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, which is similar to prokaryotic DNA.

b)

Fossil evidence shows that the first forms of life were prokaryotic cells.

c)

All eukaryotic cells have a double-layered membrane composed of phosplipids and proteins.

d)

Prokaryotes have the same number and types of enzymes as eukaryotes.

43.

Which type of cell? (It has a nucleus, membrane-bound organelles). Check all that apply.

a)

prokaryotic cell

b)

eukaryotic cell

c)

plant cell

d)

bacteria

44.

"Endosymbiosis" means

a)

Living together

b)

Entering together

c)

Living separately

d)

Joining together

45.

Which organelle uses digestive enzymes to break down old cellular components and/or invading bacteria/virsus and recycles those components to other organelles for use in building new macromolecules?

a)

Gap junction

b)

Nucleus

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Lysosome

46.

In eukaryotic cells, which organelle secretes waste?

a)

golgi apparatus

b)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

c)

vacuole

d)

ribosome

47.

In eukaryotic cells, which organelle generates energy for the cell?

a)

golgi apparatus

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

vacuole

e)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

48.

Which of the following are true about the rough endoplasmic reticulum? (check all that apply)

a)

Found prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

b)

Embedded with ribosomes

c)

Modify and transport proteins

d)

Synthesis lipids

e)

Detoxifies the cell

49.

Which of the following are true about the smooth endoplasmic reticulum? (check all that apply)

a)

Only found in eukaryotic cells

b)

Embedded with ribosomes

c)

Modify and transport proteins

d)

Helps synthesize lipids and carbs

e)

Stores calcium ions

50.

In plant cells, what organelle is used to store nutrients and water?

a)

lysosome

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

golgi apparatus

51.

Which of the following is true about the cytoskeleton? (check all that apply)

a)

A hard protective covering for the cell

b)

Provides reinforcement of the cell's shape

c)

Contains thin filaments that allow contraction of the muscle cells

d)

A mesh of protein fibers

e)

Stores calcium ions

52.

In eukaryotic cells, which organelle is a specialized vesicle containing hydrolytic enzymes that can break down old cell parts and food.

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

nucleolus

e)

lysosome

53.

In eukaryotic cells, what structure is made up of uncoiled and uncondensed DNA and proteins.

a)

chromosome

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

chromatin

e)

cytoskeleton

54.

In eukaryotic cells, what organelle produces the building blocks of ribosomes?

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

cytoskeleton

e)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

55.
Which organelle is shown?
a)
chloroplast
b)
mitochondrion
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
Golgi body
56.
What is the function of this organelle?
a)
protein synthesis
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cellular respiration
d)
energy production
57.
Which of the following is major cause of the size limits for certain types of cells?
a)
evolutionary progression in cell size; more primitive cells have smaller sizes.
b)
the need for sufficient surface area to support the cell's metabolic needs.
c)
limitation on the strength and integrity of the plasma membrane as cell size increases
d)
the difference in plasma membranes between prokaryotes and eukaryotes
58.

The idea that all living things are composed of cells, the cell is the basic unit of structure and function, and all cells come from cells is known as the

a)

Theory of relativity

b)

Agenda Theory

c)

Cell Theory

d)

Theory of naturalization

59.
Which of the following cells would have the highest surface area to volume ratio?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
they are all the same
60.
How can surface area (SA) be increased? 
a)
Grow larger
b)
Divide into smaller pieces