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Complex Cells

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cell part found only in plant cells that provides support and structure to the cell is

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Nucleus

d)

Chloroplast

2.

The organelle found only in plant cells that makes glucose during photosynthesis is:

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

3.

The organelle that makes ATP or energy is all cells is

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

4.

The control center of the cell. It contains the DNA

a)

Vacuole

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

5.

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

6.

Organelles found in both plant cells and animal cells. It filters what goes in and out of the cell

a)

Cell wall

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Cell membrane

7.

Cell parts that build proteins according to the DNA code

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Chloroplast

c)

Nucleus

d)

Ribosomes

8.

The cell membrane is selectively permeable. What does "selectively permeable" mean?

a)

Anything can enter.

b)

Nothing can enter.

c)

Some things can enter, while other things can't enter.

9.
jelly-like substance within the cell membrane that the organelles float in. 
a)
mitochondria
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cytoplasm
10.
Sorts and packages materials and moves them  OUT of the cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
golgi bodies
d)
vacuole
11.
Animal and Plant cells are both this type of cell.
a)
Eukaryote
b)
Prokaryote
12.
This organelle helps plants keep their rigid structure. 
a)
Cell wall
b)
Cell membrane
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Nucleus
13.

The function of the rough ER is to:

a)

Produce and folding lipids

b)

Produce and folding proteins

c)

Produce and folding carbohydrates

d)

Produce and folding Nucleic acids

14.

Organelles where photosynthesis occurs, uses the sunlight to make glucose (sugar).

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Cell Wall

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoplasm

15.

Saclike structures that store materials such as water, salts, proteins, and carbohydrates.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Organelles

d)

Vacuoles

16.
In many cells, this is the structure that controls the cell's activities.
a)
Cell membrane
b)
Organelle
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
17.

The function of the rough ER is to:

a)

Produce and folding lipids

b)

Produce and folding proteins

c)

Produce and folding carbohydrates

d)

Produce and folding Nucleic acids

18.

The function of the smooth ER is to:

a)

Make proteins

b)

Make lipids

c)

Make carbohydrates

d)

Make nucleic acids

19.
What is the difference between rough and smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum?
a)
There is no difference.
b)
Plants have rough ER, animals have smooth ER.
c)
What type of injuries the Doctors treat.
d)
Rough has ribosomes, smooth does not.
20.

What organelle uses glucose (sugar) to make ATP (Energy source for cells)

a)

mitochondria

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Golgi Apparatus

21.

Where are the proteins made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Vacuole

22.

Supports and protect the plant cell is the Cell Wall

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which plant organelle transforms light into glucose to use as food?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Vacuoles

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplasts

24.

What are the small structures inside of cells that carry out specific functions called?

a)

Tissues

b)

Organelles

c)

Organs

25.

When an organism has cells with a nucleus, they are called _______.

a)

Prokaryotes

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Bacteria

d)

Archaea

26.

Where is DNA found in a Eukaryotic Cell?

a)

No specific location (Scattered around the cell)

b)

Inside of the Chloroplast

c)

Inside of the cell membrane

d)

Inside of the nucleus

27.

This is a picture of:

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Eukaryotic Cell

28.

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

a)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Golgi Complex

c)

Nucleolus

d)

Nucleus

29.

I make proteins for the cell. What am I?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

chloroplast

d)

lysosome

30.
What cell part is NOT found in all cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Genetic Material
31.
What is the name and function of the organelle displayed above?
a)
Mitochondria: breakdown glucose and produce ATP
b)
Chloroplast: converts solar energy into chemical energy
c)
Vacuole: Stores H2O, salt, food
d)
Nucleus: stores genetic information
32.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

Structure that manufactures ribosomes

b)

Structures that converts nutrients to energy

c)

Stack of membranes that packages chemicals

d)

Structure that contains DNA and directs the cell

33.
Gives the cell a rigid, box-like shape; outside of the cell membrane; in plants.
a)
cytoplasm
b)
chromatin
c)
cell wall
d)
cell membrane
34.
Which 2 organelles are only found in plant cells?
a)
chloroplast and mitochondria
b)
chloroplast and cell membrane
c)
mitochondria and cell wall
d)
chloroplast and cell wall
35.

What is the name of the structure labeled 5?

a)

cell membrane

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

36.

Which number indicates the location of the mitochondria?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

7

d)

11

37.

Which of the following structures would only be located in this type of cell?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

14

d)

7

38.

Which number would represent the control center of the cell?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

7

d)

11

39.

Which cell part would you NOT expect to find in this kind of cell?

a)

centrioles

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

40.

Which number is most likely to help maintain homeostasis in a cell by controlling what is able to go in and out?

a)

1

b)

6

c)

11

d)

5

41.

Select ALL of the following organelles that are in BOTH plant and animal cells.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Golgi Apparatus

42.

What is the function of the Golgi Appartus?

a)

Makes lipids and detoxifies harmful substances

b)

Packages and delivers lipids and proteins

c)

Stores genetic material

d)

Makes protein

43.

What type of cell is pictured?

a)

Prokaryotic Cell

b)

Eukaryotic Cell

c)

Animal Cell

d)

Plant Cell

44.

Which statement best describes the role of the cell membrane?

a)

The organelle responsible for making proteins for the cell

b)

The organelle where photosynthesis takes place

c)

A rigid layer that provides shape and structure for the cell

d)

A semi-permeable layer that allows select materials to enter and leave the cell

45.

Animal cell

a)
b)
46.

Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?

a)

lysosome

b)

Golgi body

c)

mitochondria

d)

smooth ER

47.

a solution with a higher solute concentration on the outside of the cell and a lower solute concentration on the inside of the cell. Water will move out of the cell causing the cell to shrink and shrivel.

a)

Hypertonic Solution

b)

Hypotonic Solution

48.

solution with lower solute concentration on outside of cell and higher solute concentration on inside of cell. Water will into the cell causing the cell to swell and eventually burst

a)

Hypertonic Solution

b)

Hypotonic Solution

49.

a solution that has the SAME solute concentration on the outside and inside of the cell. There will be NO NET MOVEMENT of water into or out of the cell. Cell size will stay the SAME.

a)

ISOTONIC

b)

HYPOTONIC

50.

the movement of molecules LIKE OXYGEN OR HYDROGEN from areas of higher concentration to areas of lower concentration.

a)

DIFFUSION

b)

OSMOSIS

51.

molecules LIKE GLUCOSE AND SALT diffuse across the cell membrane with help from membrane PROTEINS, such as channel and carrier proteins.

a)

FACILITATED DIFFUSION

b)

OSMOSIS

52.

type of membrane transport that does NOT require energy to move substances across cell membranes. This includes diffusion, osmosis, and facilitated diffusion.

a)

PASSIVE TRANSPORT

b)

ACTIVE TRANSPORT

53.

a kind of cellular transport where substances move against a concentration gradient. This type of transport REQUIRES ENERGY from the cell. This includes endocytosis and exocytosis.

a)

PASSIVE TRANSPORT

b)

ACTIVE TRANSPORT

54.

process that occurs when a cell moves large materials OUTSIDE of the cell through secretory vesicles. This type of transport is active and requires energy.

a)

ENDOCYTOSIS

b)

EXOCYTOSIS

55.

a process by which cells absorb or take in external materials by engulfing it (taking in) with the cell membrane. Examples of this is pinocytosis and phagocytosis.

a)

ENDOCYTOSIS

b)

EXOCYTOSIS

56.

The MOVEMENT OF WATER molecules from a solution with a high concentration of water molecules to a solution with a lower concentration of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane.

a)

OSMOSIS

b)

DIFFUSION

57.

a type of transport protein, acts like a pore in the membrane that lets water molecules or small ions through quickly

a)

CHANNEL PROTEIN

b)

PHOSPHOLIPID

58.

a two-layered arrangement of phosphate and lipid molecules that form a cell membrane.

a)

PHOSPHOLIPID BILAYER

b)

CELL WALL

59.

the cell membranes' ability to differentiate between different types of molecules, only allowing some molecules through while blocking others.

a)

SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE

b)

OSMOSIS

60.

This image is a model of-

a)

Flagella

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Cell Membrane

61.

The function of the plasma membrane is....

a)

Vesicle with enzymes to digest waste

b)

Regulate what is transported into and out of the cell

c)

Package materials

d)

Make proteins

62.

 

What does "bilayer" mean?

a)

one layer

b)

two layers

c)

virus

d)

antibiotic

63.
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
64.
What do the brown structures represent?
a)
Phospholipids
b)
Glycoproteins
c)
Channel Proteins 
d)
Cyctoskeleton Filaments
65.
What is another term for "selectively permeable"?
a)
porous
b)
completely permeable
c)
permanent
d)
semipermeable
66.
Maintaining a constant internal state in a changing environment.
a)
Homeostasis
b)
Active Transport
c)
Mitosis
d)
Photosynthesis
67.

______ and ________ are organelles that arose from the endosymbiotic theory

a)

flagellum and chloroplast

b)

mitochondria and chloroplasts

c)

Smooth and Rough ER

d)

mitochrondria and cell wall

68.

The Theory of Endosymbiosis explains:

a)

how bacteria live

b)

the origin of Eukaryotes

c)

Why cells rely on one another

d)

how species develop

69.

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.

70.
Theory that says eukaryotic cells formed from symbiosis among several different prokaryotes.
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Biogenesis Theory
c)
Evolutionary Theory
d)
Endosymbiotic Theory
71.

Eukaryotes are thought to have evolved by a prokaryote engulfing one heterotrophic bacteria and one photosynthetic bacterium.

a)

false

b)

true

72.
A person would never have pure water put into their veins in a hospital because their cells would...
a)
Shrink/Dehydrate
b)
Expand
73.
A person should never drink salty water because their cells would
a)
shrink
b)
expand
74.
If there is 5 percent water inside a cell and 5 percent water outside a cell
a)
more water will move inside the cell
b)
more water will move outside the cell
c)
There will be no movement of water cells
75.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
76.

In the cell pictured, which way would water move?

a)

Into the cell, causing the cell to swell

b)

Out of the cell, causing the cell to shrink

c)

In and out of the cell equally, keeping the shape the same

77.

In the cell pictured, where would water move? 

a)

Into the cell, causing it to swell

b)

Out of the cell, causing it to shrink

c)

In and out of the cell equally, causing the shape to stay the same

78.

In the cell pictured, which way would water move?

a)

Into the cell, causing the cell to swell

b)

Out of the cell, causing the cell to shrink

c)

In and out of the cell equally, keeping the shape the same

79.

In the cell pictured, which way would water move?

a)

Into the cell, causing the cell to swell

b)

Out of the cell, causing the cell to shrink

c)

In and out of the cell equally, keeping the shape the same

80.

An animal cell placed in a hypertonic salt solution will

a)

stay the same

b)

shrink in size

c)

swell in size

d)

grow another brain

81.

Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _____ solution.

a)

isotonic

b)

hypertonic

c)

hypotonic

d)

hyperbaric

82.

When cells move from a higher concentration to a lower concentration, it is called

a)

isotonic

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

83.

In a solution of salt water, salt is considered the ____.

a)

Solvent

b)

Solute

c)

Solution

d)

Diffusion

84.

If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw the blood cells exploded, what would you say happened?

a)

The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution

b)

The cells were placed in a hypertonic solution

c)

The cells were placed in a isotonic solution

d)

The cells were placed in an explosive

85.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic