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Benchmark Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of nucleic acid?

a)

provides quick energy

b)

stores energy

c)

helps with growth and repair of tissues

d)

stores genetic information

2.

The enzymes that catalyze cellular reactions are macromolecules made of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. These types of macromolecules are known as

a)

starches

b)

sugars

c)

proteins

d)

fats

3.
Enzymes are capable of increasing the rate of a chemical reaction within a living cell.  Enzymes accomplish this through which of the following means?
a)
reducing the number of products   
b)
reducing the activation energy
c)
increasing the temperature of the cell
d)
increasing the concentration of reactants 
4.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

5.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

6.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

7.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

8.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

9.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

10.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

11.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

12.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

13.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

14.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

15.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

16.

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration both involve the use and release of gases. Which statement correctly identifies the role of gases in the two processes?

a)

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration both use carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

b)

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration both use oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

c)

Cellular respiration uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide, while photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and releases oxygen.

d)

Cellular respiration uses carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, while photosynthesis uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.

17.
What are the reactants of photosynthesis? 
a)
water, carbon dioxide, light energy
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
18.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

19.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

20.
a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

21.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

22.

The diagram shows cells in different phases of mitosis. A student is trying to find a cell in a particular phase of mitosis. The student is looking for evidence that spindle fibers are separating the chromosomes to ensure that each new nucleus has one copy of each chromosome. (View Image)


Which cell is in the phase of mitosis that the student is searching for?

a)

Cell 1

b)

Cell 2

c)

Cell 3

d)

Cell 4

23.

8 A cellular process is shown. Which statement best describes the significance of this process?

a)

The process allows organisms to grow and heal.

b)

The process produces clones of the parent organism.

c)

The process copies DNA before cell division

d)

The process creates genetic variation in the resulting cells

24.

In which phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

a)

Mitosis

b)

G1 phase

c)

G2 phase

d)

S phase

25.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
26.
In mitosis, the two resulting cells are
a)
different from the starting cell and identical to each other.
b)
different from the starting cell and different from each other.
c)
identical to the starting cell and different from each other.
d)
identical to the starting cell and identical to each other.
27.
Put the following stages of mitosis in order: anaphase, prophase, metaphase, and telophase. 
a)
prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase
b)
prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase
c)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
d)
prophase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase
28.

9) Which graphic organizer best compares the energy inputs and outputs of cellular respiration and photosynthesis?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.
Animals in the wild must be able to store large amounts of energy because they may go for some time without finding food. Their long-term store of energy is in the form of lipids. Plants store energy for use over the winter in the form of carbohydrates such as starch. What is the advantage to animals of storing energy in the form of lipids rather than carbohydrates for long-term energy needs?
a)
Lipids can be used in different parts of the cell
b)
Lipids are much easier to digest
c)
Lipids contain more calories per gram
d)
Lipids are insoluble in aqueous parts of blood
30.
Like complex carbohydrates, proteins are biomolecules that serve many functions and can be chemically broken down and restructured. Both proteins and complex carbohydrates are which of the following?
a)
Polymers of smaller subunits
b)
Sequence of sugars
c)
Lipids of large molecules
d)
Nucleotides of DNA
31.
Proteins and polysaccharides are polymers. These polymers are formed by dehydration synthesis. Which statement correctly identifies a difference in the structure of proteins and polysaccharides?
a)
Only polysaccharides are comprised of repeating units of cytosine, adenine, guanine, and thymine.
b)
Only proteins are formed from amino acids joined by peptide bonds.
c)
Only polysaccharides can be folded and twisted to very specific shapes.
d)
Only proteins can be large molecules with thousands of subunits.
32.
Carbohydrates are more easily metabolized than lipids. However, on a gram-for-gram basis lipids provide cells with more —
a)
nitrogen
b)
proteins
c)
structure
d)
energy
33.
Which of the following biomolecules typically contains both nitrogen and phosphate?
a)
Lipid
b)
Protein
c)
Nucleic acid
d)
Carbohydrate
34.

What type of cell is this? Why?

a)

Animal because it has mitochondria

b)

Plant because it has a cell wall and no chloroplasts

c)

Animal because it has a cell wall

d)

Plant because it has both a cell wall and chloroplasts

35.

Students created note cards comparing characteristics of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Which set of note cards most accurately compares these cells?

a)
b)
c)
d)
36.

Which of the following organisms is made up of prokaryotic cells?

a)

Plants

b)

Bacteria

c)

Animals

d)

Fungi

37.

Which of the following best describes a prokaryotic cell?

a)
simple, mostly single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus, or any other membrane-bound organelle.
b)
have a peptidoglycan cell wall and many have polysaccharide capsules.
c)
have a true nucleus, which means the cell's DNA is surrounded by a membrane.
d)
contain membrane-bound organelles, such as the nucleus
38.

This membrane is permeable to which molecule? The orange one, or the blue one?

a)

Orange

b)

Blue

c)

Orange and Blue

d)

Neither the Orange or Blue

39.

The purple molecules are glucose molecules, the membrane is impermeable to glucose.


Which way will the water flow across the membrane, to the right or to the left?

a)

It will flow to the right

b)

It will flow to the left

c)

There will be no movement in the water

40.

what is the function of ribosomes

a)

to assemble amino acids to create proteins

b)

to pack proteins

c)

to clean proteins

41.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
42.

What would happen if you were to remove all of the Mitochondria in the cell?

a)

The cell would die

b)

The cell woul continue working

c)

The cell would not be able to make any energy

d)

Golgi Body, Removes waste for the cell

43.

What are the numbered parts of the cell?

a)

1-Cell membrane

2-Cell wall

3-Cytoplasm

b)

1-Cell wall

2-Cell membrane

3-Cytoplasm

c)

1-Cytoplasm

2-Cell membrane

3-Cell wall

d)

1-Cytoplasm

2-Cell wall

3-Cell membrane

44.

Through active transport cells use energy in the form of _______ that is produce by cellular respiration.

a)

ATP

b)

ADP

c)

ATD

d)

AST

45.

This type of vesicle transport moves materials into cells.

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

homeostasis

d)

cellular respiration

46.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To control what can enter or leave the cell

b)

To protect the cell

c)

To prevent the cell from exploding

d)

To produce proteins

47.

Which substance can EASILY cross the phosopholipid bilayer without a transport protein?

a)

glucose

b)

water

c)

oxygen gas

d)

sodium ion

48.
Diffusion is 
a)
the movement of a substance from low to high concentration
b)
a type of transport that involves energy from the cell
c)
the movement of a substance down its concentration gradient
d)
the use of membrane vesicles to move substance into the cell
49.

Which of the following does NOT require energy from the cell?

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

sodium potassium pump

d)

endocytosis

50.

Which type of transport is happening? (look at gradient and direction the arrow is pointing)

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

endocytosis

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