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DMS Cells Cumulative

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which phrase best describes the function of mitochondria?

a)

Located in the cytoplasm

b)

Bacteria-sized organelle

c)

Converts energy for cell use

d)

Contains a folded inner membrane

2.

Which cell organelle stores DNA?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Vacuole

d)

Nucleus

3.

The purpose of the cell wall is to-

a)

regulate what goes into and out of a cell

b)

control the functions of a cell

c)

convert energy from food into energy for a cell

d)

provide structure for a cell

4.

Which of the following statements accurately represents the differences in plant and animal cells?

a)

Only plant cells have a cell wall, chloroplasts, and a large vacuole.

b)

Only animal cells have a cell wall, chloroplasts, and a large vacuole

c)

Only plant cells have a cell membrane, mitochondria, and cytoplasm

d)

Only animal cells have a cell membrane, mitochondria, and cytoplasm

5.

A school’s cafeteria kitchen has a large, walk-in refrigerator where food is stored for lunch later in the week. Which cell organelle has a function that is similar to the refrigerator?

a)

Vacuole

b)

Nucleus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondrion

6.

What types of organisms have cells with very large vacuoles?

a)

Animals

b)

Bacteria

c)

Fungi

d)

Plant

7.

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living things?

a)

atom

b)

cell

c)

bacteria

d)

animalcules

8.

What does it mean to say that a cell membrane is semipermeable/selectively permeable?

a)

it allows some materials to pass through

b)

it allows nothing to enter the cell, only to leave

c)

It only allows things into the cell and not out

d)

it allows all materials to pass through

9.

What is the function of an organelle?

a)

to take up space

b)

to carry out a specific function in the cell

c)

to carry out all the functions of a cell

d)

to create new cells

10.

What organelle do many ribosomes connect themselves to?

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

endoplasmic reticulum(rough)

d)

golgi apparatus

11.

What is the function of the mitochondria?

a)

to capture energy from the sun and turn it to sugar

b)

to release usable energy for the cell

c)

to store energy for when the cell needs it

d)

to remove waste from the cell

12.

What organelle allows plants to create their glucose?

a)

Mitochondira

b)

Lysosome

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

13.

What is the difference the key difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotes have a nucleus, Eukaryotes do not

b)

Eukaryotes have a nucleus, Prokaryotes do not

c)

Prokaryotes have a cell membrane, Eukaryotes do not

d)

Eukaryotes have ribosomes, Prokaryotes do not

14.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Plant

b)

Animal

c)

Prokaryote

15.

Which of these is made up of prokaryotic cells?

a)

Protista

b)

Fungi

c)

Plants

d)

Bacteria

e)

Animals

16.

Nucleic acids such as DNA provide___________ for the cells so it functions properly.

a)

energy storage

b)

genetic information

c)

structure and transport

d)

quick energy

17.
The DNA of a cell is found in the __________.
a)
mitochondria
b)
lysosome
c)
nucleus
d)
vacuole
18.

Which cell structure acts as a brain/control center for the cell?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Vacuole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

19.

Breaks down sugar molecules into energy

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Mitochondria

20.

The goal of mitosis is to

a)

make a new parent cell

b)

make two new daughter cells with the same DNA

c)

make two new daughter cells with different DNA

d)

to grow a larger toe

21.

How many chromosomes are in each human cell?

a)

1

b)

146

c)

46

d)

1,000,000

22.

Why do our body cells undergo mitosis or cell division?

a)

fun and games

b)

checks and balances

c)

growth and repair

d)

to build bigger muscles

23.

Plant cells make their own food by taking in

a)

oxygen and water.

b)

oxygen and hydrogen.

c)

carbon dioxide and water.

d)

carbon dioxide and oxygen.

24.
What are the products of photosynthesis?
a)
water and carbon dioxide
b)
oxygen and glucose
c)
oxygen and carbon dioxide
d)
oxygen and water
25.
Plants need ________from the air for photosynthesis
a)
oxygen
b)
soil
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sugar
26.
Cellular respiration is...
a)
the process by which cells break down glucose into energy. 
b)
the process by which cells break light down into energy. 
c)
the process by which cells communicate with other cells. 
27.
Cellular respiration occurs in 
a)
chloroplasts 
b)
mitochondria
c)
golgi aparatus 
d)

endoplasmic reticulum

28.

Which of these is a product of cellular respiration?

a)

ATP

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Water

d)

All of these are a product of cellular respiration

29.

What are the reactants/requirements (taken into) of cellular respiration? (Mark all of them!)

a)

oxygen

b)

glucose

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

water

e)

energy

30.

Where do animals get the glucose that is needed for cellular respiration?

a)

from the exercise they get

b)

from the water they drink

c)

from the food they eat

d)

from the sunlight they get

31.

What are the small openings on an underside of a leaf through which carbon dioxide and oxygen are exchanged? This is where gases can enter and leave the plant.

a)

stem

b)

stomata

c)

chlorophyll

d)

chloroplasts

32.

In photosynthesis, what are the products (output, what is released or made)?

a)

oxygen

b)

water

c)

glucose

d)

carbon dioxide

33.

Cellular Respiration involves the chemical breakdown of _____ to form ATP Energy

a)

Fats

b)

Fructose

c)

Glucose

d)

Proteins

34.

Photosynthesis is ...

a)

The process in which organisms convert/transfer energy from glucose to ATP.

b)

The process in which organisms exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen in their lungs.

c)

The process of taking a picture.

d)

The process of plants converting/transferring solar energy to chemical energy to make their food.

35.

Fermentation

a)

Cell Transport

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

AERObic Cell respiration

d)

ANAERObic Cell respiration

36.

Glucose --> ATP + Alcohol or Lactic Acid + Carbon Dioxide

a)

ANAEROBIC cell respiration /fermentation

b)

AERObic Cell respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Cell Transport

37.

During diffusion particles move from an area of ____ concentration to an area of _____ concentration.

a)

high, low

b)

low, high

38.

What does equilibrium mean?

a)

balance

b)

imbalance

c)

flexible

d)

rigid

39.

Osmosis is the diffusion of

a)

water

b)

cytoplasm

c)

only oxygen

d)

all particles

40.

How do the particles move in diffusion?

a)

From a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration

b)

From a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration

c)

From a region of low concentration to a region of low concentration

d)

From a region of high concentration to a region of high concentration

41.

What does a 'region with high concentration' mean?

a)

An area with a SMALL number of particles

b)

An area with a LARGE number of particles

c)

An area with an UNEVEN number of particles

d)

An area with no particles

42.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
43.
When both inside and outside of a cell have the same amount of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Equilibrium
44.
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.  
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
45.

Assume the particles shown here are water molecules. Which way will the water molecules move during osmosis?

a)

Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.

b)

Out of the cell, so the cell swells.

c)

Into the cell, so the cell shrinks.

d)

Into the cell, so the cell swells.

46.
In passive transport, molecules move from an area of __________ concentration to an area of __________ concentraiton
a)
high, low
b)
low, high
c)
water, salt
d)
active, passive
47.

Particle of movement from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration that requires energy.

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

48.

Which of the following is true?

a)

External respiration involves oxygen moving into our bodies so that our cells can use it.

b)

External respiration involves oxygen being used by cells to make ATP.

c)

Internal respiration involves oxygen moving from the lungs into the blood.

d)

External respiration and internal respiration are the same thing.

49.

Materials can move in or out of cells using more than one process. Which process or processes move particles DOWN the concentration gradient?

a)

osmosis only

b)

diffusion only

c)

active transport

d)

osmosis and diffusion

50.

Why is it necessary for cells to have enough water in their cytoplasm?

a)

to keep the cells plump

b)

many of the chemical reactions in cells require water to be present

c)

so that the cells don't shrink

d)

so there can be something in the vacuoles

51.

When would it be UNLIKELY that your muscle cells would perform the process of anaerobic respiration or fermentation? Check all that are correct.

a)

when you are asleep at night

b)

while sitting in class

c)

at a hard core football practice

d)

while eating lunch

52.

For animals, cellular respiration produces water waste. How is this released? Check all that are correct.

a)

through urine

b)

through tears

c)

through sweating

d)

as you exhale

53.

A typical human body cell, when place in 100 percent pure water...

a)

would probably not change at all because water is at equilibrium

b)

would probably swell because it would take in water

c)

would probably shrink because it would lose water

d)

would probably swell because it would lose water

54.

Fermentation and cellular respiration produces equal amounts of ATP.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Why can't you make your own glucose?

a)

you don't have mitochondria in your cells

b)

you don't have golgi bodies in your cells

c)

you don't have chloroplasts in your cells

d)

you don't have ribosomes in your cells

56.

Chains of amino acids form proteins. Which of the following would give the INSTRUCTIONS for the ORDER in which to chain these amino acids so that the correct proteins are made for proper cell function?

a)

the nucleolus

b)

the ER

c)

the ribosomes

d)

DNA in the nucleus

57.

Glucose is another name energy.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Which organelle must chain amino acids correctly, with instructions from DNA, so that the correct proteins are made?

a)

ribosomes

b)

golgi bodies

c)

ER

d)

mitochondria

59.

When water, carbon dioxide, and oxygen enter and leave cells by osmosis and diffusion, these materials must move through....

a)

carrier proteins

b)

protein channels

c)

pores in the cell membrane

d)

vesicles

60.

Mitosis is just the division of a cell's nucleus, while the cell cycle is the division of one cell into two seperate identical cells.

a)

True

b)

False