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Cells - Stayin Alive!

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which cells are more efficient at obtaining nutrients?
a)
Small Cells
b)
Medium Size Cells
c)
Large Cells
d)
X-Large Cells
2.

Which cells are more efficient at getting rid of waste?

a)

Small Cells

b)

Medium Size Cells

c)

Large Cells

d)

X-Large Cells

3.

Which cells are least efficient at getting rid of waste?

a)

Small Cells

b)

Medium Size Cells

c)

Large Cells

d)

X-Large Cells

4.

Large cells will most likely

a)

Survive

b)

Die

5.

As cell size increases, its surface area to volume ratio usually

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

6.

As cell size decreases, its surface area to volume ratio usually

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

7.

Large cells can adapt to better survive by (click all that are true).

a)

increasing their volume

b)

being long and thin

c)

being flat

d)

Increasing their size

8.

Surface area of a cube=Surface\ area\ of\ a\ cube=  

a)

LXWXH

b)

(length X length)6

c)

none of these are correct.

d)

surface area /volume

9.

Glucose is a molecule that can move across the cell membrane. if the concentration of glucose is higher OUTSIDE the cell than inside the cell, then what will happen by the process of diffusion?

a)

Glucose molecules will disappear by diffusion

b)

Glucose molecules will stay where they are

c)

Glucose molecules will diffuse out of the cell

d)

Glucose molecules will diffuse into the cell

10.

The picture below is an example of _________________.

a)

osmosis

b)

isotonic

c)

diffusion

d)

active transport

11.
Where is there a low concentration of perfume?
a)
in the bottle
b)
on the hand
c)
in the room
d)
in the top
12.

What is DIFFUSION?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.
The picture  is an example of _________________.
a)
isotonic
b)
diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
active transport
14.

When does diffusion stop?

a)

After a day and a night

b)

When the particles are evenly spread out

c)

When there are no particles left

d)

When all the particles leave the system

15.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
16.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
17.
During osmosis
a)

water moves from high to low concentration

b)

large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane

c)

water moves when energy is used

d)

proteins are built

18.
Permeable means
a)
things can pass through
b)
the concentration levels are different
c)
it is permanent
d)
things are stuck
19.
What is the definition of  Selective Permeability?
a)
The movement of materials across the cell membrane that requires NO ENERGY from the cell.
b)
The movement of materials through (or across) the cell membrane
c)
The ability of the cell membrane to allow some things to pass through while preventing other things from passing through.
d)
The movement of molecules from an area of high concentration to a area of low concentration 
20.
Passive transport requires no
a)
concentration gradients
b)
osmosis
c)
motion
d)
energy
21.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
22.
_______ regulates what enters and leaves a cell.  
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
23.

Volume of a cube=Volume\ of\ a\ cube=  

a)

LXWXH

b)

(length X length)6

c)

none of these are correct.

d)

surface area /volume

24.

After examining this diagram showing the concentration of water inside and outside of the cell, identify the tonicity of the solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

25.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram B, would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

26.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
27.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
28.

What will happen to the cell in the given solution?

a)

Swell up

b)

Shrink

c)

Stay the same

29.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
30.

Movement of SOLUTE through the cell membrane from high to low concentration is called.....

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

osmosis

31.

Nemo and other ocean dwelling fish cannot survive in freshwater because......

a)

freshwater is hypertonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water leaving them causing the cells to shrink

b)

freshwater is hypotonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water leaving them causing the cells to shrink

c)

freshwater is hypertonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water entering them causing the cells to swell and burst

d)

freshwater is hypotonic to Nemo's cells and will result in water enter them causing the cells to swell and burst

32.
As a cell becomes larger, its
a)
surface area increases faster than its volume.
b)
volume increases faster than its surface area
33.
As a cell’s size increases, its ratio of surface area to volume decreases.
a)
True
b)
False
34.

A cell has a volume of 64 units and total surface area of 96 units. What is the cell's surface area to volume ratio?

a)

1.5

b)

2.8

c)

3.4

d)

4.7

35.

Which of the following is least efficient?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

Which of the following has the largest surface area to volume ratio?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D