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All About Cells

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Cell Theory states that _____. Click all that apply.

a)

All living things are made of cells.

b)

Everything, even non-living things, are made of cells.

c)

Only animals are made of cells.

d)

Every cell came from a pre-existing cell.

2.

The two main types of cells are 1) prokaryotic and 2) (a)   cells.

3.

True or False. Prokaryotic cells are more complex and much larger than eukaryotic cells.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following are examples of eukaryotic cells? Click all that apply.

a)

plant cells

b)

animal cells

c)

bacterial cells

d)

viruses

5.

Prokaryotic cells have which of the following? Click all that apply.

a)

plasma membrane

b)

ribosomes

c)

DNA

d)

cytoplasm

6.

Which of the following can cross the plasma membrane? Click all that apply.

a)

large molecules

b)

charged molecules (ions)

c)

uncharged molecules

d)

small molecules

7.

True or False. Transmembrane proteins are long enough to span from one end of the plasma membrane to the other.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Membrane proteins that are able to bind to chemicals outside the cell and cause a chemical chain reaction inside the cell are called ______.

a)

receptor proteins

b)

recognition proteins

c)

transport proteins

d)

cholesterol

9.

Membrane proteins that act as a cell's molecular "fingerprint" are called _____.

a)

receptor proteins

b)

recognition proteins

c)

transport proteins

d)

glycoproteins

10.

Membrane proteins that allow large, highly charged molecules to pass through the plasma membrane are called (a)   proteins.

11.

Which of the following types of membrane transport requires energy?

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

12.

Which of the following are types of passive transport? Click all that apply.

a)

simple diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

endocytosis

13.

Which of the following are types of active transport? Click all that apply.

a)

primary active transport

b)

secondary active transport

c)

endocytosis

d)

exocytosis

14.

A concentration gradient is when molecules naturally want to move to an area of _______ concentration.

a)

lower

b)

higher

15.

The inside of a specific cell has a salt concentration of 0.9%. The outside has a concentration of 10%. Which way will the water move?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

16.

The salt concentration in a red blood cell is 0.9%, and it is put into a solution with 10% salt. What kind of solution is this?

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypertonic

17.

The salt concentration in a red blood cell is 0.9%, and it is put into a solution with 0.1% salt. What kind of solution is this?

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

18.

The salt concentration in a red blood cell is 0.9%, and it is put into a solution with 0.9% salt. What kind of solution is this?

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

19.

What happens to a red blood cell when it is in a hypotonic solution?

a)

it swells

b)

it shrinks

c)

the shape stays the same

20.

The main role of the mitochondria is to _____.

a)

provide ATP energy for the cell

b)

house genetic information

c)

synthesize lipids

d)

modify proteins

21.

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) consists of the smooth ER and the (a)   ER.

22.

The rough ER is studded with (a)   on which proteins destined for transport outside the cell are made.

23.

The smooth ER is the site of (a)   synthesis.

24.

The _____ ______ is a structure that modifies and packages for proteins for transport out of the cell.

a)

nucleus

b)

rough ER

c)

mitochondria

d)

Golgi apparatus

25.

Which cellular structure houses DNA?

a)

cytoskeleton

b)

nucleus

c)

smooth ER

d)

lysosomes

26.

The cell's _______ are structures that contain digestive enzymes that break up old parts or foreign substances. These structures are the garbage disposals/recycling centers of the cell.

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

smooth ER

d)

lysosomes

27.

Which of the following structures are found in plant cells but not in animal cells? Click all that apply.

a)

cell wall

b)

chloroplasts

c)

plasmodesmata

d)

mitochondria