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Year 12 BIC: Cell structure, microscopy and membrane structure

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two organelles are NOT found in animal cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

e)

Chloroplast

2.

Check the three major differences between a plant cell and an animal cell.

a)

cell wall

b)

mitochondria

c)

large central vacuole

d)

chloroplasts

3.

Check all the organelles that can be found in an animal cell.

a)

chloroplasts

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

golgi complex

4.

Arrow 12 is pointing to what organelle in the plant cell.

a)

the chloroplasts

b)

the large central vacuole

c)

the cell wall

d)

the mitochondria

5.

What fluid can be found in cells that holds organelles?

a)

Blood

b)

Plasma

c)

Chlorine

d)

Cytoplasm

6.

What is the function of this structure?

a)

Breaks down glucose to make usable energy (ATP)

b)

Does photosynthesis to make glucose

c)

Controls what goes in and out of the cell

d)

Stores water, chemicals, and wastes

7.

These organelles in plants capture light energy and store it in glucose molecules to be used as food.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Vacuoles

8.

This organelle stores water and other materials. It is larger in plant cells.

a)

vacuole

b)

cell wall

c)

chloroplast

d)

cytoplasm

9.
What is the structure labeled #3?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Endoplasmic reticulum
c)
Vacuole
d)
Mitochondria
10.

What is this structure?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

11.

In eukaryotic cells, which organelle secretes waste?

a)

golgi apparatus

b)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

c)

vacuole

d)

ribosome

12.

Which of the following are true about the rough endoplasmic reticulum? (check all that apply)

a)

Found prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

b)

Embedded with ribosomes

c)

Modify and transport proteins

d)

Synthesis lipids

e)

Detoxifies the cell

13.

Which of the following are true about the cell membrane? (check all that apply)

a)

Found prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

b)

Controls what enters the cell

c)

Controls what leaves the cell

d)

Made of phospholipids

e)

Serves as an impermeable barrier

14.

Which part(s) is found in all prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

ribosome

c)

cell membrane

d)

DNA

e)

nucleus

15.

In eukaryotic cells, which organelle is a specialized vesicle containing hydrolytic enzymes that can break down old cell parts and food.

a)

vacuole

b)

mitochondria

c)

golgi apparatus

d)

nucleolus

e)

lysosome

16.

In eukaryotic cells, what organelle produces the building blocks of ribosomes?

a)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum

b)

nucleus

c)

nucleolus

d)

cytoskeleton

e)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

17.

The function of flagella is:

a)

Movement

b)

Provide Energy

c)

Protection

d)

Make Proteins

18.

Prokaryotic cells have all of the following parts EXCEPT:

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nuclear membrane

19.

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

20.

The function of the smooth ER is to:

a)

Make proteins

b)

Make lipids

c)

Make carbohydrates

d)

Make nucleic acids

21.

Which of the following best describes the function of the Golgi apparatus?

a)

It modifies and transports proteins after the ribosome makes them.

b)

It manufactures lipids and then transports them to a new location.

c)

It manufactures proteins and nucleic acids using the DNA code.

d)

It modifies lipids and proteins and places them into packages.

22.

The membrane around the vacuole is known as

a)

Tonoplast

b)

Elaioplast

c)

Cytoplast

d)

Amyloplast

23.

What are the numbered parts of the cell?

a)

1-Cell surface membrane

2-Cell wall

3-Cytoplasm

b)

1-Cell wall

2-Cell surface membrane

3-Cytoplasm

c)

1-Cytoplasm

2-Cell surface membrane

3-Cell wall

d)

1-Cytoplasm

2-Cell wall

3-Cell surface membrane

24.

What are the identity of X and the function of Y?

a)

Identity of X

- Endoplasmic reticulum

Function of Y-Production of energy

b)

Identity of X

- Golgi apparatus

Function of Y-Formation of vesicles

c)

Identity of X-Mitochondrion

Function of Y-

Release of energy

d)

Identity of X-Vacuole

Function of Y-Production of proteins

25.

The diagram shows a stage micrometer, with divisions 0.1mm apart, viewed through an eyepiece containing a graticule. What is the area of the field of view of the mciroscope at this magnification (π=3.14)

a)

π=12.5 x 12.5 = 4.9 x 102μm2

b)

π=50 x 50 = 7.9 x 103μm2

c)

π=125 x 125 = 4.9 x 104μm2

d)

π=250 x 250 = 2.0 x 105μm2

26.
An electron microscope has a higher resolution than a light microscope. Which is a result of the higher resolution?
a)
the ability to produce larger images of cells
b)
the ability to see cristae in mitochondria
c)
the ability to see mRNA in all cells
d)
the ability to see the nucleus in eukaryotes
27.
What best describes an electron microscope in comparison to a light micrsocope?
a)
higher magnification and higher resolution
b)
higher magnification but lower resolution
c)
lower magnification but higher resolution
d)
lower magnification and lower resolution
28.

The diagram shows a stage micrometer viewed with an eyepiece graticule scale, using a magnification of x400. Using the same magnification, a chloroplast is measured and found to be 4 eyepiece graticule divisions long. How long is the chloroplast?

a)

1.0 x 101 μm

b)

4.0 x 102 μm

c)

2.5 x 10-1 μm

d)

2.5 x 10-2μm

29.
The eyepiece lens of a microscope is fitted with an eyepiece graticule. Which statement about the graticule are correct? (1) it allows you to measure the actual length of cells (2) it allows you to draw cells with correct proportions (3) it changes in size as the objective lens changes from x10 to x40
a)
1, 2 and 3
b)
1 and 3 only
c)
1 only
d)
2 only
30.
What three terms describe the head of a phospholipid
a)
polar, hydrophobic, made of phosphate
b)
polar, hydrophilic, made of phosphate
c)
non polar,hydrophobic, made of phosphate 
d)
non polar,hydrophilic, made of lipid
31.
Which of the following is NOT part of the cell membrane?
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
32.
Part of the plasma membrane responsible for cell recognition.. 
a)
C
b)
E
c)
B
d)
D
33.
Which of the following is responsible for getting large or charged (polar) molecules across the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
The _____ in the plasma membrane prevents the fatty acids tails from sticking together and not moving too far apart or too close to each other.
a)
carbohydrate chains
b)
cholesterol
c)
proteins
d)
lipids
35.
Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
36.
Hydrophilic means...
a)
water-loving
b)
water-fearing
c)
nonpolar
d)
lipid soluble
37.
Phospholipid tails are...
a)
Hydrophobic lipids
b)
Hydrophilic lipids
c)
hydrophobic phosphate
d)
hydrophilic phosphate
38.
What kind of embedded protein receives messages from the outside and relays them to the inside?
a)
marker
b)
channel
c)
transport
d)
receptor
39.

Which of the following describes the cell membrane?

a)

controls what enters and exits the cell

b)

protects and provide structure to the cell

c)

provides energy for the cell

d)

transports proteins and lipids throughout the cell

e)

helps the cell to move around

40.

What is the fluid mosaic model?

a)

describes the phospholipid bilayer only

b)

describes the 4 parts of the cell membrane that can move around

c)

describes the 4 parts of the cell membrane but they do not move around

d)

describes the cellulose that provides structure and protection to the cell

41.

What is the function of the phospholipid bilayer of the cell membrane?

a)

allows large molecules to pass through the cell membrane

b)

allows small, non-polar molecules to pass through the cell membrane

c)

identifies the cell and allow for cell-to-cell communication

d)

stabilizes the fluidity of the cell membrane

42.

Which image correctly shows the way phospholipids arrange themselves in the cell (plasma) membrane?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Structure A in the diagram is

a)

cholesterol

b)

phospholipid

c)

glycoprotein

d)

channel protein

44.
What is the name for a molecule that has a polar head region and a hydrophobic tail region?
a)
Bihydrophicity
b)
Amphipathic
c)
Hydrophilic
d)
Dipolarity
45.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

48.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D