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Cell Structure and Function

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In diffusion

a)

water moves from a high concentration to a low concentration

b)

water moves from a low concentration to a high concentration

c)

molecules move from a high concentration to a low concentration

d)

molecules move from a low concentration to a high concentration

2.

Water, oxygen and carbon dioxide move across the permeable cell membrane by ____

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

endocytosis

d)

exocytosis

3.

A hypertonic solution is one where

a)

the concentration of a solution outside the cell is higher than the concentration than inside the cell

b)

the concentration of a solution outside the cell is lower than the concentration than inside the cell

c)

the concentration of a solution outside the cell is equal to the concentration than inside the cell

4.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cytoplasm

5.

This fluid in the cell is where the organelles are found. It contains water and chemicals the cell needs.

a)

Blood

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Plasma

d)

Vacuole

6.

These organelles convert the energy in food molecules to a form the cell can use.

a)

Chloroplasts

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Ribosomes

7.

These tiny cell structures assemble protein molecules from amino acids.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

Ribosomes

8.
What is the function of the lysosome?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
9.
What is the function of the mitochondria?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
10.
What is the function of the ribosome?
a)
site of digestive enzymes
b)
site of ATP (energy) production
c)
site of photosynthesis
d)
site of protein production
11.
What is the function of the Golgi body?
a)
to control the activities within the cell
b)
to package and ship cellular materials
c)
to store water and nutrients 
d)
to control the materials that pass into and out of the cell
12.
control the cell's activities; contains the cell's DNA
a)
mitochondria
b)
cell membrane
c)
nucleus
d)
golgi body
13.

Match the organelle with its correct function.

a)
1.

Stores and Protects DNA

b)
2.

Builds Proteins

c)
3.

Generates energy for the cell

d)
4.

Controls what enters and leaves the cell

e)
5.

Packages up proteins to be shipped out of the cell

14.

Tiny membrane bound structures inside the cell that perform specialized functions to keep the Eukaryotic cell alive.

a)

Organs

b)

Organelles

c)

Cytoplasm

15.
Consists of a jellylike substance that contains many organelles.
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
chloroplasts
d)
cell wall
16.
I am the genetic instructions cells need to make protein. What am I?
a)
Nucleus
b)
DNA
c)
Cell wall
d)
Cell membrane 
17.

Glycolipids and glycoproteins are found on the outside of the cell; what are they responsible for?

a)

binding with lipids or proteins

b)

binding with insulin

c)

cell-cell communication

d)

none of these are correct

18.

The rough endoplasmic reticulum is involved in making proteins, so what is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum involved in?

a)

also making proteins

b)

digesting proteins

c)

lipid metabolism

d)

detoxifies hydrophilic toxins

19.

Membranes are selectively permeable, so what molecules will readily pass through the membrane?

a)

small and hydrophobic

b)

large and hydrophobic

c)

small and hydrophilic

d)

large and hydrophilic

20.

Hypotonic, isotonic, and hypertonic only apply when comparing two solutions separated by...?

a)

they do not need to be separated by anything

b)

a membrane

c)

a layer

d)

a selectively permeable membrane

21.

The cell membrane contains channels and pumps that help move materials from one side to the other. What are these channels and pumps made of?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Bilipids

d)

Proteins

22.

The diffusion of WATER across a selectively permeably membrane is called

a)

Osmotic pressure

b)

Osmosis

c)

Pinocytosis

d)

Active Transport

23.

Which means of particle transport requires input of energy from the cell?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active Transport

24.

Molecules moves from high to low concentration in ______.

a)

down hill racing

b)

up hill racing

c)

passive transport

d)

active transport

25.

Which is used in an active transport?

a)

ATP

b)

CAR

c)

CART

d)

ARTS

26.

Which type of transport does NOT require energy?

a)

osmosis

b)

passive transport

c)

diffusion

d)

All are correct

27.

The cell expands in __________ solution.

a)

hypotonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypertonic

d)

super sonic

28.

Which is an example of an active transport?

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Passive transport

29.

How do cells gets rid of large waste in active transport?

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

trashcytosis

d)

none is correct

30.

Facilitated diffusion is the movement of molecules that_____

a)

does not require energy

b)

move with concentration gradient

c)

move through the membrane protein

d)

All of the above

31.
A state of biological balance
a)
homeostasis
b)
hypertonic
c)
hypotonic
d)
hippocampus
32.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
33.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
34.

What is the movement of particles with the concentration gradient using protein "helpers"?

a)

diffusion

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

enzymatic reactions

35.

What term is used to describe when two solutions have reached a balanced state?

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Tonicity

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Equilibrium

36.

A cell has 80% water 20% solute, the surrounding solution has 60% water and 40% solute. What type of solution is this?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Isotonic

c)

Hypotonic

d)

Equilibrium

37.

When placed in a solution of 30% water 70% salt, what would happen to a cell that is 70% water?

a)

it will take in salt and swell

b)

it will take in water and swell

c)

it will lose water and shrink

d)

it will remain the same size

38.

What best describes the cell membrane?

a)

It is a single layer of lipids.

b)

It is an impenetrable barrier.

c)

It is strong, rigid and durable.

d)

It is a lipid bilayer.

39.

What is the difference between diffusion and facilitated diffusion?

a)

facilitated diffusion requires energy

b)

diffusion moves substances from low to high concentration

c)

facilitated diffusion uses carrier proteins to move substances in or out of the cell

d)

all of the above

40.

What type of membrane protein has a straight pathway for molecules to move?

a)

channel protein

b)

carrier protein

c)

receptor protein

d)

glycoprotein

41.

What ions does this carrier protein pump from low to high concentration?

a)

calcium & iron

b)

nitrogen & sodium

c)

sodium & potassium

d)

potassium & calcium

42.

What type of transport occurs when a large cell consumes a smaller cell such as a bacterium?

a)

endocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

phagocytosis

43.

What transport occurs when fluid and solute is ingested into a cell by budding of small vesicles from the cell membrane?

a)

endocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

phagocytosis

44.
Supports cells structure & drives cell movement.  Composed of microfilaments, microtubules, & centrioles.
a)
endoplasmic reticulum
b)
golgi apparatus
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
vacuole
45.

The endocytotic process in which particulate matter is brought into the cell is called

a)

phagocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

exocytosis

46.

Name the cytoskeletal element:

interact with myosin to produce contraction force (a)  

Choose from the below words
actin filaments
microtubules
intermediate filaments