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Biology - Unit 1 Test Review: Cells

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 39mins

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Class
Date
1.

Over three years, Tim's height has increased from 5'4" to 5'11". What characteristic of life is being represented?

a)
All living things contain cells
b)
All living things maintain homeostasis
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things grow
2.

A camel has eyelashes that work to keep the dust and sand out of its eyes. What characteristic of life is being represented?

a)
All living things adapt to their environment
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things have cells
d)
All living things use energy
3.

Green plants produce their own food through the process of photosynthesis. What characteristic of life is being represented?

a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
4.

When you step out into the cold, your body shivers in order to keep its temperature at 98.6F. What characteristic of life is being represented?

a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things contain cells
c)
All living things maintain homeostasis
d)
All living things grow
5.

YOU are a multi-celled organism but an amoeba is a single celled organism. What characteristic of life is being represented?

a)
All living things have cells
b)
All living things grow
c)
All living things use energy
d)
All living things respond to their environment
6.

The roots of a plant grow towards a source of ground water. What characteristic of life is being represented?

a)
All living things use energy
b)
All living things reproduce
c)
All living things respond to their environment
d)
All living things grow
7.

In order for something to be considered a living organism, it must display _____ of the eight characteristics of living things.

a)
one
b)
some
c)
all
d)
more than half
8.
The basic unit of structure and function in the human body is the....
a)
organ
b)
organ system
c)
cell
d)
tissue
9.

Which statement was NOT included in cell theory?

a)

All living things are composed of cells.

b)

Living cells come only from other living cells.

c)

Each cell contains a cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum.

d)

Cells are the smallest structure of living things that can perform the functions necessary for life.

10.
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
12.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

To control what comes in and out of the cell

b)

To break down food inside the cell

c)

to serve as a barrier

d)

to eat the cells food

13.

Which of the following is represented in this image

a)

Facilitated Diffusion

b)

Active Transport (Pump)

c)

Osmosis

d)

Active Transport (Endocytosis)

14.

Why are plant cells capable of making their own food but not animals cells? Because of the presence of ________.

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

15.

Controls what comes into and out of the cell; found in plant and animal cells

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

16.

Gel-like fluid wher the organells are found

a)

chloroplast

b)

chlorophyll

c)

pigment

d)

cytoplasm

17.

Control center of the cell; contains DNA

a)

mitochondria

b)

cell membrane

c)

nucleus

d)

chromatin

18.

Rigid outer layer of a plant cell

a)

chloroplast

b)

cell membrane

c)

chlorophyll

d)

cell wall

19.

Uses chemicals to break down food and worn out cell parts

a)

lysosomes

b)

ribosomes

c)

ER

d)

Golgi Bodies

20.

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions

a)

mitochondria

b)

ER

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

vacuoles

21.

Stores food, water, wastes and other materials

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

vacuole

d)

nucleus

22.

Receives proteins and materials from the ER, packages them and distributes them

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

ribosomes

c)

cell wall

d)

nucleus

23.

What does a plant cell have that an animal cell doesn't have?

a)

Cell Membrane and Cell Wall

b)

Cell Wall and Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall and Nucleus

d)

Cell Wall and Chloroplast

24.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
25.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
26.
What process occurs when WATER diffuses across a membrane?
a)
endocytosis
b)
mitosis
c)
osmosis
d)
nuclear fission 
27.
What does selectively-permeable mean?
a)
The cell controls what passes in and out of the cell
b)
Nothing gets through
c)
The cell lets only large substances through
28.
Which is true about active transport?
a)
It requires energy
b)
it does not require energy
c)
It moves substances down the concentration gradient
d)
it moves material from high to low concentration
29.

An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will

a)

Stay the same

b)

Shrink- get smaller

c)

Swell- get bigger

30.

If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw the blood cells exploded, what would you say happened?

a)

The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution.

b)

the solution was isotonic.

c)

The solution was hypertonic.

31.
The picture is an example of...
a)
active tranport
b)
passive transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
32.
Proteins are made of monomers called ___________
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Glycerol and fatty acids
33.
DNA and RNA are examples of 
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
34.
Nucleotides are monomers of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
35.
Monosaccharides are monomers of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
36.
Waxes, oils and fats are examples of
a)
Carbohydrates
b)
Lipids
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic Acids
37.
What is the function of nucleic acids?
a)
store genetic information
b)
store energy (long-term)
c)
store energy (short-term)
d)
build skin, hair, nails, muscles
38.
Which macromolecule stores energy, insulates us, and makes up the cell membrane?
a)
lipids
b)
proteins
c)
carbohydrates
d)
nucleic acids
39.

Sugar belongs to which class of macromolecules?

a)

proteins

b)

lipids

c)

nucleic acids

d)

carbohydrates

40.

This image is a model of-

a)

Flagella

b)

Nucleus

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Cell Membrane

41.

 

What does "bilayer" mean?

a)

one layer

b)

two layers

c)

virus

d)

antibiotic

42.
Does A require any energy?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
43.

In the phospholipid, the polar head is considered what type of structure?

a)

hydrophobic

b)

hydrophillic

44.

When a cell has a specific function or job it is called....

a)

specialized

b)

multitalented

c)

unicellular

d)

organism

45.

The organelle that helps the cell maintain its shape and is also involved in movement:

a)

Mitochondrion

b)

Lysosome

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Cell Membrane

46.

The organelle that organizes cell division:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Centrioles

c)

Cytoskeleton

d)

Ribosome

47.

Diffusion & Facilitated Diffusion are both __________ transport.

a)

Passive

b)

Active

c)

Easy

d)

Free

48.

Passive Transport is the movement of particles across the membrane from an area of [ ___ ] to an area of [ ___ ]

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

low to low

d)

high to high

49.

Passive Transport uses ____ energy

a)

no

b)

a lot of

c)

a little bit of

d)

some

50.

An example of facilitated diffusion is

a)

CO2 and O2 exchange in the lungs

b)

Glucose transport

c)

Na+ / K+ Pumps

d)

Endocytosis

51.

Facilitated diffusion needs what to get particles from one side of the membrane to the other?

a)

a membrane-spanning protein

b)

a surface protein

c)

a phospholipid

d)

a carbohydrate

52.
What type of transport is this?
a)
Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
53.

The cell shows water moving in and out equally, which means it was placed in a ___ solution.

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic