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Unit 2: Organelles & Cell Transport

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To observe a small, living organism, a scientist might use a/an ____.

a)

electronic balance

b)

compound microscope

c)

TEM

d)

SEM

2.

Which microscope/s require the specimen to be dead, or non-living in order to view it.

a)

compound microscopes

b)

dissection microscopes

c)

transmission electron microscopes TEM

d)

scanning electron microscopes SEM

3.

Which are part of the cell theory?

a)
All non-living things are made of cells
b)

All cells come from existing cells

c)

Cells are the basic building block of living things.

d)

Living things must contain one or more cells.

e)

Cells have at least one nucleus with DNA

4.

What organelle acts as a clean up crew and breaks down waste products?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Golgi Apparatus

5.

What provides rigid external support and protection to the cell in plants?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Cell wall

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

6.
What type of transport is occurring in part A of the diagram?
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Osmosis
c)
Active Transport
d)
Diffusion
7.
What type of transport is occurring in part B of the diagram?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
8.
What type of transport is occurring in part C of the diagram?
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Osmosis
c)
Active Transport
d)
Facilitated Diffusion
9.

Movement of water from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. 

a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Active Transport
c)
Osmosis
d)
Diffusion 
10.
The cell membrane allows certain substances to pass through but not others, this is known as: 
a)
Double membrane bound organelle
b)
Semi-Permeable
c)
Non-Permeable
d)
Completely Permeable
11.
Molecules naturally move from areas of _______ to ______ concentration.
a)
lower to higher
b)
higher to lower
12.

This cell organelle helps organisms maintain homeostasis (balance) by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.

a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
13.

Which type of transport requires an input of energy/ ATP?

a)
Passive Transport
b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)
Simple Diffusion
d)
Active Transport
14.
What is the difference between active and passive transport?
a)

Active does not need energy and passive uses ATP (chemical energy)

b)

Active uses ATP ( chemical energy) and passive does not need energy

c)
Active stores transport proteins and passive releases 
d)
Active uses hormones and passive does not 
15.
What happens to a cell placed in a HYPERTONIC solution
a)
It shrinks
b)
It swells
c)
Nothing happens
16.

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells do not have nuclei, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.

c)

Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.

d)

Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

17.

Produces the energy a cell needs to carry out its functions, known as the powerhouse of the cell.

a)

mitochondria

b)

ER

c)

Golgi bodies

d)

vacuoles

18.

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

19.

Which process allows gases to be exchanged between the alveoli in the lungs and the blood in the circulatory system?

a)

facilitated diffusion

b)

simple diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

osmosis

20.

Gel-like fluid where the organelles are held

a)

chloroplast

b)

chlorophyll

c)

pigment

d)

cytoplasm

21.

What is the function of a chloroplast?

a)

makes proteins for animal cells

b)

allows materials in and out of the cell

c)

provides structure and support

d)

creates sugar & oxygen via photosynthesis

22.

What is the function of ribosomes?

a)

to create proteins

b)

to break down polymers

c)

to contain DNA

23.

This organelle is in all eukaryotic cells. It is the control center/ brain of the cell because it holds the DNA.

a)
Mitochondria
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Ribosomes
24.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
25.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
26.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
27.

these package proteins to be packed & shipped out of the cell (think UPS, FedEx)

a)

proteins

b)

ribosomes

c)

golgi bodies

d)

endoplasmic reticulum