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Cells - End of Unit Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The cell theory developed from the work of many different scientists. Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All cells come from other living cells.

b)

The cell is the basic unit of all living things.

c)

All cells of living things have the same organelles.

d)

All living things are made up of one or more cells.

2.
One example of a prokaryote is a...
a)
fungus
b)
bacteria
c)
animal
d)
plant
3.
Where is the DNA found in a prokaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
c)
in the ribosomes
d)
attached to the cell membrane
4.
Where is the DNA found in a eukaryotic cell? 
a)
floating around in the cytoplasm 
b)
in the nucleus 
5.

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

both eukaryotic and prokaryotic

d)

neither

6.

Prokaryotes do NOT have....

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

DNA or RNA

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Life

7.
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?

a)

unicellular

b)

floating DNA

c)

very small

d)

complex

9.
An animal cell has the following except a/an...
a)
Centriole
b)
Lysosome
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Endoplasmic reticulum
10.
This cell can produce it's own food through photosynthesis. 
a)
Animal
b)
Plant
11.
This organelle is in both plants and animals. It is a barrier between the cell and the environment.  It controls what goes in and out of a cell.
a)
cell wall
b)
cell membrane
c)
cell organelles
d)
mitochondria
12.
Which organelles are filled with enzymes that aid in intra-cellular digestion, breaking down wastes and old organelles?
a)
mitochondria
b)
Golgi body
c)
lysosomes
d)
ribosomes
13.
What directs all the activities of the cell?
a)
cell wall
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
d)
cell wall
14.
The two kinds of cells are prokaryotes and eukaryotes. How are they different?
a)
Prokaryotes have a nucleus.
b)
Eukaryotes have a nucleus.
c)
Prokaryotes are plant cells.
d)
All bacteria are eukaryotes.
15.
This organelle controls what comes in or out of the cell (selectively permeability).
a)
nucleus
b)
cell wall
c)
cell membrane
d)
vacuole
16.

What is the function of the cytoplasm?

a)

Helps keep organelles in place.

b)

Makes proteins

c)

Stores water

17.

Which organelle is known as the "Powerhouse" of the cell?

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Ribsomes

c)

Mitochondria

18.

_____ convert light energy into food through photosynthesis.

a)

Vacuoles

b)

Ribosomes

c)

The Golgi apparatus

d)

Chloroplasts

19.

Proteins are produced at this organelle.

a)

golgi body

b)

ribosome

c)

cytoskeleton

d)

cilia

20.

This organelle packages and processes proteins

a)

Smooth ER

b)

Rough ER

c)

Golgi body

d)

vacuole

21.
The function of the plasma membrane is....
a)
to regulate what enters and leaves the cell.
b)
fight bacteria and viruses that enter the cell.
c)
provide rigid support and protection to the cell.
d)
make sure each cell can move
22.
Most of the cell membrane is made of...
a)
Lipids
b)
Carbohydrates
c)
Proteins
d)
Nucleic acids
23.
What is embedded in the phospholipid bilayer?
a)
proteins
b)
salt
c)
water
d)
trapped animals
24.
What forms the channels and pumps in the phospholipid bilayer?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
proteins
c)
hydrophilic heads 
d)
lipids
25.
A balance that an organism maintains by regulating what goes into and out of the cell.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Homeostasis
c)
Plasmolysis
d)
Hypotonic
26.
The type of cellular transport that requires no energy.
a)
Active Transport
b)
Protein Pumps
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Endocytosis
27.
What condition occurs when too much water moves into the cell and the cell membrane bursts?
a)
Plasmolysis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Cytolysis
28.
Which of the following modes of cellular transport does NOT require energy?
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Protein Pumps
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis
29.
The process of engulfing food or liquid particles into the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
30.
Which type of cellular transport moves molecules from low concentrations to high concentrations?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Passive Transport
d)
Protein Pumps
31.
The release of large particles, often waste materials from the inside of the cell to the outside of the cell.
a)
Osmosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Diffusion
32.
Condition that occurs if too much water leaves the cell and cell collapses.
a)
Plasmolysis
b)
Osmosis
c)
Cytolysis
d)
Exocytosis
33.
What type of solution has more solutes and less water than a cell that it contains?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
None of the Above
34.
What happens to a plant cell that is placed into a hypotonic solution?
a)
It shrinks
b)
Plasmolysis
c)
It swells
d)
Cytolysis
35.
What might happen to a freshwater plant that is placed into saltwater?
a)
Cells will swell
b)
Plasmolysis
c)
Cytolysis
d)
There will be no change
36.
A cell with a 5% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  This solution is considered to be _____ to the cell.
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
None of the Above
37.
A cell with a 10% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 40% salt solution.  How will water move?
a)
It will leave the cell
b)
It will enter the cell
c)
It will move in and out equally
d)
There will be no movement
38.
A plant cell with a 20% salt solution is placed into a beaker with a 10% salt solution.  What will happen to the plant cell?
a)
Cytolysis
b)
Plasmolysis
c)
It will shrink
d)
It will swell
39.

What would happen to an animal cell placed into pure water?

a)

It would shrink

b)

Cytolysis

c)

Plasmolysis

d)

It would not change shape

40.
How does a cell maintain homeostasis?
a)
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Flexibility
c)
Protective barrier
d)
Structure and support
41.
Another term for equilibrium is...
a)
Not enough
b)
Too little
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Too much
42.
The movement of molecules against a concentration gradient
a)
simple diffusion
b)
facilitated diffusion
c)
active transport
d)
osmosis
43.
Active transport requires ______, moves materials from __________________, and goes _______ the concentration gradient.
a)
No energy, low to high, against
b)
ATP, high to low, with
c)
ATP, low to high, with
d)
ATP, low to high, against
44.
A type of active transport that releases particles that were enclosed from a cell when the membrane of the vesicle fuses with that of the cell membrane
a)
Exocytosis
b)
Osmosis
c)
Mitosis
d)
Endoyctosis
45.
A type of active transport that brings particles into a cell when the cell membrane encloses a particle to make a vesicle
a)
Diffusion
b)
Passive Transport
c)
Active Transport
d)
Endocytosis
46.

What is the process called when a cell ingests material by enveloping it in a portion of its cell membrane?

a)

Phagocytosis

b)

Pinocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Symporters

47.

Which type of transport brings fluid containing dissolved substances into a cell through membrane vesicles?

a)

Phagocytosis

b)

Pinocytosis

c)

Exocytosis

d)

Antiporters

48.

Tail-like extension that whips to move a cell like found on this cell:

a)

Cilia

b)

Eyespot

c)

Flagella

d)

Oral Groove

49.

Hair-like extensions that help a cell move and feed like pictured here:

a)

Cilia

b)

Flagella

c)

Eyespot

d)

Contractile Vacuole

50.

The storage structures of the cell. They are often bubble-like.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Centrioles

d)

Vacuoles

51.

What happens to a cell in an isotonic solution?

a)

shrivels

b)

swells

c)

stays the same

52.

Type of transport that requires ATP is called

a)

passive transport

b)

active transport

53.

What type of solution is this red blood cell in?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypertonic

c)

Hypotonic

54.

Is it safe to drink salt water?

a)

Yum, so salty!

b)

No, you could die of dehydration.

55.
Diffusion is the movement of molecules from
a)
an area of equilibrium to an area of high concentration.
b)
an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration.
c)
an area of high concentration to an area of high concentration.
d)
an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
56.

The movement of water through a semi-permeable membrane is called ___________.

a)

active transport

b)

respiration

c)

osmosis

d)

diffusion

57.
In a solution of water and salt, salt is considered the _______.
a)
solvent
b)
solute
c)
solution
58.
HYPO means...
a)
Low
b)
High
c)
Equal
d)
Fat
59.

High Surface area to volume ratio allows cells to do what quickly?

a)

Move materials around inside the cell

b)

Move materials in and out of the cell

c)

Communicate to other cells

d)

Divide

60.
This image shows how materials move into various sized cells in a given amount of time.... why does one square cell have more pink coloring than the others? 
a)
The surface area was too larger to get through
b)
The volume of the other cells was too large for the dye to get through
c)
There was not enough surface area for the dye to get through
d)
The volume was too low for the dye to stay in the square