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All about Cells

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the order of organization within living things?

a)

Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism

b)

Tissues, cells, organs, organ systems, organism

c)

Organism, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

d)

Organism, organ systems, cells, tissues, organs

2.

A nucleus is found within...

a)

Eukaryotic cells

b)

Prokaryotic cells

3.

What organelles are found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Plasma membrane, cytoplasm, ribosome

b)

Cell wall, plasma membrane, nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm, plasma membrane, nucleoid

d)

Cytoplasm, nucleus, nucleoid

4.

What is the function of the chloroplasts?

a)

Stores genetic information

b)

Absorbs sunlight and allows photosynthesis to take place

c)

Controls what enters and exits the cell

d)

The site where chemical reactions take place in the cell

5.

What is one condition of the cell theory?

a)

That all living things consist of one or more cells

b)

That all living things are bacterial in nature

c)

That all living things are eukaryotic in nature

d)

That all living things are prokaryotic in nature

6.

What organelles are found in both animal and plant cells (eukaryotic cells)?

a)

Plasma membrane, cytoplasm, chloroplasts

b)

Cell wall, plasma membrane, nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm, plasma membrane, nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm, nucleus, nucleoid

7.

What structures are found within a bacterial cell?

a)

Cell wall, nucleus

b)

Cell wall, chloroplast

c)

Cytoplasm, cell wall

d)

Flagellum, nucleus

8.

What is the function of mitochondria?

a)

The provide energy to the cell through the production of ATP

b)

The give the cell support

c)

They store the genetic information of the organism

d)

They trap energy from the Sun that can be used for photosynthesis

9.

Which organelle produces proteins in the cell?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell wall

d)

Plasma membrane

10.

The diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane is:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Equilibrium

11.

The movement of molecules from a place where there is a greater/higher concentration to an area where there is lesser/lower concentration is:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Active Transport

12.

A solution in which the concentration of solutes is the same inside and outside of a cell is a _____________________ solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

d)

homeotonic

13.

If a red blood cell is placed in a solution that has a concentration gradient higher than the red blood cell, this type of solution is called:

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Homeotonic

14.

When substances move in and out of cells using only their own kinetic energy this is called:

a)

Active Transport

b)

Passive Transport

c)

Activation Energy

d)

Selective Transport

15.

An example of diffusion is

a)

water molecules moving into a plant cell after rain

b)

red food coloring moving through water until the water is pink

c)

water molecules leaving the cells of a freshwater fish, when placed in a saltwater tank

d)

none of the above

16.

Cell "eating" is referred to as which of the following?

a)

phagocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

pinocytosis

d)

passive transport

17.

Cell "drinking" is referred to as which of the following?

a)

phagocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

passive transport

18.

A cell that is 90% water and 10% solute is placed in a solution that is 90% water and 10% solute. Which of the following is correct?

a)

it is hypertonic because water is exiting the cell.

b)

it is isotonic because the concentration is the same inside and outside the cell.

c)

it is hypotonic because water is entering the cell.

d)

it is hypertonic because water is entering the cell.

19.

What part of the cell regulates what can enter and leave the cell?  

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
20.

A general term for the various types of active transport that move particles into a cell by enclosing them in a vesicle made out of plasma membrane.

a)

Endocytosis

b)

Exocytosis

c)

Osmosis

d)

Diffusion

21.
Which scientist viewed a piece of cork under a simple microscope and first used the term "cell"?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Theodore Schwann
22.
Which scientist first viewed LIVING cells underneath a microscope?
a)
Robert Hooke
b)
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
c)
Matthias Schleiden
d)
Theodore Schwann
23.
Which of the following is NOT a statement included in the cell theory?
a)
All living things are made up of cells.
b)
Cells are the basic unit of life. 
c)
Cells can only come from other cells.
d)
Eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells.
24.
What is the scientific term for maintaining a constant internal environment?
a)
biological balance
b)
homeostasis
c)
internal regulation
d)
xenobiographic balance
25.
One example of a prokaryote is a...
a)
fungus
b)
bacteria
c)
animal
d)
plant
26.
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
27.

Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells

a)

prokaryotic cells

b)

eukaryotic cells

c)

both eukaryotic and prokaryotic

d)

neither

28.

Which type of cells has a chloroplast?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Animal Cell

d)

Bacteria

29.

You can distinguish a prokaryote apart from a eukaryote by--

a)

The presence of a ribosome

b)

The presence of a cell membrane

c)

The presence of DNA

d)

The presence of a nuclear membrane

30.

Prokaryotic cells do not have…….

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA or RNA

d)

life

31.

Tissue

a)

The basic unit of life

b)

Group of cells that perform a job

c)

Two or more tissues working together to perform a function

d)

A group of organs working together to perform a function

e)

Living things performing life processes by itself

32.

Organ systems

a)

The basic unit of life

b)

Group of cells that perform a job

c)

Two or more tissues working together to perform a function

d)

A group of organs working together to perform a function

e)

Living things performing life processes by itself

33.

Organ

a)

The basic unit of life

b)

Group of cells that perform a job

c)

Two or more tissues working together to perform a function

d)

A group of organs working together to perform a function

e)

Living things performing life processes by itself

34.

Cells

a)

The basic unit of life

b)

Group of cells that perform a job

c)

Two or more tissues working together to perform a function

d)

A group of organs working together to perform a function

e)

Living things performing life processes by itself

35.

Example: heart, stomach, brain lungs

a)

Cells

b)

Tissue

c)

Organ

d)

Organ System

e)

Organism

36.

Electron microscopes differ from light microscopes in that they produce an image of a specimen by using a beam of electrons rather than

a)

a beam of light.

b)

a beam of compounds

c)

a beam of cells

d)

a beam of specimens

37.

Type of microscope that commonly uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small objects

a)

Electron Microscope

b)

Scanning Electron Microscope

c)

Transmission Electron Microscope

d)

Light Microscope

38.

Which type of microscope can see cells?

a)

Light microscope

b)

Electron microscope

c)

both of these

d)

none of these

39.

Which type of microscope can see viruses?

a)

Light microscope

b)

Electron microscope

c)

both

d)

none of them

40.
A gel-like fluid it takes up most of the space inside the cell. 
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell membrane
c)
vacuoles
d)
golgi body
41.
Tiny cell structures that carry out specific functions within the cell.
a)
membranes
b)
nucleus
c)
organelles
d)
animalicules
42.

Holds the genetic information for a cell.

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

cell wall

d)

golgi apparatus

43.

In the kidney, cells have to reabsorb glucose into their cells against the concentration gradient. Which of the following processes facilitates this movement?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Active transport

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Osmosis

44.
What characteristic defines this organism as prokaryotic?
a)
Ability to move
b)
Ability to respond
c)
Shape and size
d)
Lacking of membrane-bound organelles
45.
Which structure is found only in eukaryotic cells?
a)
DNA
b)
Phospholipid membrane
c)
Nuclear membrane
d)
Cytoplasm
46.
What type of transport is occurring in Part C of the diagram shown?
a)
Active Transport
b)
Osmosis
c)
Facilitated Diffusion
d)
Diffusion
47.
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
48.
An animal cell that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmotic pressure causes
a)
water to move into the cell.
b)
water to move out of the cell
c)
solutes to move into the cell.
d)
solutes to move out of the cell.
49.
Which means of particle transport is shown in this diagram?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
facilitated diffusion
d)
protein pump
50.
Which means of particle transport requires input of energy from the cell?
a)
diffusion
b)
osmosis
c)
facilitated diffusion
d)
active transport
51.
A scientist treats a cell with a chemical that destroys the ribosomes. As a result, which cell process will be stopped?
a)
osmosis
b)
respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
protein synthesis
52.
Which is an example of osmosis?
a)
potassium ions moving in and out of an animal cell
b)
water moving into the root cells of a plant
c)
carbon dioxide moving into the leaf cells of a plant
d)
oxygen moving into the bloodstream from the lungs
53.
A type of passive transport that requires channel proteins to move larger molecules through the membrane is...
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
vesicle transport
54.

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