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Cell Organelles & Transport

Total questions: 121

Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What process occurs when WATER diffuses across a membrane?
a)
endocytosis
b)
mitosis
c)
osmosis
d)
nuclear fission 
2.
What does “high concentration area” mean?
a)
Spread out
b)
Tightly packed together
c)
Uncrowded
d)
Spacious
3.
When particles move from areas of high concentration to areas less concentrated, this has taken place.
a)
diffusion
b)
mitosis
c)
endocytosis
d)
photosynthesis
4.
Why is diffusion and osmosis important to cells?
a)
It allows them to take in materials without using energy.
b)
It allows them to reproduce.
c)
It allows them to absorb sunlight.
d)
It allows cells to use all energy.
5.
What does selectively-permeable mean?
a)

The cell will not allow nonpolar molecules to pass through.

b)

No substances will get through

c)
The cell lets only large substances through
d)

Some substances may pass and others may not.

6.
What is diffusion?
a)
when molecules move 
b)
when molecules move from a high concentration to a low.
c)
no movement 
d)
molecules move everywhere
7.
Where is there a low concentration of dye?
a)
at the bottom of cup
b)
in the color
c)
at the top of cup 
d)
no concenteraion gradient
8.
During osmosis
a)
water moves from high to low concentration
b)
large or oddly shaped molecules move across a cell membrane
c)
water moves when energy is used
d)
proteins are built
9.
Permeable means
a)
things can pass through
b)
the concentration levels are different
c)
it is permanent
d)
things are stuck
10.
Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
11.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
12.
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
13.
The concentration of water is higher in the soil than in plant root cells. Water moves into root cells of a plant by...
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Simple Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Osmosis
14.
Waste products are moved out of the cell by ______________________.
a)
endocytosis
b)
diffusion
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
15.
Food is moved into the cell by ________________________.
a)
endocytosis
b)
pinocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
16.
This cell organelle helps organisms maintain homeostasis by controlling what substances may enter or leave cells.
a)
vacuole
b)
nucleus
c)
cell membrane
d)
cell wall
17.
Passive transport requires no
a)
concentration gradients
b)
osmosis
c)
motion
d)
energy
18.
A cell in an isotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
19.
A cell in a hypotonic solution will
a)
swell
b)
shrink 
c)
stay the same size
d)
impossible to tell
20.
When a cell is placed in a hypertonic (more concentrated) solution water
a)
moves from the inside of the cell to the solution
b)
moves from the solution to the inside of the cell
c)
moves equally in and out of the cell
d)
none of these
21.
When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution (less concentrated), water
a)
moves from the inside of the cell to the solution
b)
moves from the solution to the inside of the cell
c)
moves equally in and out of the cell
d)
none of these
22.

What is a sac-like structure used to store water and nutrients? There is a much larger one in plant cells.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Vacuoles

d)

Golgi Body

23.
Which organelle converts the energy in food into energy for the cell (cellular respiration)?
a)
Ribosomes
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Golgi Body
24.
Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Nucleolus
c)
Lysosomes
d)
Ribosomes
25.
A state of biological balance
a)
homeostasis
b)
turgor pressure
c)
hypotonic
d)
plasma membrane
26.
When both inside and outside of a cell have the same amount of water it is said that the cell has reached a state of
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion
c)
Equilibrium
d)

Turgor Pressure

27.
name for a specialized part of a cell
a)
organ
b)
organelle
c)
organ system
d)
cell helper 
28.
The most important organelle in cell transport
a)
E.R.
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus 
d)
cell membrane
29.
PHOTOSYNTHESIS HAPPENS IN THIS ORGANELLE
a)
MITOCHONDRIA
b)
CHLOROPLAST
c)
CYTOPLASM
d)
CELL MEMEBRANE
30.
A cell in the following solution will...
a)
shrink 
b)
swell
c)
stay the same
d)

plasmolyze

31.
A cell in the following solution will...
a)
shrink 
b)
swell
c)
stay the same
d)

plasmolyze

32.
A cell in the following solution will...
a)
shrink 
b)
swell
c)
stay the same
33.
The organelle responsible for processing and transporting proteins within the cell is
a)
golgi apparatus
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
34.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell? 
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
35.
Directs all cell activities through the DNA located there.
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
ribosomes
d)
Mitochondria
36.
What is the name of the structure shown in the diagram where cellular respiration takes place?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Nucleus
d)
Vacuole
37.
Which of the following is directly involved in the transportation of materials inside/within the cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vacuole
c)
Lysosome
d)
Mitochondria
38.
I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?
a)
vacuole
b)
ribosome
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi apparatus
39.

You might think of me as the waste or trash collector, but recycler is maybe more accurate. What am I?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

lysosome

c)

vacuole

d)

ribosome

40.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
41.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondrion
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
42.
What makes the endoplasmic reticulum rough?
a)
Vessicles
b)
Vacuoles
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Chromosomes
43.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
44.
Package proteins to be distributed to OTHER cells or areas of the organism
a)
rough ER
b)
ribosome
c)
golgi bodies
d)
lysosome
45.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?

a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
46.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?

a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Cell Membrane
47.
What is the difference between rough and smooth ER?
a)
There is no difference.
b)
Plants have rough ER, animals have smooth ER.
c)
What type of injuries the Doctors treat.
d)
Rough has ribosomes, smooth does not.
48.
What organelle surrounds and supports plant cells?

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Golgi Complex
49.
Which of the following are found in all living cells?
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasm
c)
cell membrane
d)
all of the above
50.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
51.
Controls what enters/leaves a cell
a)
cell membrane
b)
Nuclear membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
52.
stiff, protective outer layer of plant cells
a)
cell membrane
b)
nuclear membrane
c)
cell wall
d)
cytoplasm
53.

hold/store water, are larger in plant cells

a)

nuclolus

b)

ribosomes

c)

golgi bodies

d)

vacuoles

54.

What am I?

a)

cell wall, converts sugar into sunlight

b)

mitochondria, converts sunlight into sugar for energy

c)

cytoplasm, converts sugar into sunlight

d)

chloroplast, converts sunlight into sugar for energy

55.
What is the name of the genetic material that is inside the nucleus?
a)
ER
b)
ATP
c)
YOLO
d)
DNA
56.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
57.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
58.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
59.
a)
Passive Transport
b)
Active Transport
60.

What will happen to an egg if it is left in a container of pure water?

a)

shrink

b)

expand

c)

stay the same

d)

change color

61.
Which of the following uses energy (Is active transport)? 
a)
Diffusion 
b)
Osmosis 
c)
Facilitated diffusion
d)
Exocytosis
62.
The lipid bilayer is nonpolar, so nonpolar molecules like Carbon dioxide cross it using: 
a)
Active transport
b)
Endocytosis 
c)
Simple diffusion 
d)
Facilitated diffusion
63.
Which of the following is most likely a prokaryote? 
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
64.
Which is a plant cell? 
a)
a
b)
b
c)
c
d)
d
65.
Which organelle has its own, special DNA
a)
Mitochondria 
b)
Golgi bodies 
c)
Endoplasmic Reticulum 
d)
Ribosome
66.
Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory? 
a)
All cells evolved from prokaryotes 
b)
All living things are made from cells. 
c)
All cells come from other cells. 
d)
Cells are the basic unit of life
67.
Which cell will swell with water?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)

None of the choices

68.
Which is an example of a prokaryote?
a)
Fungus 
b)
Bacteria 
c)
Plants 
d)
Animals
69.
Which cells lack membrane-bound organelles? 
a)
Prokaryotic 
b)
Eukaryotic
70.
Facilitated Diffusion uses a __ to aid in diffusion, but they do not require energy to function
a)
Protein channels 
b)
Pumps 
c)
Vesicles
71.

All of the following are principles of the cell theory EXCEPT _____.

a)

the cell is the smallest unit of life

b)

water is the main ingredient in every cell

c)

all new cells come from preexisting cells

d)

all living things are made of one or more cells

72.

Which letter best represents where nucleic acids would be found?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

73.

What scientist did NOT contribute to the development of the cell theory?

a)

Theodor Schwann

b)

Matthias Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Carl Sagan

74.

Which best explains the function of a cell membrane?

a)

offers protection from the outside environment

b)

provides a framework to help the cell move

c)

transforms energy in the cell into ATP

d)

removes viruses from inside the cell

75.

Photosynthesis occurs at the cell level. Which organelle is necessary for photosynthesis?

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Chloroplasts

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

76.

What is the main difference between active transport and passive transport?

a)

During active transport the water inside the cell is used to transport substances throughout the cell. Passive transport uses the cell’s cytoplasm to move substances around the cell.

b)

Passive transport moves substances throughout the cell without using the cell’s energy and active transport moves substances using the cell’s energy.

c)

Active transport moves substances from higher concentrations to lower concentrations and passive transport moves substances from lower concentrations to higher concentrations.

d)

Passive transport moves substances that are too large to get through the cell membrane by forming a vesicle inside the cell and active transport forms the vesicle on the outside of the cell.

77.

Substances too large to pass through the cell membrane enter the cell in a process called ____.

a)

endocytosis

b)

passive transport

c)

exocytosis

d)

active transport

78.

The passive transport of water through a membrane is ____.

a)

osmosis

b)

fermentation

c)

equilibrium

d)

active transport

79.

Small grain-shaped organelles that produce proteins for the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Lysosomes

d)

Mitochondria

80.

Rigid layer that surrounds the cell of plants and some other organisms such as fungi

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Cell Membrane

81.

Large oval structure that acts as the control center of the cell, directing all of the cells’ activities

a)

Vacuole

b)

Ribosome

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Nucleus

82.

Thick, clear, gel-like fluid that fills the region between the cell membrane and the nucleus

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Nucleus

83.

Rod-shaped organelles that convert energy in food molecules to energy the cell can use to carry out its functions

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Golgi Apparatus

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

84.

An organelle that forms a maze of passageways in which proteins and other materials are carried from one part of the cell to another

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Golgi Appartus

d)

Cytoplasm

85.

Organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic reticulum, packages them, and distributes them to other parts of the cell

a)

Golgi Apparatus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Chloroplast

86.

Organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy form that cells can use in making food

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Chloroplast

87.

Cell organelle which contains chemicals that break down large food particles into smaller ones that can be used by the rest of the cell

a)

Lysosome

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

88.

Semipermeable membrane, surrounding a cell that controls what goes into and out of the cell

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Lysosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cell Membrane

89.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram B, would be defined as:

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

90.

The solution surrounding the cell in Diagram C, would be defined as

a)

hypertonic

b)

isotonic

c)

hypotonic

91.
The cell below is in a _________ solution.
a)
Hypotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Isotonic
92.
The cell below is in a _____________ solution.
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
93.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)

Diffused

94.

If the dots represent sugar what direction will the water flow?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Both equally (equilibrium)

95.

What will happen to the cell in the given solution?

a)

Swell up

b)

Shrink

c)

Stay the same

96.
What type of solution allows water to enter the plant cell?
a)
hypotonic solution
b)
hypertonic solution
c)
isotonic solution
d)
active transport
97.
What type of solution is this cell in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
d)
diffused
98.
The cells seem to be swelling and about to burst what type of solution are they most likely in?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
99.
The cells seem to be shriveled and dehydrated what type of solution are they most likely in?
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Isotonic
c)
Hypotonic
100.
The image indicates what type of solution the cell is in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
101.
The image indicates what type of solution the cell is in?
a)
Isotonic
b)
Hypertonic
c)
Hypotonic
102.

Movement of SOLUTE through the cell membrane from high to low concentration is called.....

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

osmosis

103.

Which Type of solution is the middle cell placed in?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Robotonic

104.

Which molecule is in equilibrium? How can you tell?

a)

Molecule A; equal amounts inside and outside

b)

Molecule B; passive movement into the cell

c)

Molecule C; equal amounts inside and outside

d)

Molecule C; all molecules are inside the cell

105.
In this picture, which way will the water move?
a)
Water will move into the cell
b)
Water will move out of the cell
c)
Water will move in and out of the cell
d)
Water will not move
106.
In this picture, how do you classify the solution?
a)
The solution is hypotonic
b)
The solution is hypertonic
c)
The solution is isotonic
d)
The solution is my tonic
107.
How does a cell maintain homeostasis?
a)
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
b)
Flexibility
c)
Protective barrier
d)
Structure and support
108.
The cell membrane is selectively permeable, which means...
a)
All materials can enter and leave the cell
b)
Certain things can enter while others cannot
c)
The cell manually sorts through all materials
d)
Only certain cells can interact with the cell.
109.
Which type of movement has channels that help large molecules move through the cell membrane?
a)
active transport
b)
diffusion
c)
osmosis
d)
facilitated diffusion
110.
The cell membrane, or plasma membrane, is made up of a lipid bilayer in which hydrophilic heads face outward and hydrophobic tails face inward.
This arrangement within the cell membrane allows it to 
a)
fuse with ribosomes during DNA replication.
b)
absorb water from the cytoplasm whenever necessary.
c)
keep out all viral and bacterial infections.
d)
control the movement of substances in and out of the cell.
111.

The _______________ of the phospholipids in a cell membrane face inward towards each other.

a)

heads

b)

tails

c)

stems

d)

sticks

112.
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
113.
What do the brown structures represent?
a)
Phospholipids
b)
Glycoproteins
c)
Channel Proteins 
d)
Cyctoskeleton Filaments
114.

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

115.

The type of transport that requires the use of transport proteins

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Facilitated Diffusion

c)

Active Transport

d)

Vesicular Transport

116.

The energy molecule that powers some modes of transport

a)

ADP

b)

ATP

c)

AGP

d)

ABP

117.
What does "bilayer" mean?
a)
one layer
b)
two layers
c)
laminated
d)
bilateral
118.
Hydrophilic means...
a)
water-loving
b)
water-fearing
c)
nonpolar
d)
lipid soluble
119.
Hydrophobic region of the cell membrane?
a)
E
b)
B
c)
C
d)
A 
120.
A ______________ is composed of a phosphate and glycerol head and 2 fatty acid chain tails. 
a)
phospholipid 
b)
Carbohydrate
c)
Cholesterol 
d)
Protein 
121.
___________ allow cells to recognize each other and act like ID tags. 
a)
Carbohydrates 
b)
Proteins
c)
Phospholipids 
d)
Cholesterol

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