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January 8th Unit 1 & 2

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The organelle that is the control center of the cell and contains nearly all of the cell’s DNA:

a)

Ribosome

b)

Centriole

c)

Nucleus

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

2.

The organelle that assembles proteins in the cytoplasm:

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

3.

The organelle that captures the energy from sunlight and converts it into chemical energy stored in food during photosynthesis:

a)

Chloroplast

b)

Mitochondrion

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Nucleus

4.

The organelle that converts the chemical energy stored in food molecules into compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use:

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Mitochondrion

d)

Centrioles

5.

The organelle that regulates materials entering and leaving the cell, as well as supporting and protecting it:

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Centrioles

d)

Cytoskeleton

6.

Prokaryotic cells are usually _______ and do not contain a ______

a)

Multicellular, Nucleus

b)

Unicellular, Nucleus

7.

________ cells are more primitive and simple than ________ cells.

a)

Prokaryotic

Eukaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

Prokaryotic

8.

Match the following

a)
1.

Prokaryotic Cell

b)
2.

Eukaryotic Cell

c)
3.

Puppy

9.

Another name for prokaryotic cells is _______

a)

Human Cells

b)

Plant Cells

c)

Animal Cells

d)

Bacteria

10.

The main distinguishing structure between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells is the presence of a ________ in Euks

a)

Nucleus

b)

Membranes

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Cell Membrane

11.

Only _________ cells contain membrane-bound organelles

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

12.

The smallest living thing is called a ______

a)

atom

b)

element

c)

cell

d)

organism

13.

Which is in the correct order from smallest to largest?

a)

tissues, organs, cells, organ system, organism

b)

organs, organism, tissues, organ system, cells

c)

cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism

d)

organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

14.

Which type of cell contains membrane bound organelles?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

15.

Which of the following cell types is a prokaryote?

a)

Animal

b)

Plant

c)

Fungi

d)

Bacteria

16.

Which type of cell is small and lacks a nucleus?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

c)

Both

17.

Which type of cell is more complex?

a)

Eukaryotic

b)

Prokaryotic

18.

Place the following terms in their corresponding categories

a)

nucleus

b)

no nucleus

c)

ribosomes

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
19.

Place the following terms in their corresponding categories

a)

no membrane bound organelles

b)

membrane bound organelles

c)

cell membrane

1
2
3
1)
2)
3)
20.

Match the following

a)

Sorts, modifies and packages proteins

1.

Golgi

b)

Controls what enters and exits the cell

2.

Cell Membrane

c)

Stores and protects the DNA, the cell's instruction manual

3.

Nucleus

d)

Provides cell's energy in the form of ATP for cell's movement and function

4.

Mitochondria

e)

site of protein synthesis. Does not have a membrane

5.

Ribosome

21.

Match the following

a)

Production of proteins and lipids

1.

Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

absorbs sunlight for converting into energy

2.

Chloroplast

c)

Provides structure and protection for cell

3.

Cell Wall

d)

Contains enzymes that break down worn out or damaged cell parts

4.

Lysosome

e)

Storage bin where food, nutrients, and waste are kept.

5.

Vacuole

22.

A student identifies the following parts of a cell.

1. cell wall

2. Nucleus

3. DNA

4. plasma membrane


The presence of which structure allows the student to conclude that this is a eukaryotic cell?

a)

Structure 1

b)

Structure 2

c)

Structure 3

d)

Structure 4

23.

Label the parts of the plant cell

a)

golgi

b)

mitochondria

c)

cell wall

d)

endoplasmic reticulum

e)

nucleus

f)

chloroplast

g)

vacuole

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
24.

Label the parts of the animal cell

a)

nucleus

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

golgi

d)

mitochondria

1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
25.

Label the parts of the prokaryotic cell

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleoid

c)

ribosome

d)

flagella

1
2
3
4
1)
2)
3)
4)
26.
Which of these cannot reproduce without a host cell?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Fungi
d)
Protist
27.
What is the outside of a virus called?
a)
Capsulur Coat
b)
Capsid
c)
Cellular Membrane
d)
Viral Wall
28.
What is the capsid of a virus made of?
a)
Lipid bilayer
b)
Proteins
c)
Nucleic Acid
d)
Carbohydrates
29.
What's on the inside of the virus's protein coat?
a)
Tootsie Rolls
b)
Nucleic Acids
c)
Proteins
d)
Lipids
30.
Which of these is a reason why viruses are not considered living things?
a)
They do not have a nucleus
b)
They cannot reproduce on their own
c)
They have no genetic material
d)
They do not evolve
31.

A monosaccharide is the monomer for which biomolecule:

a)

Lipid

b)

Carbohydrate

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Protein

32.

Lipids have which of the following monomer:

a)

Glycerol & fatty acids

b)

amino acids

c)

monosaccharide

d)

nucleotide

33.

Match the following functions to the biomolecule

a)

Act as hormones

1.

Lipid

b)

Build muscle

2.

Protein

c)

Carry genetic information

3.

Nucleic acid

d)

Energy source (cellular respiration)

4.

Carbohydrate

34.

Which biomolecules provide quick energy for the cell and also provide materials to build the cell membrane/wall?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Proteins

c)

Lipids

d)

Nucleic Acids

35.

Which biomolecules contains your genetic information?

a)

Proteins

b)

Lipids

c)

Carbohydrates

d)

Nucleic Acids

36.

Which biomolecules act as energy storage for the cell and also cushions and insulates organs?

a)

Carbohyrdates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

37.

Which of the following is the correct pair of biomolecules and their monomers?

a)

Carbohydrate: Fatty Acids

b)

Protein: Amino acid

c)

Lipid: Nucleotide

d)

Nucleic Acid: DNA

38.

Enzyme is a/an...

a)

carbohydrate

b)

lipid

c)

protein

d)

nucleic acid

39.

Just under an orca's skin lies a thick layer of blubber. Blubber helps insulate a whale from heat loss. Based on this information, which biomolecule is blubber primarily made of?

a)

Lipids

b)

Nucleic Acids

c)

Proteins

d)

Carbohydrates

40.

Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?

a)

organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system

b)

organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

c)

cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

d)

cell, organ, tissue, organism, organ system

41.

A group of similar cells that work together to form the same function is called .......

a)

organ

b)

cell

c)

organ system

d)

organism

e)

tissue

42.

Any living thing made up of one or more cells....

a)

organ

b)

cell

c)

organ system

d)

organism

e)

tissue

43.

​ ​ (a)   - Organisms that have similar features and can reproduce.

​ (b)   - A group of the same species that live in a certain area.

​ (c)   -  A combination of all the different populations that live and interact in the same environment

​ (d)   - All the living and non-living things that interact in one specific part of the environment.

Choose from the below words
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
44.

What type of transport does not require energy or a protein and moves molecules from high to low concentration?

a)

Active Transport

b)

Passive transport

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Endocytosis

45.

Which of the following requires energy?

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive Transport

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

46.

Which of the following requires a protein to move molecules across the membrane?

a)

Active transport

b)

Diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Facilitated Diffusion

47.

The diffusion of water is called

a)

Active transport

b)

Facillitated diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Exocytosis

48.

Which of the following is a type of passive transport?

a)

Diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active transport

49.

When the solute concentration inside and outside of the cell is the same, the term used for the solution is

a)

Hypotonic

b)

Hypertomic

c)

Isotonic

d)

Osmotic

50.

When substances move against their concentration gradient, they are moving from

a)

high to low concentration

b)

low to high concentration

c)

inside to outside in equal concentration

51.

What is the function of this structure?

a)

Control what comes in and out of cell

b)

boundary of cell

c)

help maintain shape of cell

d)

homeostasis

52.
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
53.
Osmosis it the diffusion of __________.
a)
water
b)
glucose
c)
air
d)
passive transport
54.
Active transport requires _______.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
space
d)
nothing
55.
During osmosis and diffusion substances pass through which organelle?
a)
nucleus
b)
cell membrane
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
golgi body
56.
Look at the picture...which way would the molecules of water move according to osmosis?
a)
From A to B
b)
From B to A
57.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
58.
Homeostasis
a)
allows for a wildly fluctuating internal environment
b)
is impossible in vertebrates
c)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable internal environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
d)
is the maintenance of a relatively stable external environment and often incorporates a form of feedback regulation
59.

The group of organisms that use the process of homeostasis includes

a)

mammals, only

b)

animals, only

c)

plants and animals

d)

all living things

60.

Which of the following is NOT an example of homeostasis?

a)

A human producing gametes

b)

A plant bending toward sunlight

c)

A bird drinking water when thirsty

d)

A dog stealing chicken off the kitchen counter when hungry

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