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cell

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The jelly-like substance inside the cell membrane that holds organelles is called:

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Cell wall

2.

Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Lysosome

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Ribosomes

3.

The rigid structure found only in plant cells is:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cell wall

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell membrane

4.

The powerhouse of the cell, responsible for cellular respiration, is:

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Ribosome

5.

The control center of the cell, containing genetic information, is the:

a)

Endoplasmic reticulum

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

6.

Osmosis is the movement of:

a)

All of the above

b)

Water against a concentration gradient

c)

Solutes across a selectively permeable membrane

d)

Ions through a non-permeable membrane

7.

Which cell would water move out of?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

If the percentage represents sugar, what direction will water flow?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Into and out equally (equilibrium)

9.

Osmosis needs _____ energy.

a)

zero

b)

a lot of

c)

10 kilowatts

d)

some

10.
Ideally, your cells should be in a(n) _______ solution
a)
Hypertonic
b)
Hypotonic
c)
Isotonic
d)
Cola
11.

What will happen to the cell in the given solution?

a)

Swell up

b)

Shrink

c)

Stay the same

12.

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

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Both equally (equilibrium)

13.

Where will the water go?

a)

Into the cell

b)

Out of the cell

c)

Equally in & out - it's isotonic

d)

There is no water

14.
Large particles enter the cell by which process...
a)
exocytosis
b)
endocytosis
c)
exoskeleton
d)
osmosis
15.
The picture below is an example of _________________.
a)
osmosis
b)
isotonic
c)
diffusion
d)
active transport
16.
Permeable means
a)
things can pass through
b)
the concentration levels are different
c)
it is permanent
d)
things are stuck
17.
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
18.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
19.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
20.
Osmosis is the movement of _____ across a membrane.
a)
food
b)
energy
c)
oxygen
d)
water
21.
There are a TOTAL of ___ chromosomes in human body cells.
a)
23
b)
46
c)
92
d)
scientists don't know
22.
What is the result of mitosis?
a)
1 cell
b)
2 genetically identical cells
c)
2 genetically different cells
d)
4 genetically identical cells
23.
Chromosomes are made up of two identical sister _____________.
a)
chloroplasts
b)
nuclei
c)
chromatids 
d)
gens
24.

What is a chromosome?

a)

A small piece of cell membrane

b)

A pair of DNA molecules

c)

The protein center of a cell

d)

Part of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum

25.

How does your body grow as you get older?

a)

Your cells fill with water, and get bigger.

b)

Your cells divide, producing new cells.

c)

Your cells elongate.

d)

Your cells combine with one another.

26.

Which diagram shows cancer cells?

a)

A

b)

B

27.

The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called

a)

Mitosis (cell division)

b)

metaphase

c)

interphase

d)

differentiation

28.

Which of the following happens when a cell divides?

a)

The cell's volume increases

b)

It becomes more difficult for the cell to get rid of wastes

c)

Each daughter cell receives its own copy of the parent cell's DNA

d)

It becomes more difficult for the cell to get enough oxygen and nutrients