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Unit 3 Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement accurately compares eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells?

a)

Eukaryotic cells are more complex than prokaryotic cells.

b)

Eukaryotic cells replicate faster than prokaryotic cells.

c)

Only prokaryotic cells have membrane-bound organelles.

d)

Only prokaryotic cells lack outer membranes and cell walls.

2.

A prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell are shown. Which characteristic best distinguishes these cells as either prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

a)

The organization of the genetic material

b)

The location of the cytoplasm

c)

The role of the cell membrane

d)

The function of the flagella

3.

A eukaryotic cell contains (a)   inside the nucleus.

4.

A virus contains DNA or RNA inside the (a)   .

5.

Which of the following is not a cell ut has the ability to reproduce within a living cell?

a)

bacterium

b)

virus

c)

alga

d)

yeast

6.

Like cells, viruses contain what type of genetic material?


-

(a)  

7.

The movement of water from an area of high concentration to low concentration is called _.

(a)  

8.

When diffusion requires the help of a transport protein, it's called _.

a)

osmosis

b)

facilitated diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

protein pump

9.

Which type of cellular process requires energy to move substances across the cell membrane? _ transport

(a)  

10.

Milly observed that her lettuce plants wilted after several days of drought, but after a a downpour of rain, the leaves began to swell. What cellular process caused the swelling in the lettuce plants?

(a)  

11.

Milly observed that her lettuce plants wilted after several days of drought, but after a a downpour of rain, the leaves began to swell. What type of osmosis is this an example of?

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

12.

Protein molecules can be broken down into smaller components called _.

a)

amino acids

b)

fatty acids

c)

monosaccharides

d)

nucleic acids

13.

The diagram reveals that lipids and proteins are both parts of cell membranes. They have different functions because -

a)

Lipids stiffen the cell membrane; proteins attach to ends of lipids

b)

Lipids move chemicals; proteins store water

c)

Lipids remove nucleic acids; proteins hold the cell membrane together

d)

Lipids hold the cell membrane together; proteins move chemicals across the cell membrane

14.

A prokaryotic cell is similar to a eukaryotic cell in that both types of cells contains -. (choose 2)

a)

vacuoles

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosomes

d)

mitochondria

15.

Which structures can both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells have?

a)

ribosomes, flagella, DNA

b)

vesicles, mitochondria, plasmids

c)

DNA, plasmids, mitochondria

d)

cilia, ribosomes, vacuoles

16.

Which cell that was viewed is most likely a prokaryote?

a)

Cell W

b)

Cell X

c)

Cell Y

d)

Cell Z

17.

Sort the following statements based on if the statement is talking about prokaryotes or eukaryotes

18.

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

19.

What kind of cell is this?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

20.

A microscopic, nonliving particle made of nucleic acid and a protein coat.

a)

Provirus

b)

Virus

c)

Bacteriophage

d)

Prion

21.

A living cell in which a virus replicates.

a)

Host Cell

b)

Bacteriophage

c)

Replication Phase

d)

Retrovirus

22.

Genetic material found inside cells and virus.

a)

DNA and RNA

b)

Prion

c)

Capsid

d)

Protein Coat

23.

When a virus puts its genetic material into a host cell.

a)

Attachment

b)

Entry

c)

Replication

d)

Assembly

e)

Lysis and Release

24.

When a virus binds to the cell membrane of a host cell.

a)

Attachment

b)

Entry

c)

Replication

d)

Assembly

e)

Lysis and Release

25.

When new viruses are made within a host cell.

a)

Attachment

b)

Entry

c)

Replication

d)

Assembly

e)

Lysis and Release

26.

When new viruses burst out of a host cell.

a)

Attachment

b)

Entry

c)

Replication

d)

Assembly

e)

Lysis and Release

27.

A viral life cycle that begins like the lytic cycle, but forms proviruses and can stay hidden in human cells.

a)

Lysogenic

b)

Lysis and Release

c)

Retrovirus

d)

White Blood Cells

28.

This picture shows molecules of red dye that have moved. What is this type of movement called?

a)

Osmosis; the water molecules are moving from high concentration to low

b)

Diffusion; the dye molecules are moving from low to high concentration

c)

Diffusion; the dye molecules are moving from high to low concentration.

d)

Facilitated diffusion; because the molecules are moving through a protein channel.

29.

Active transport is when molecules move ________ the concentration gradient.

a)

against

b)

up

c)

down

d)

with

30.

___ is particle movement from an area of lower concentration to an area of higher concentration.

a)

Active transport

b)

Passive transport

31.

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

a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Cytoplasm
32.

Which statement BEST describes how viruses disrupt normal cellular processes to cause disease?

a)

Viruses use cell machinery to build products the virus needs.

b)

Viruses release large amounts of energy into the cell, causing increased growth rates.

c)

Viruses release antibiotics that destroy the cell membrane so more viral particles can be released.

d)

Viruses block gene expression and prevent hot cell DNA replication.

33.

Which location in the host cell provides the environment for most viral replication?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cell membrane

d)

Mitochondrion

34.

A virus reproduces by -

a)

Using its own organeeles

b)

Depending on a host cell

c)

Dividing independently

d)

Producing spores

35.

Compared to human cells, a virus is -

a)

Larger

b)

Smaller

c)

The same size as

d)

Twice the size of

36.

Viruses contain -

a)

Only DNA

b)

Only RNA

c)

DNA or RNA

d)

Both DNA and RNA