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Cell Structures & Transport Unit Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?

a)

cell membrane

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

d)

ribosome

2.

What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

cell wall

d)

cell membrane

3.

A large central vacuole is found in a _____ cell.

a)

animal

b)

plant

4.

What is the function of a chloroplast?

a)

makes proteins for animal cells

b)

allows materials in and out of the cell

c)

provides structure and support

d)

absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis

5.

The arrow is showing the fluid inside the cell that surrounds the cell organelles. What is the arrow pointing to in the cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

nucleus

6.

This organelle controls what goes in and out of plant and animal cells.

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cell Membrane

c)

Chloroplasts

d)

Cytoplasm

7.

The _____________ stores food, water, wastes, and other materials in both plant and animal cells.

a)

Vacuole

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleus

8.

What can only be found in plant cells?

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Vacuole

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Mitochondria

9.

I am found in plant cells. I am rigid, strong & stiff. I give support to the plant cell.  I give the cell it's box shape

a)

cell membrane

b)

cell wall

c)

chlorophyll

d)

mitochondria

10.

I am the "brain" of the cell. I control all cell activities

a)

nucleus

b)

lysosome

c)

cytoplatelets

d)

vacuole

11.

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

12.

I am a protein packaging and shipping machine! Who am I?

a)

vacuole

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondrion

d)

golgi apparatus

13.

What is the function of the cell membrane?

a)

Controls all cell activity

b)

Creates lipids and hormones

c)

Allows select materials to pass in and out of the cell

d)

Produces food by converting energy from the sun

14.

What cell structure is ONLY found in animal cells?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Lysosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

15.

This organelle transports things around the cell. It is often called the "highway" of the cell.

a)

ER

(Endoplasmic Reticulum)

b)

Golgi Body

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vacuole

16.

What type of cell is this?

a)

Animal Cell

b)

Plant Cell

c)

Bacteria Cell

17.

I store water in both plant and animal cells. What am I?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

ribosomes

c)

vacuole

d)

lysosomes

18.

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

19.

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

20.

What two organelles are NOT in an animal cell?

a)

Cell Membrane and Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus and Ribosomes

c)

Cell Wall and Chloroplasts

d)

Golgi Body and Lysosomes

21.

What process occurs when WATER diffuses across a membrane?

a)

endocytosis

b)

mitosis

c)

osmosis

d)

nuclear fission 

22.

The picture  is an example of _________________.

a)

isotonic

b)

diffusion

c)

osmosis

d)

active transport

23.

Why are diffusion and osmosis important to cells?

a)

It allows them to take in materials/substances without using energy.

b)

It allows them to reproduce.

c)

It allows them to absorb sunlight.

d)

It allows cells to use all energy.

24.

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)

equilibrium

c)

diffusion

d)

hypertonic

25.

Which way will the water molecules move during osmosis?

a)

Out of the cell, so the cell shrinks.

b)

Out of the cell, so the cell swells.

c)

Into the cell, so the cell shrinks.

d)

Into the cell, so the cell swells.

26.

An animal cell placed in a hypertonic (salty) solution will

a)

Stay the same

b)

Shrink- get smaller

c)

Swell- get bigger

27.

If you looked at red blood cells under a microscope and saw the blood cells exploded, what would you say happened?

a)

The cells were placed in a hypotonic solution.

b)

the solution was isotonic.

c)

The solution was hypertonic.

28.

Movement of particles from high to low concentration. 

a)

Passive Transport

b)

Active Transport

29.

What term describes a solution that has the same solute concentration inside of and outside of the cell?

a)

Hypertonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Isotonic

30.

In which case would a cell most likely shrink?

a)

when placed in a solution containing a high salt concentration

b)

when placed in a isotonic solution

c)

when placed in a solution containing a low pH

d)

when placed in a solution containing distilled water

31.

This a picture of an animal and plant cell placed in a solution. Describe the solution?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

32.

This a picture of an animal and plant cell placed in a solution. Describe the solution?

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

33.

The cell uses __________ to transport waste out of the cell.

a)

passive transport

b)

diffusion

c)

endocytosis

d)

exocytosis

34.

A cell must expend energy to transport substances using ___________

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

passive transport

35.

White blood cells engulf (take in), digest, and destroy invading bacteria using ________

a)

passive transport

b)

endocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

osmosis

36.

If the solute (dots) in this diagram are unable to pass through the dividing membrane, what will happen?

a)

The water level will rise on the right side of the tube.

b)

The water level will rise on the left side of the tube.

c)

The water level will stay the same.

37.

Which of the following describes the movement of molecules AGAINST their concentration gradient?

a)

Simple diffusion

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Active transport

d)

Osmosis

38.

Cell

a)

Made up of tissues that work together to preform a specific task

b)

Basic unit of life

c)

Made of cells that have the same shape and function

d)

Made up of organs that work together to preform a specific task

39.

Tissue

a)

Made up of cells that have the same shape and function

b)

Made up of organs that work together to preform a specific task

c)

Basic unit of life

d)

Made up of tissues that work together to preform a specific task

40.

Which of the following is the correct order of the Levels of Organization (smallest to largest)

a)

Cell, organ, organ system, organism, tissue

b)

Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

c)

Organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell

d)

Organ, cell, organism, tissue, organ system