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Cell Bio/Cell Transport

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT part of the Cell Theory?

a)

Cells are the basic unit of life

b)

All cells have a nucleus

c)

All cells come from existing cells

d)

All living things are made of cells

2.

Robert Hooke, Anton Van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, and Matthias Schleiden were all responsible for what theory?

a)

The Theory of Gravity

b)

The Theory of Relativity

c)

The Theory of Life

d)

The Cell Theory

3.

All cells come from _______ cells.

a)

Small

b)

Paternal

c)

Pre-existing

d)

Pregnant

4.

What is the basic unit of all living things?

a)

Cells

b)

Atoms

c)

Molecules

d)

Humans

5.

A plant and an animal are both living organisms. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two different organisms?

a)

Plants have cells but animals do not

b)

They are both made of one or more cells

c)

They both come from the same kind of cell

d)

They both come from non-living organisms

6.

Which organelle is responsible for storing DNA?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Cell Wall

d)

Vacuole

7.

The purpose of the CELL WALL is to:

a)

Convert food into energy for the cell to use

b)

Control the functions of the cell

c)

Provide structure for the cell

d)

Control what goes in and out of the cell

8.

The primary function of the chloroplast is to:

a)

Convert food into energy for the cell

b)

Store water and nutrients

c)

Control the functions of the cell

d)

Perform photosynthesis

9.

Students used a microscope to observe some cells and saw the cells had a cell wall, cell membrane, a nucleus, and many chloroplasts. What kind of cell are they looking at?

a)

A plant cell

b)

An animal cell

c)

A bacteria

d)

A red blood cell

10.

What is the fluid surrounding the organelles in the cell?

a)

Endoplasm

b)

Ectoplasm

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

All-around-plasm

11.

What types of organisms have cells with very large vacuoles because they need to store large amounts of water?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Bacteria

d)

Fungi

12.

Why is the mitochondria the POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL?

a)

It converts food into energy for the cell and body to use

b)

It's in charge of all the cells activities

c)

It produces electrical energy for the other cell organelles to use

d)

It grows when you workout just like muscle fibers

13.

What is the different between rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

They both have ribosomes

b)

Neither of them have ribosomes

c)

Rough ER has ribosomes and smooth ER doesn't

d)

Smooth ER has ribosomes and rough ER doesn't

14.

Which organelle is responsible for making proteins?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

15.

Which organelle is responsible for packing up and transporting proteins?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosomes

c)

Chloroplast

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

16.

Which of the following is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

All living things are made of cells

b)

Cells are the basic unit of life

c)

All cells come from other cells

d)

All animals contain more than one cell

17.

Which type of cell has no nucleus, no organelles, and is unicellular?

a)

Prokaryotic

b)

Eukaryotic

c)

Animal

d)

Plant

18.

Which of the following is NOT something that ALL cells have?

a)

Genetic Material

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Nucleus

19.

Specialized structures that work together to help a cell function are called...

a)

Organelles

b)

Eukaryotes

c)

Prokarytoes

d)

Protists

20.

Which organelle controls what goes in and out of the cell?

a)

Cell Wall

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Cell Membrane

d)

Cytoskeleton

21.

What is the job of lysosomes?

a)

Break down dead stuff inside the cell

b)

Storage and waste disposal

c)

Make lipids

d)

Produce ATP

22.

Which organelle inside the cell helps in cell division by pulling chromosomes apart?

a)

Centrioles

b)

Lysososomes

c)

Mitchondria

d)

Nucleolus

23.

The diffusion of water molecules through a selectively permeable membrane is:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Osmosis

c)

Active Transport

d)

Equilibrium

24.

The movement of molecules from a place where there is a greater/higher concentration to an area where there is lesser/lower concentration is:

a)

Homeostasis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Active Transport

25.

A solution in which the concentration of solutes is the same inside and outside of a cell is a _____________________ solution.

a)

hypertonic

b)

hypotonic

c)

isotonic

d)

homeotonic

26.

If a red blood cell is placed in a solution that has a concentration gradient higher than the red blood cell, this type of solution is called:

a)

Isotonic

b)

Hypotonic

c)

Hypertonic

d)

Homeotonic

27.

If a red blood cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, it will eventually

a)

shrink up

b)

swell and burst

c)

no change will occur

d)

swell and not burst

28.

Because the human body is 60% water, an important process which helps humans and all living things maintain a “normal” internal cellular environment even when external surroundings are constantly changing is:

a)

diffusion

b)

osmosis

c)

active transport

d)

carrier transport

29.

Molecular movement continues even when there is no overall change in concentration. This is referred to as:

a)

active transport

b)

passive transport

c)

homeostasis

d)

equilibrium

30.

The difference in the concentration of a substance across a space is called:

a)

kinetic energy gradient

b)

solvent gradient

c)

concentration gradient

d)

dynamic equilibrium

31.

Cell "eating" is referred to as which of the following?

a)

phagocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

pinocytosis

d)

passive transport

32.

Cell "drinking" is referred to as which of the following?

a)

phagocytosis

b)

pinocytosis

c)

exocytosis

d)

passive transport

33.

A cell that is 90% water and 10% solute is placed in a solution that is 90% water and 10% solute. Which of the following is correct?

a)

it is hypertonic because water is exiting the cell.

b)

it is isotonic because the concentration is the same inside and outside the cell.

c)

it is hypotonic because water is entering the cell.

d)

it is hypertonic because water is entering the cell.

34.

A cell that is 80% water and 20% solute is placed in a solution that is 60% water and 40% solute. Which of the following is correct?

a)

It is isotonic because the concentration is the same inside and outside the cell.

b)

It is hypertonic because water is exiting the cell.

c)

It is hypotonic because water is entering the cell.

d)

It is hypertonic because water is entering the cell.

35.

A cell that is 70% water and 30% solute is placed in a solution that is 75% water and 25% solute. Which of the following is correct?

a)

It is isotonic because the concentration is the same inside and outside the cell.

b)

It is hypertonic because water is exiting the cell.

c)

It is hypotonic because water is entering the cell.

d)

It is hypertonic because water is entering the cell.

36.
Active Transport typically uses ______ to transport materials across the cell membrane.
a)
ATP
b)
Glucose
c)
Na+
d)
K+
37.
Cells use energy to move materials across a membrane (low to high concentration).
a)
Active transport
b)
Passive transport
c)
Diffusion
d)
Osmosis
38.
Cell membrane surrounds a particle and encloses it (for large particles)
a)
Endocytosis
b)
Exocytosis
c)
Permeable
d)
In high concentration
39.

What are the two types of cell transport?

a)

Passive and Active

b)

Active and Facilitated

c)

Passive and Facilitated

d)

None of the above

40.

What macromolecule is embedded into the lipid bilayer and helps to transport molecules?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Lipid

c)

Protein

d)

Nucleic Acid

41.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
42.
Molecules diffusing with the concentration gradient through a protein channel is...
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Simple Diffusion
c)
Active Transport
d)
Osmosis
43.
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
44.
What type of transport is this?
a)
facilitated diffusion
b)
active transport
c)
diffusion
d)
osmosis
45.
Active transport requires ______, moves materials from __________________, and goes _______ the concentration gradient.
a)
No energy, low to high, against
b)
ATP, high to low, with
c)
ATP, low to high, with
d)
ATP, low to high, against
46.
Which of the following modes of cellular transport does NOT require energy?
a)
Facilitated Diffusion
b)
Protein Pumps
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis