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Ms. Swaine's big biology Christmas quiz

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is simple diffusion?

a)

The movement of particles down their concentration gradient using channel or carrier proteins.

b)

The movement of particles down their concentration gradient directly between phospholipids in the phospholipid bilayer.

c)

The movement of particles against their concentration gradient directly between phospholipids in the phospholipid bilayer.

d)

The movement of particles against their concentration gradient using channel or carrier proteins.

2.

What is facilitated diffusion?

a)

The movement of polar or charged particles down their concentration gradient using channel or carrier proteins.

b)

The movement of polar or charged particles down their concentration gradient directly between phospholipids in the phospholipid bilayer.

c)

The movement of particles against their concentration gradient directly between phospholipids in the phospholipid bilayer.

d)

The movement of particles against their concentration gradient using channel or carrier proteins.

3.

What is active transport?

a)

The movement of polar or charged particles down their concentration gradient using channel or carrier proteins.

b)

The movement of polar or charged particles down their concentration gradient directly between phospholipids in the phospholipid bilayer.

c)

The movement of particles against their concentration gradient using channel or carrier proteins.

d)

The movement of particles against their concentration gradient using carrier proteins.

4.

What type of molecules typically move by simple diffusion across the cell membrane?

a)

Large polar molecules

b)

Small nonpolar molecules

c)

Proteins

d)

Ions

5.

Which process requires channel or carrier proteins but does not require energy?

a)

Active transport

b)

Facilitated diffusion

c)

Osmosis

d)

Simple diffusion

6.

Which of the following processes moves substances against their concentration gradient and requires additional energy?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Simple diffusion

c)

Active transport

d)

Osmosis

7.

What is the main difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion?

a)

Simple diffusion requires energy, while facilitated diffusion does not.

b)

Facilitated diffusion uses channel or carrier proteins, while simple diffusion does not.

c)

Simple diffusion moves particles against their concentration gradient, while facilitated diffusion moves them down the gradient.

d)

Facilitated diffusion only occurs in plant cells, while simple diffusion occurs in all cells.

8.

Which of the following is NOT required for facilitated diffusion to occur?

a)

A concentration gradient

b)

Polar or charged particles

c)

Energy in the form of ATP

d)

Channel or carrier proteins

9.
Exocytosis is the movement of
a)
any type of substance from outside the cell to the inside of the cell. 
b)
very large substances from outside the cell to the inside of the cell. 
c)
any type of substance from inside the cell to the outside.
d)
very large substances from inside the cell to the outside.
10.

If something goes down its concentration gradient it goes from

a)

an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration

b)

an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration

11.
In this image, the cell is using which type of molecular transport?
a)
Osmosis
b)
Diffusion 
c)
Endocytosis
d)
Exocytosis 
12.

Large particles being encased in a vesicle and brought into the cell is an example of

a)

endocytosis

b)

exocytosis

c)

facilitated diffusion

d)

osmosis

13.

What type of active transport releases particles from inside the cell into outside of the cell by fusing a vesicle to the cell membrane?

a)

Exocytosis

b)

Sodium-Potassium Pump

c)

Facilitated Diffusion

d)

Endocytosis

14.
This picture represents what type of cell transport?
a)
endocytosis
b)
exocytosis
c)
osmosis
d)
passive transport
15.
This picture represents which type of cellular transport?
a)
passive transport
b)
endocytosis
c)
exocytosis
d)
osmosis
16.
Where does blood go after the right atrium?
a)
left atrium
b)
left ventricle
c)
right ventricle
d)
aorta
17.
Where does the blood go after it goes into the pulmonary arteries?
a)
lungs
b)
heart
c)
head
d)
hands
18.
How many chambers does the heart have ? 
a)
4
b)
6
c)
3
d)
1
19.
Largest artery in the human body:
a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
femoral artery
c)
aorta
d)
carotid artery
20.

Artery in the human body with the biggest pressure:

a)
Pulmonary artery
b)
femoral artery
c)
aorta
d)
carotid artery
21.

Cardiac muscle receives blood from the

a)
carotid artery
b)
femoral artery
c)
coronary artery
d)
pulmonary artery
22.
What does the left side of the heart do? 
a)

The left side of the heart pumps  blood through the lungs using the pulmonary artery where it gets oxygen.

b)

The left side of the heart receives the blood containing oxygen from the pulmonary vein and pumps blood to the rest of the body out of the aorta.

c)
The left side of the heart controls the muscles on the left side of the body,
d)

The left side of the heart supplies our arms with blood

23.
What does the right side of the right heart do?
a)
The right side of the heart  receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle which then sends it to the lungs to be oxygenated.
b)
The right side of the heart is  responsible for words, logic, numbers, analysis, lists, linearity and sequence
c)

The right side of the heart pumps deoxygenated  blood through the lungs where it gets oxygen.

d)
The right side of the heart is meaty organ that sits on the right side of the belly. 
24.

Separates the left and right sides of the heart (oxygenated and deoxygenated blood)

a)
Septum
b)
Veins
c)
aortic valve
25.

Which of the following best describes osmosis?

a)

The movement of ions through channel proteins using ATP.

b)

The movement of water molecules from an area of high solute concentration to an area of low solute concentration through a selectively permeable membrane.

c)

The movement of water molecules from an area of high water concentration to an area of low water concentration through a selectively permeable membrane.

d)

The movement of water molecules from low to high water concentration through a membrane.

26.

Which of the following best describes osmosis?

a)

The movement of ions through channel proteins using ATP.

b)

The movement of water molecules from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration through a selectively permeable membrane.

c)

The movement of water molecules from an area of low water concentration to an area of high water concentration through a selectively permeable membrane.

d)

The movement of water molecules from an area of high solute concentration to an area of low solute concentration through a selectively permeable membrane

27.

Which structure in the cell membrane is primarily responsible for facilitated diffusion?

a)

Channel and carrier proteins

b)

Cholesterol molecules

c)

Phospholipid bilayer

d)

Glycoproteins

28.

Name the valve found between the left atrium and left ventricle 

a)

Bicuspid

b)

Tricuspid

c)

Semi-lunar

29.

Name the valve found between the right atrium and right ventricle 

a)

Bicuspid

b)

Tricuspid

c)

Semi-lunar

30.

Which chamber of the heart generates the highest blood pressure 

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Left ventricle

31.

What blood type is the universal donor 

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

32.

What blood type is the universal recipient

a)

A

b)

B

c)

AB

d)

O

33.

In what year was the first heart transplant?

a)

1967

b)

1867

c)

1999

d)

2007

34.

Which blood vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

a)

Vena cava

b)

Pulmonary vein

c)

Pulmonary artery

d)

Aorta

35.

Which of the following is NOT a type of passive transport?

a)

Osmosis

b)

Simple diffusion

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active transport

36.

What is the only vein in the body that carries oxygenated blood?

a)

Pulmonary vein

b)

Vena cava

c)

Aorta

d)

Renal vein

37.

What is the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood?

a)

Pulmonary vein

b)

Renal artery

c)

Carotid artery

d)

Pulmonary artery

38.

Which of the following processes involves the cell taking in large particles by engulfing them?

a)

Facilitated diffusion

b)

Osmosis

c)

Endocytosis

d)

Exocytosis

39.

Which chamber of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs?

a)

Left ventricle

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Right atrium

40.

What is the main function of the septum in the human heart?

a)

To pump blood to the lungs

b)

To separate oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

c)

To regulate heart rate

d)

To supply blood to the cardiac muscle

41.

What antigens do red blood cells of someone who is blood type A have on their surface?

a)

A

b)

Anti-A

c)

B

d)

Anti-B

42.

What antibodies do plasma cells of someone who is blood type A secrete (release)?

a)

A

b)

Anti-A

c)

B

d)

Anti-B

43.

What antibodies do plasma cells of someone who is blood type B secrete (release)?

a)

A

b)

Anti-A

c)

B

d)

Anti-B

44.

What antibodies do plasma cells of someone who is blood type O secrete (release)?

a)

Both Anti-A and Anti-B

b)

Anti-A

c)

None

d)

Anti-B

45.

What antibodies do plasma cells of someone who is blood type AB secrete (release)?

a)

Both Anti-A and Anti-B

b)

Anti-A

c)

None

d)

Anti-B

46.

What antigens do red blood cells of someone who is blood type B have on their surface?

a)

A

b)

Anti-A

c)

B

d)

Anti-B

47.

What drugs does someone who has had an organ transplant need to prevent rejection?

a)

Statins

b)

Immunosupressants

c)

Stents

d)

Anti hypertensives

48.

There is a shortage of organ donors

a)

True

b)

False

49.

What is the function of the coronary artery?

a)

Supplies oxygen to the heart

b)

Supplies carbon dioxide to heart muscle

c)

Supplies oxygen to cardiac muscle

d)

Transports oxygenated blood to the body

50.

What is the role of the tricuspid valve in the human heart?

a)

It separates the left atrium and left ventricle.

b)

It prevents backflow of blood from the right ventricle to the right atrium.

c)

It supplies oxygen to the heart muscle.

d)

It regulates the heart rate.

51.

Which blood vessel carries blood away from the heart?

a)

Vein

b)

Artery

c)

Capillary

d)

Venule

52.

Which blood vessel returns deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart?

a)

Vena cava

b)

Coronary artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Pulmonary vein

53.

What part of the nephron below is in the cortex of the kidneys?

a)

Loop of Henle

b)

Collecting duct

c)

Medulla

d)

PCT

54.

What component in blood is too large to be filtered out during ultrafiltration?

a)

Proteins

b)

Glucose

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Ions

55.

If a molecule is non-polar is it hydrophilic or hydrophobic?

a)

Hydrophilic

b)

Hydrophobic

56.

What toxic waste molecule is excreted by the kidneys?

a)

Amino acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Urea

d)

Water

57.

What is the name of the blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood towards the kidneys?

a)

Renal vein

b)

Renal artery

c)

Aorta

d)

Vena cava

58.

Which has a larger lumen?

a)

Afferent arteriole

b)

Efferent arteriole

59.

In what part of he nephron does ultra filtration take place?

a)

PCT

b)

DCT

c)

Collecting duct

d)

Glomerulus

60.

In what part of he nephron does selective reabsorption take place?

a)

PCT

b)

DCT

c)

Collecting duct

d)

Glomerulus

61.

In what part of he nephron does the regulation of H+ and OH- ions (acid-base) take place?

a)

PCT

b)

DCT

c)

Collecting duct

d)

Glomerulus

62.

In what part of he nephron does osmosregulation take place?

a)

PCT

b)

DCT

c)

Collecting duct

d)

Glomerulus

63.

What hormone regulates osmoregulation?

a)

AHD

b)

ADH

c)

ACE

d)

Renin