Marc Louis

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Biology Test Cell Structure

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Who used a compound microscope to see chambers within cork and named them “cells”?
a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b. Robert Hooke
c. Matthias Schleiden
d. Rudolf Virchow
____ 2. Which of the following is NOT a principle of the cell theory?
a. Cells are the basic units of life.
b. All living things are made of cells.
c. Very few cells are able to reproduce.
d. All cells are produced from existing cells.

____ 3. Looking at a cell under a microscope, you note that it is a prokaryote. How do you know?
a. The cell lacks cytoplasm.
b. The cell lacks a cell membrane.
c. The cell lacks a nucleus.
d. The cell lacks genetic material.
____ 4. Which of the following enclose their DNA in a nucleus?
a. prokaryotes
b. bacteria
c. eukaryotes
d. viruses
____ 5. Not all cells are alike. Which of the following is NOT a true statement about differences between cells?
a. Cells come in many different shapes.
b. Different kinds of cells are different sizes.
c. Some cells have a nucleus, but others do not.
d. Most cells have a membrane, but some do not.
____ 6. Which of the following organisms are prokaryotes?
a. plants
b. animals
c. bacteria
d. fungi
 Figure 7–1

____ 7. Which of the following conclusions could you draw about the cell shown in Figure 7–1?
a. The cell is eukaryotic because it has a nucleus.
b. The cell is prokaryotic because it has a nucleus.
c. The cell is eukaryotic because it does not have a nucleus.
d. The cell is prokaryotic because it does not have a nucleus.
____ 8. Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?
a. stores DNA
b. stores sugars
c. builds proteins
d. packages proteins
____ 9. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the nucleus and the cytoplasm?
a. The cytoplasm is a fluid that fills the inside of the nucleus.
b. The cytoplasm is an organelle that is usually found near the nucleus.
c. The nucleus is an organelle that is surrounded by the cytoplasm.
d. The nucleus is a fluid and it mixes with the fluid cytoplasm.
_______10. Which of the following statements about the nucleus is NOT true?
a. The nucleus stores the coded instructions for making the cell’s proteins.
b. The nucleus usually contains a nucleolus region which is where ribosome assembly
begins.
c. The nucleus is the site of protein assembly.
d. The nucleus is surrounded by a nuclear envelope that lets materials in and out.
____ 11 Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. lysosome
c. endoplasmic reticulum
d. Mitochondrion
____ 12. Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?
a. helps a cell keep its shape
b. contains DNA
c. surrounds the cell
d. helps make proteins
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____ 13. Which structure makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?
a. Golgi apparatus
b. mitochondrion
c. vacuole
d. ribosome

____ 14. Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but not animal cells?
a. mitochondrion
b. ribosome
c. chloroplast
d. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
____ 15. The primary function of the cell wall is to
a. support and protect the cell.
b. store DNA.
c. direct the activities of the cell.
____ 16. Unlike the cell membrane, the cell wall is
a. found in all organisms.
b. composed of a lipid bilayer.
c. selectively permeable.
d. a rigid structure.
____ 17. You will NOT find a cell wall in which of these kinds of organisms?
a. plants
b. animals
c. fungi
d. bacteria
____ 18. Which of the following structures serves as the cell’s boundary from its environment?
a. mitochondrion
b. cell membrane
c. chloroplast
d. channel protein
____ 19. Which of the following is a function of the cell membrane?
a. breaks down lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins from foods
b. stores water, salt, proteins, and carbohydrates
c. keeps the cell wall in place
d. regulates the movement of materials into and out of the cell
____ 20. The cell membrane contains channels and pumps that help move materials from one side to the other. What
are these channels and pumps made of?
a. carbohydrates
b. lipids
c. bilipids
d. proteins

____ 21. During diffusion, when the concentration of molecules on both sides of a membrane is the same, the
molecules will
a. move across the membrane to the outside of the cell.
b. stop moving across the membrane.
c. continue to move across the membrane in both directions.
d. move across the membrane to the inside of the cell.
____ 22. The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called
a. osmotic pressure.
b. osmosis.
c. pinocytosis.
d. active transport.

____ 23. An animal cell that is surrounded by fresh water will burst because the osmotic pressure causes
a. water to move into the cell.
b. water to move out of the cell.
c. solutes to move into the cell.
d. solutes to move out of the cell.
____ 24. Which means of particle transport requires input of energy from the cell?
a. diffusion
b. osmosis
c. facilitated diffusion
d. active transport
 Figure 7–4

____ 24. Which means of particle transport is shown in Figure 7–4 above?
a. diffusion
b. osmosis
c. facilitated diffusion
d. active transport

____ 26. Which term describes the relatively constant internal physical conditions of an organism?
a. cell specialization
b. homeostasis
c. organ system
d. unicellularity
____ 27. The cells of unicellular organisms are
a. specialized to perform different tasks.
b. larger than those of multicellular organisms.
c. able to carry out all of the functions necessary for life.
d. unable to respond to changes in their environment.

28-The basic unit of life

30-In the levels of organization of an animal's body, which of the