Name ______________________________
Period _______
BIOLOGY - Cell Test (B)
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. The cells of multicellular organisms are
a. smaller than those of unicellular organisms.
b. simpler than those of unicellular organisms.
c. specialized to perform different tasks.
d. not dependent on one another.
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2. Which term refers to cells having different jobs in an organism?
a. multicellular
c. levels of organization
b. cell specialization
d. unicellular
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3. All of the following are examples of cell specialization EXCEPT
a. a pancreatic cell that produces protein-digesting enzymes.
b. muscle cells that control movement of materials in the body
c. a prokaryotic cell that carries out photosynthesis.
d. a red blood cell that carries oxygen.
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4. Which of the following is an example of an organ?
a. heart
c. digestive system
b. epithelial tissue
d. nerve cell
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5. A group of similar cells that perform a particular function is called a(an)
a. organ.
c. tissue.
b. organ system.
d. division of labor.
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6. Which list represents the levels of organization in a multicellular organism from
the simplest level to the most complex level?
a. cell, tissue, organ system
c. tissue, organ, organ system
b. organ system, organ, tissue, cell d. cell, tissue, organ, organ system
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7. 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 reproduce.
d. All cells are produced by existing cells.
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8. Electron microscopes can reveal details
a. 100 times larger than those visible in light microscopes.
b. the same size as those visible in light microscopes.
c. 100 times smaller than those visible in light microscopes.
d. 1000 times smaller than those visible in light microscopes.
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9. Which of the following is a function of the nucleus?
a. stores DNA
b. controls most of the cell’s processes
c. contains the information needed to make proteins
d. all of the above
____ 10. Which organelle breaks down food into molecules the cell can use?
a. Golgi apparatus
c. endoplasmic reticulum
b. lysosome
d. mitochondrion
____ 11. Which structure makes proteins using coded instructions that come from
the nucleus?
a. Golgi apparatus
c. vacuole
b. mitochondrion
d. ribosome
____ 12. Which organelle converts the chemical energy stored in food into
compounds that are more convenient for the cell to use?
a. chloroplast
c. endoplasmic reticulum
b. Golgi apparatus
d. mitochondrion
____ 13. Which organelles help provide cells with energy?
a. mitochondria and chloroplasts c. smooth endoplasmic
reticulum
b. rough endoplasmic reticulum d. Golgi apparatus and
ribosomes
____ 14. Which organelle would you expect to find in plant cells but NOT animal
cells?
a. mitochondrion
c. chloroplast
b. ribosome
d. smooth endoplasmic
reticulum
____ 15. Which of the following is a function of the cytoskeleton?
a. helps a cell keep its shape
c. surrounds the cell
b. contains DNA
d. helps make proteins
____ 16. The main function of the cell wall is to
a. support and protect the cell. c. direct the activities of the cell.
b. store DNA.
d. help the cell move.
____ 17. Unlike the cell membrane, the cell wall is
a. found in all organisms.
c. a flexible barrier.
b. composed of a lipid bilayer.
d. usually made of tough fibers.
____ 18. Which of the following structures serves as the cell’s boundary from its
environment?
a. mitochondrion
c. chloroplast
b. cell membrane
d. channel proteins
____ 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 which materials enter and leave 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
c. bilipids
b. lipids
d. proteins
____ 21. Diffusion is the movement of molecules 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.
c. an area of equilibrium to an area of high concentration.
d. all of the above
____ 22. Which means of particle transport requires input of energy from the cell?
a. diffusion
c. facilitated diffusion
b. osmosis
d. active transport
____ 23. The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called
a. osmotic pressure.
c. facilitated diffusion.
b. osmosis.
d. active transport.
____ 24. The cell theory applies to
a. bacteria.
b. plants and animals.
c. multicellular organisms.
d. all of the above
____ 25. Which of the following contain a nucleus?
a. prokaryotes
c. eukaryotes
b. bacteria
d. organelles
____ 26. Eukaryotes usually contain
a. a nucleus.
b. specialized organelles.
c. genetic material.
d. all of the above
____ 27. Which of the following is NOT found in the nucleus?
a. cytoplasm
c. chromatin
b. nucleolus
d. DNA
____ 28. Which of the following statements explains why the nucleus is important to cells?
a. Only eukaryotes have nuclei.
b. Only prokaryotes have nuclei.
c. The nucleus contains coded instructions for making proteins.
d. The nucleus is surrounded by a nuclear envelope.
____ 29. Which of the following structures is found in the cytoplasm?
a. nucleolus
c. chromatin
b. ribosome
d. cell wall
____ 30. Which structures carry out cell movement?
a. cytoplasm and ribosomes
c. cilia and flagella
b. nucleolus and nucleus
d. chromosomes
____ 31. Which of the following is NOT a function of the cytoskeleton?
a. helps the cell maintain its shape
b. helps the cell move
c. prevents chromosomes from separating
d. helps organelles within the cell move
Figure 7–2
_____32. Cell part E is most likely the
a. ribosome
b. mitochondrion
c. chloroplast
d. nucleus
_____33. Cell part F is the “powerhouse” of the cell. It is called the
a. ribosome
b. mitochondrion
c. Golgi Body
d. nucleus
_____34. Cell part I is most likely the
a. cell membrane
c. nuclear membrane
b. cell wall
d. vacuole
Figure 7–5
_____35. Which diagram in Figure 7-5 most likey represents a PLANT
cell?
a. only cell I
b. only cell II
c. Both I & II
d. Neither
_____36. Which cell in Figure 7-5 contains a SMALLER vacuole?
a. only cell I
b. only cell II
c. Both I & II
d. Neither
_____37. Which cell in Figure 7-5 can perform photosynthesis?
a. only cell I
b. only cell II
c. Both I & II
d. Neither
This cell is in
95 % water.
This cell is in
98 % water.
This cell is in
Cell I
Cell II
Cell III
100 % water.
Figure 7-7
_____38. Which cell in Figure 7-7 is at equilibrium?
a. only cell I
b. only cell II
c. only cell III
d. all of the cells
e. none of the cells
_____39. Which cell in Figure 7-7 would SHRINK due to water loss?
a. only cell I
b. only cell II
c. only cell IIi
d. all of the cells
e. none of the cells
_____40. Which cell in Figure 7-7 represents a cell in a healthy human
body?
a. only cell I
b. only cell II
c. only cell III
d. all of the cells
e. none of the cells
The following structures are found only in plant or only in animal cells.
Indicate the type of cell that the following structures would be found in:
a) plant
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Large central vacuole
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Cell wall
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lysosome
44.
centrioles
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chloroplast
b) animal
Indicate whether the following characteristics are found in prokaryotic cells
or eukaryotic cells:
a) prokaryotes
b) eukaryotes
46.
no nucleus
47.
multiple chromosomes
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membrane bound organelles such as chloroplasts
49.
small ribosomes
50.
chromosome located in the nucleoid space.