Organelles
Types of Cells
Macromolecules
Intro to Chemistry
Miscellaneous
100
1) Which part of the cell is “selectively permeable” (only allowing certain things in and out of the cell)? a. Cell Wall b. Nuclear Membrane c. Cell Membrane d. Cytoplasm
What is c. Cell Membrane
100
2) Which of the following is found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes? a. Nucleus, mitochondria, cytoplasm, cell membrane b. Ribosomes, DNA, cell membrane, cytoplasm c. Cell Wall, DNA, chloroplasts, ribosomes, mitochondria d. Nucleus, cytoplasm, vacuoles, cell membrane
What is b. Ribosomes, DNA, cell membrane, cytoplasm
100
Which macromolecule has monosaccharide as its monomer? a. Carbohydrate b. Protein c. Lipid d. Nucleic Acid
What is a. Carbohydrate
100
5) Which is a catalyst that speeds up chemical reactions? a. Substrate b. Active site c. Reactant d. Enzyme
What is d. Enzyme
100
Which of the following requires energy from the cell (ATP)? a. Diffusion b. Osmosis c. Facilitated Diffusion d. Active Transport
What is d. Active Transport
200
Which organelle converts food into energy (“the powerhouse of the cell”)? a. Nucleus b. Mitochondria c. Vacuole d. Lysosome
What is b. Mitochondria
200
3) Which of the following is found only in plant cells? a. Cell wall, chloroplasts, large/central vacuole b. Lysosomes, many small vacuoles, centrioles c. Nucleus, ribosomes, chloroplasts d. Nucleus, cell wall, cell membrane
What is a. Cell wall, chloroplasts, large/central vacuole
200
The basic unit of a macromolecule is a ______________. When these are put together, a ____________ is created. a. polymer, monomer b. polysaccharide, monosaccharide c. monosaccharide, polysaccharide d. monomer, polymer
What is d. monomer, polymer
200
A substance with a pH of 0 to 6.9 is called a(n) a. Acid b. Base c. Neutral compound d. Both an acid and a base
What is a. Acid
200
What is the pathway of a protein synthesis? a. Nucleus, Cell Membrane, Ribosome, Golgi Apparatus b. Nucleus, Ribosome, Rough ER, Mitochondria c. Golgi Apparatus, Rough ER, Ribosome, Nucleus d. Nucleus, Ribosome, Rough ER, Golgi Apparatus
What is d. Nucleus, Ribosome, Rough ER, Golgi Apparatus
300
What does a ribosome do? a. Uses coded instructions from the nucleus to make/synthesize proteins b. Finishes proteins made at the Rough ER c. Holds DNA d. Break down waste products and old organelles
What is a. Uses coded instructions from the nucleus to make/synthesize proteins
300
4) Which of the following is found only in animal cells? a. Cell wall, chloroplasts, large/central vacuole b. Lysosomes, many small vacuoles, centrioles c. Nucleus, ribosomes, chloroplasts d. Nucleus, cell wall, cell membrane
What is b. Lysosomes, many small vacuoles, centrioles
300
9) Which of the following provides the main source of energy (short-term energy) for organisms? a. Carbohydrates b. Proteins c. Lipids d. Nucleic Acids
What is a. Carbohydrates
300
A bond in which pairs of electrons are shared is called a _____________. a. Covalent bond b. Ionic bond c. Cooperative bond d. Magnetic bond
What is a. Covalent bond
300
Which of the following is an example of maintaining homeostasis (internal balance)? a. Having more and more labor contractions until a baby is born b. Moving to Florida to avoid being cold in winter c. Humans sweating or dogs panting d. Having a nucleus to control cell processes
What is c. Humans sweating or dogs panting
400
8) Which organelles are found in BOTH plant AND animal cells? a. Cell wall, cell membrane, chloroplasts, central vacuole b. Cell membrane, mitochondria, nucleus, ribosomes c. Centrioles, small vacuoles, lysosomes, cytoplasm d. Nucleus, cell membrane, chloroplasts, cytoplasm
What is b. Cell membrane, mitochondria, nucleus, ribosomes
400
6) Which of the following is NOT a eukaryote? a. Plants b. Animals c. Bacteria d. Fungi
What is c. Bacteria
400
Proteins and starches are too large to diffuse into cells (they can’t squeeze through phospholipids or protein channels). Proteins break down into _________________ and starches break down into ____________________. a. polypeptides, sugars b. nucleotides, amino acids c. amino acids, sugars d. fats, glucose
What is c. amino acids, sugars
400
Water expands as it freezes. What happens as a result? a. Ice is more dense than water, so it sinks b. Rivers and lakes freeze solid in the winter c. Ice is less dense than water, so it floats d. Water has surface tension
What is c. Ice is less dense than water, so it floats
400
Which level of biological organization is correctly arranged from smallest to largest? a. Cell, organism, tissue, ecosystem, community, biosphere b. Biosphere, community, organism, ecosystem, tissue, cell c. Tissue, organism, cell, ecosystem, biosphere, community d. Cell, tissue, organism, community, ecosystem, biosphere
What is d. Cell, tissue, organism, community, ecosystem, biosphere
500
Which of the following, found in plants but not animals, transforms light into chemical energy (i.e., photosynthesis)? a. Cell Wall b. Mitochondria c. Central Vacuole d. Chloroplast
What is d. Chloroplast
500
When putting a cell in fresh water, water would go _________________ the cell, causing the cell to ______________________ from osmotic pressure a. into, burst b. into, shrink c. out of, burst d. out of, shrink
What is a. into, burst
500
Simple sugar is to starch as _______________. a. Polypeptide is to protein b. Nucleotide is to Monosaccharide c. Amino Acid is to Polypeptide d. Fat is to Lipid
What is c. Amino Acid is to Polypeptide
500
What environmental factors can break hydrogen bonds in enzymes and cause them to denature? a. pH and concentration b. temperature and pH c. temperature and water c. temperature and substrates
What is b. temperature and pH
500
A student is comparing five different cells. Which cell would have the most amount of protein? a. The cell with the most lysosomes b. The cell with the most ribosomes c. The cell with the most chloroplasts d. The cell with the most nuclei
What is b. The cell with the most ribosomes
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