Biology: Cells Quiz

1. Eukaryotic cells are...

complex
simple
large

2. Prokaryotic cells are...

large
simple
complex

3. A prokaryote is a...

multi-celled organism
single celled organism
biological substance

4. The different parts of a cell are called...

subcellular structures
mitochondria
cytoplasm

5. What does the nucleus of an animal cell contain?

ectoplasm
mitochondria
genetic material

6. What happens in the mitochondria of a cell?

aerobic respiration
oxygenation
anaerobic respiration

7. What happens in the ribosomes of a cell?

anaerobic respiration
protein synthesis
oxygenation

8. What is the role of the cell membrane?

encourages oxygenation
controls what goes in and out of the cell
synthesizes proteins

9. What is the role of cytoplasm?

where chemical reactions happen
where oxygenation takes place
synthesizes proteins

10. In a plant cell, what is the function of the chloroplasts?

where photosynthesis occurs
where chemical reactions happen
protein synthesis

11. In a plant cell, what does the permanent vacuole contain?

a solution of sugar and salts
ectoplasm
mitochondria

12. In a plant cell, what is the role of the rigid cell wall?

where chemical reactions happen
allows oxygenation to occur
supports and strengthens the cell

13. What is name of the process where cells become specialized?

mitosis
differentiation
dividation

14. What type of cell can form other cells?

blood cell
stem cell
muscle cell

15. What are chromosomes?

cells that have gone bad
coiled up lengths of DNA molecules
denatured enzymes

16. What is mitosis?

a process that enzymes go through
a process found in reproduction
mitosis produces two identical cells from one parent cell

17. What is diffusion?

particles move from high concentration to low concentration
particles move from low concentration to high concentration
paricles move from low temperature to high temperature

18. what is 'active transport'?

particles moving from a low to a high concentration
particles moving in both directions
particles moving from a high to a low concentration

19. If looking at cells using a light microscope with a ×20 eyepiece lens and a ×60 objective, by how much will the image seen be magnified?

x120
x1200
x12000

20. If a piece of potato is placed into a salt solution with a lower water concentration than the potato cell contents, in which direction will the net movement of water be?

No net movement in either direction
into the potato
out of the potato