1. Living things share which of the following characteristics?
A. the ability to grow and develop B. the ability to breathe C. the ability to eat D. a large, thick cell wall covering the cell
2. An animal cell when placed in fresh water will_____________?
A. burst due to water moving in. B. shrinks due to water moving out. C. remains unchanged. D. cell components will move out.
3. Which organelle is called the control center of a cell?
A. nucleolus B. mitochondria C. nucleus D. cytoplasm
4. Which of the following macromolecules is not a polymer ?
A. carbohydrates B. nucleic acids C. proteins D. lipids
5. What is the net gain of ATP from glycolysis?
A. 2 B. 4 C. 6 D. 8
6. which of the following is not a stage of cellular respiration?
A. fermentation B. glycolysis C. Kreb's cycle D. electron transport chain 2|9
7. The organelle that stores water, waste and nutrients in cells is the ? A. vacuole B. lysosome C. ribosome D. nucleolus
8. Which organelle makes energy in the form of ATP for our cells? A. nucleus B. endoplasmic reticulum C. golgi apparatus D. mitochondria
9. What part of a cell makes proteins?
A. nucleolus B. endoplasmic reticulum C. cell membrane D. ribosomes
10. Which of the following is not part of the cell theory?
A. The cell is the basic unit of life. B. Cells come from other cells. C. All animals have cells but plants have no cells. D. All living things are made up of one or more cells.
11. Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of
A. diploid gametes B. haploid gametes C. somatic cells D. automatic cells
12. What is the shape of DNA?
A. Triple helix B. Double helix C. Single stranded D. Triangular 3|9
13. Homologous chromosomes are
A. Genetically identical in every way. B. Have similar genes but different alleles C. Not even related D. Sister chromatids
14. Which organelle regulates the materials entering in and exiting out of a cell? A. cytoplasm B. cell membrane C. endoplasmic reticulum D. lysosomes
15. Which of the following macromolecules is not a polymer ?
A. carbohydrates B. nucleic acids C. proteins D. lipids
16. The process by which water enters a cell by diffusion is called ?
A. active transport B. osmosis C. phagocytosis D. endocytosis
17. what are the reactants in the equation for cellular respiration? A. carbon dioxide and water B. glucose and oxygen C. oxygen and lactic acid D. water and glucose
18. Which is an example of a prokaryote?
A. Bacteria B. Plant cell C. Animal cell D. Human cell 4|9
19. On average, how much ATP will be generated from cellular respiration using 2 molecules of glucose? A. 2 B. 4 C. 36 D. 72
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20. Which of the following is a polysaccharide that provides structure to the cell wall of plants? A. cellulose B. chitin C. glycogen D. phospholipids
21. In passive diffusion, which way do molecules always move?
A. From the outside of the cell to the inside B. From a lesser concentration to a greater concentration C. From the inside of a cell to the outside D. From a greater concentration to a lesser concentration
22. When a cell is placed in a hypotonic solution, water molecules will tend to ______________________. A. Remain evenly distributed on both sides of the membrane B. Move across the membrane into the cell C. Move across the membrane out of the cell D. Move against their concentration gradient
23. The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called __________. A. endocytosis B. osmosis C. pinocytosis D. active transport 5|9
24. Which of the following are polymers of nucleotides?
A. Proteins and fats B. Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids C. DNA and RNA D. Disaccharides and polysaccharides
25. Which of the following structure; function pairs is incorrectly matched?
A. Lysosome; breakdown of waste B. Golgi body; processing and sorting products C. Ribosomes; protein synthesis D. Mictrotubules; information storage
26. In a eukaryotic cell, ATP is made in the _______.
A. mitochondria B. chloroplast C. endoplasmic reticulum D. nucleus
27. The Calvin cycle takes place in the ______________
A. stroma. B. photosystems. C. thylakoid membranes. D. chlorophyll molecules.
28. What is the role of NADP+ in photosynthesis?
A. high-energy electron carrier B. high-energy sugar C. photosystem D. pigment
29. Which of the following is NOT a product formed in the Citric Acid Cycle? A. acetyl Co-A B. ATP C. FADH2 D. NADH 6|9
30. The starting molecule for glycolysis is ________
A. ADP. B. pyruvic acid. C. glucose. D. citric acid.
31. A cell does not need to use energy during ______________.
A. exocytosis B. endocytosis C. active transport D. facilitated diffusion
32. The majority of ATP produced in cellular respiration comes from _________________________ A. Glycolysis B. The electron transport chain C. The citric acid cycle D. Fermentation
33. Brown eyes are dominant to blue eyes. Cross a heterozygote with a blue eyed individual. What is the chance of those 2 parents having a brown eyed offspring? A. 75% B. 50% C. 25% D. 0%
34. Which of the following macromolecule will not be used as a means to store energy? A. triglyceride B. chitin C. glycogen D. starch
35. 1. The __________________________________ breaks down and recycles old cell parts.
A. Lysosome B. Nucleus C. Ribosomes D. Mitochondria 7|9
36. Which characteristic of life is illustrated by a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly?
A. Sense and respond to change
B. Movement
C. Development
D. Containing genetic material
37. When a protein is denatured the only bonds that are unaffected are the peptide bonds between amino acids. Therefore the only protein structure that would remain intact is the: A. Primary structure B. Secondary structure C. Tertiary structure D. Quaternary structure
38. A ____________ encloses the genetic material in eukaryotic cells and separates the contents of the nucleus from the cytoplasm. A. nuclear membrane B. cell wall C. cell membrane D. plasma membrane
39. A diploid cell has 24 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will a haploid cell from the same organism have? A. 24 B. 48 C. 12 D. 6 8|9
40. A cell has mitochondria, ribosomes, smooth and rough ER, and other parts. Based on this information, it could not be A. a cell from a dog. B. a yeast (fungus) cell. C. a cell from a pine tree. D. a bacterium.
41. Which biomolecule is made up of an adenine base, ribose sugar, and three phosphate groups? A. Monosaccharide B. Nucleic acid C. Amino acid D. ATP
42. The mechanism of transport in which any solid material or cell is engulfed by the cell through vesicle formed by the cell membrane: A. Phagocytosis B. Pinocytosis C. Exocytosis D. Receptor mediated endocytosis
43. All living things are made up of smaller units called
A. Organisms B. Organs C. Building blocks D. Cells
44. An allele is best described as _______________________________
A. Two different chromosomes B. Different versions of a gene. C. Different phenotypes D. Different proteins
45. All the following are found in both plant and animal cells, except A. a cell wall. B. a cell membrane. C. mitochondria. D. endoplasmic reticulum. 9|9
46. What is a dominant allele?
A. An allele that is most common in a population B. An allele that if it is present in even one copy controls the phenotype of the organism C. An allele that is masked in the phenotype of an organism if it is only present in only one copy D. An allele that is caused by adaptation and natural selection
47. Different versions of a gene for a certain trait are called
A. alleles. B. dominant factors. C. hybrids. D. recessive factors.
48. Which organelle can be found in both a plant cell and an animal cell? A. Chloroplast B. Central vacuole C. Mitochondria D. Cell wall
49. What will happen to an animal cell that is put into a hypotonic solution? A. The cell will gain water until it bursts B. The cell will lose water and shrivel up C. The cell will remain the same D. The cell will gain water, but the cell wall will keep it from bursting
