Cell Review Quiz
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Which describes a hypertonic environment?
A. Too much water in the cell will cause the cell to burst – the percentage of water is higher outside the cell than inside the cell
B. Too little water in the cell will cause the cell to shrink – the percentage of water is lower outside the cell than inside the cell
C. Concentrations of water are equal inside and outside the cell
Apoptosis is
A. programmed cell death
B. mysterious cell death
C. programmed cellular mutation
D. mysterious cellular mutation
The material being acted on by an enzyme is called a what?
A. Catalyst
B. Product
C. Substrate
D. Lipid
In what phase do the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell?
A. Cytokinesis
B. Metaphase
C. Prophase
D. Telophase
What is the longest phase in MITOSIS?
A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Interphase
D. Anaphase
What is the cell cycle?
A. The gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
B. The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics.
C. The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
D. The series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication of its DNA to produce two daughter cells.
The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called
A. active transport
B. facilitated diffusion
C. osmosis
D. phagocytosis
What phase is this cell in?
A. Cytokinesis
B. Mitosis
C. Prophase
D. Metaphase
What happens in the first part of Interphase?
A. Mitosis
B. Cell Growth
C. DNA Replication
D. Anaphase
What can the cell cycle also be called?
A. Cell growth
B. DNA Replication
C. Preparation for Mitosis
D. Cell Divison
What organelle serves as the internal structure for a cell?
A. Cell Membrane
B. Cytoskeleton
C. Cytoplasm
D. Cell Wall
This organelle creates energy.
A. Nucleus
B. Ribosome
C. Mitochondria
D. ER
What phase is this cell in?
A. Mitosis
B. Interphase
C. Prophase
D. Telophase
In which stage of the cell cycle do the nucleus and its contents divide?
A. synthesis
B. growth/gap 1
C. mitosis
D. growth/gap 2
What part of the cell cycle is this cell in?
A. Mitosis
B. Interphase
C. Telophase
D. Cytokinesis
What is the main function (job) of the cell membrane?
A. To regulate what enters and exits the cell
B. To support and protect plant cells
C. To make proteins
D. To store water and nutrients
The movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
A. active transport
B. osmosis
C. diffusion
D. random movement
Humans shiver when they are cold to maintain
A. cytolysis
B. turgor pressure
C. limbo
D. homeostasis
Radiation is often used for cancer therapy because it can trigger __________________.
A. the immune system
B. apoptosis
C. cells to skip the cell cycle
D. further cell mutation
This is a ____.
A. Golgi body
B. plasma membrane
C. lysosome
D. cell wall
This is a _____________________ cell because it has a __________________.
A. Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic
B. Eukaryotic, Nucleus
C. Prokaryotic, Ribosomes
D. Bacteria, Animal
Cells need to bring in molecules to carry out cellular processes. Often, this requires moving the molecules across the cell membrane against the concentration gradient. How do these molecules get into the cell?
A. passive transport by diffusion
B. active transport using ATP
C. passive transport by osmosis
D. osmosis
Which describes a hypotonic environment?
A. Too much water in the cell will cause the cell to burst – the percentage of water is higher outside the cell than inside the cell
B. Too little water in the cell will cause the cell to shrink – the percentage of water is lower outside the cell than inside the cell
C. Concentrations of water are equal inside and outside the cell
What molecule does osmosis specialize in?
A. Sodium
B. Sugar
C. Water
D. Lipids
Where are proteins created?
A. Smooth ER
B. Golgi Apparatus
C. Rough ER
D. Cell Membrane
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