Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which
two-part organelle is most responsible for making the cell’s proteins? a. | mitochondria | c. | recycling
ogranelle | b. | ribosomes | d. | chloroplast | | | | |
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2.
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A
cell’s cytoplasm will perform all of these functions EXCEPT ___________. a. | acts as the
“gatekeeper” by keeping valuable chemicals inside the
cell | c. | containing many
chemicals and water | b. | contains the cells framework | d. | housing the cell’s different
organelles | | | | |
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Which
of the following is an organelle? a. | chlorophyll | c. | cell wall projection | b. | tissue | d. | mitochondria | | | | |
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A
chemical that harms only prokaryotic cells would affect which of the following? a. | fungi | c. | animals
| b. | plants | d. | bacteria | | | | |
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The
liver, which is made of a variety of different cell types, helps digest food. The liver is a
type of a. | organelle | c. | cell
theory | b. | species | d. | organ | | | | |
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Substances too large to pass through the cell membrane enter the cell in a process
called ____. a. | endocytosis | c. | exocytosis | b. | passive transport | d. | active transport | | | | |
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The
passive transport of water through a membrane is ____. a. | osmosis | c. | equilibrium | b. | fermentation | d. | active transport | | | | |
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Which
of these is selectively permeable? a. | screen door | c. | wall | b. | door | d. | mirror | | | | |
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Animal cells do NOT have ____. a. | centrioles | c. | cell plates/walls | b. | centromeres | d. | cytoplasm | | | | |
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Most
of the life of any cell is spent in a period of growth called ____. a. | interphase | c. | telophase | b. | prophase | d. | anaphase | | | | |
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The
chromosomes in the nucleus of a cell contain a code known as ____. a. | RNA | c. | meiosis | b. | mitosis | d. | DNA | | | | |
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A
cell that has two of every kind of chromosome is ____. a. | haploid | c. | an
egg | b. | diploid | d. | a
sperm | | | | |
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Haploid numbers of chromosomes are usually found in the ____ of an
organism. a. | tissues | c. | sex
cells | b. | body cells | d. | zygotes | | | | |
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Matching
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Select from the list below to answer questions 1-8. a. | cell
membrane | g. | virus | b. | cell theory | h. | centrioles | c. | cell
wall | i. | tissue | d. | endoplasmic reticulum | j. | binomial nomenclature | e. | host
cell | k. | cell | f. | nucleus | l. | organism | | | | |
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states that all organisms are made up of one or more cells, the cell is the basic unit
of life, and a ll cells come from other cells.
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15.
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considered the “highway system” of the cell.
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16.
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a
rigid structure that protects plants, algae, fungi, and most bacteria.
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protective outer covering of all cells and is commonly known as the
“gatekeeper” of the cell.
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considered the “control center of the cell”
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19.
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a
strand of genetic material surrounded by a protein coating that can invade host cells by injecting
it’s own DNA.
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20.
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group
of similar cells that work together to do one job.
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21.
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any
living thing.
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22.
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two-word naming system that gives all organisms their scientific name.
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smallest unit of an organism that can carry on life functions.
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living cell in which a virus can actively multiply or in which a virus can hide until
activated by environmental stimuli.
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Match each term with the correct description below. a. | mitosis | d. | eggs | b. | fertilization | e. | meiosis | c. | zygote | f. | sperm | | | | |
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25.
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sex
cells from female reproductive organ
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26.
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sex
cells from male reproductive organ
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27.
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only
takes place in reproductive organs
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28.
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cell
that forms in fertilization
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29.
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joining of two sex cells
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30.
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takes
place in body cells
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