Cells and Characteristics of Life

Which part of a plant cell controls the activities of all other cell parts?

a. cell membrane b. cell wall c. vacuole d. nucleus

d. nucleus

Which of the following correctly lists the organizational hierarchy of organisms from simplest to most complex?

a. cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, organisms

b. cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms

c. tissues, cells, organs, organ systems, organisms

d. tissues, organs, cells, organ systems, organisms

a. cells, organs, tissues, organ systems, organisms

Which two organelles found within the cell are responsible for energy production?

A) Lysosomes and MitochondriaB) Chloroplast and MitochondriaC) Chloroplast and LysosomesD) Chloroplast and Mitochondria

D. Chloroplast and Mitochondria

18. Single-celled organisms can reproduce and create cells exactly like themselves without combining genes from two different parent cells. When they do this, they use a type of

a. asexual reproduction.

b. gamete formation.

c. natural selection.

d. sexual reproduction.

a. asexual reproduction.

George's science class looked at living cells under a microscope. The students studied an organism that had many different kinds of cells, but each cell had a cell wall and nucleus. To which kingdom did this organism belong?

a. Animals b. Archaebacteriac. Eubacteriad. Plants

d. Plants

35. The "control center" of a cell is the

a. cell membrane. b. cytoplasm. c. nucleus. d. cell wall.

c. nucleus.

The process of releasing energy from food is called

a. plant transpiration. b. human circulation. c. body perspiration. d. cell respiration.

d. cell respiration.

The process in which green plants convert energy from the Sun into energy stored in carbon-containing molecules is called

a. respiration. b. combustion. c. digestion. d. photosynthesis.

d. photosynthesis.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living things

• A) The ability to maintain a stable internal environment

• B) The ability to obtain and use energy• C) Made up of one or more cells• D) Ability to move to obtain food

D) Ability to move to obtain food

If a cell lacked ribosomes, it would be unable to

A) Manufacture carbohydrates for the cell to use

B) Make food through the process of photosynthesis

C) Manufacture proteins using genetic material from the nucleus

D) Transport materials throughout the cell.

Manufacture proteins using genetic material from the nucleus

The tendency of molecules to move from an area of High concentatrion to an area of Low concentration, ________________.A) endocytosisB) ExocytosisC) MitosisD) Diffusion

D) Diffusion

Which of the following is NOT a product of cellular respiration?

A) GlucoseB) Carbon dioxideC) WaterD) ATP

Glucose

Which of the following releases energy from sugars?

• A) Mitochondria• B) Chloroplast• C) Vacuoles• D) Ribosomes

A) Mitochondria

This is the equation for what process?

6CO + 6H2O + light C6H12O6 + 6O2

Photosynthesis

The __________ is the green pigment found in the chloroplast that absorbs sunlight.

Chorophyll

The following process occurs in which organelle in the cell?

6CO + 6H2O + light C6H12O6 + 6O2

A)Mitochondria

B)Chloroplast

C)Nucleus

D)Cytoplasm

A) Chloropast

What type of molecules are the main source of energy for cells?

• A) Proteins• B) DNA• C) Sugars• D) Enzymes

C) Sugars

Which is found only in plant cells?

• A) Mitochondria• B) Cell Wall• C) Cell Membrane• D) Nucleus

B) Cell Wall

Plant cells store water and other materials inside the

• A) Cytoplasm• B) Central Vacuole• C) Chloroplast• D) Mitochondria

B) Central Vacuole

The storage of hereditary information in a eukaryotic cell is in the

• A) cytoplasm• B) Nuceus• C) Centrioles• D) Lysosomes

B) Nuceus