Biology Open Midterms Practice Test
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Note: This is a really, really, REALLY long test. But it's mostly multiple choice. All short answer questions should be in lowercase letters. If there's more than one answer for the short answer, answer in ____,_____ format. Again, all lowercase.
- 1.
- A.
Mitochondria
- B.
Cell membrane
- C.
Ribosomes
- D.
Endoplasmic reticulum
- E.
None of the above
- 2.
- A.
Nucleolus
- B.
Chloroplast
- C.
Cell wall
- D.
Vacuole
- 3.Which of the following helps provide structure for plants and plant cells?
- A.
Cell wall
- B.
Vaculole
- C.
Golgi apparatus
- D.
None of the above
- E.
Both A and B
- 4.Where are ribosomes synthesized?
- A.
Golgi apparatus
- B.
Endoplasmic reticulum
- C.
Nucleolus
- D.
Mitochondria
- 5.What is most like the function of RNA?
- A.
Instruction booklet
- B.
Delivery man or courier
- C.
Hot dog factory
- D.
Man eating a hot dog
- 6.Small sacs inside the chloroplast that look like junior mints are known as ______.
- 7.Which of the following best describes the function of a plastid?
- A.
School teacher
- B.
Big belly
- C.
A factory
- D.
A powerhouse
- 8.The DNA in a cell that is actively working is in the form of
- A.
Chromosomes
- B.
Nucleoplasm
- C.
Nucleolus
- D.
Chromatin
- E.
None of the above
- 9.Create an analogy for the function of a Lysosome.
- 10.Where are the proteins that formed the cytoskeleton formed?
- A.
Microtubules
- B.
Microfilaments
- C.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
- D.
Free floating ribosomes
- 11.
- A.
Window screen
- B.
A strainer
- C.
A cell membrane
- D.
An oil filter
- 12.Movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration is known as:
- 13.The thing being dissolved in a solution is known as a:
- 14.When the concentration of a substance is the same throughout a solution, then the substance has achieved:
- 15.What can increase the rate at which diffusion occurs?
- 16.What is the major component of cell membranes?
- 17.Develop an analogy for integral proteins.
- 18.Develop an analogy for cristae.
- 19.Develop an analogy for Chloroplasts.
- 20.Develop an analogy for cell walls.
- 21.Develop an analogy for ribosomes.
- 22.Proteins created for release outside the cell through the process of exocytosis originated from which organelle?
- 23.Why would a cell use phagocytosis as opposed to facilitated diffusion?
- 24.The sodium potassium pump carries sodium:
- A.
Into the cell
- B.
Out of the cell
- 25.Which of the following use a sodium potassium pump? Circle all that apply.
- A.
Nerve Cell
- B.
Liver cell
- C.
Muscle cell
- D.
Brain cell
- 26.Cells that use phagocytosis are known as:
- 27.Why do cells maintain high gradients of sodium and potassium?
- 28.Define turgor pressure.
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