Cells As The Basis Of Life Quiz

1. What is the purpose of a cellular membrane

To synthesise proteins

To separate the interior of cells from the outside environment

The site of photosynthesis

To contribute to structural support

2. What type of organisms are eukaryotic?

Plants and animals

Bacteria and archaea

3. What is exocytosis

A form of active transport in which molecules are transported out of the cell

A form of active transport in which molecules and transported into the cell

4. Which of these forms of diffusion describes osmosis?

Diffusion wherein the membrane is permeable

Diffusion wherein selective channels permit movement at a more rapid rate

Diffusion wherein water is being transported

5. What is phagocytosis

The process which a cell uses plasma to engulf a large particle

Ingestion of fluid into the cell by the budding of small vesicles from the cell membrane

The process of merging with the cell membrane to facilitate the export of substances

6. What are enzymes?

A lipid

A protein

A cholesterol

A carbohydrate

7. What is the function of ATP?

A source of energy for organisms

A source of energy for cells

A source of energy for phagocytosis

8. Where does light dependent photosynthesis occur?

In the mitochondria

In the stroma

In the chloroplasts

In the cytoplasm

9. How many types of potency are there?

Four

Three

Two

One

10. Where does light independent photosynthesis occur?

In the stroma

In the chloroplasts

In the mitochondria

In the cytoplasm

11. How does light independent photosynthesis work?

Uses air to turn carbon dioxide into sugar

Uses carbon dioxide to turn air into cholesterol

Uses air to turn carbon dioxide into cholesterol

Uses carbon dioxide to turn air into sugar

12. What are the main differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Eukaryotic is membrane bound and has a nucleus

Prokaryotic is membrane bound and has a nucleus

Eukaryotic is multicellular

Prokaryotic is multicellular

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13. Which organelles do plant cells have that animal cells do not?

Tonoplast, chloroplast, vacuole, cell wall,

Tonoplast, vacuole, cell wall

Tonoplast, chloroplast, vacuole, cell wall, lysosome

Tonpolast, chloroplast, cell wall, lysosome

14. An endergonic reactions require a net input or use of energy. which is an example of an endergonic reaction?

Photosynthesis

Cellular respiration

A glow stick

Glycolysis

15. Which one of these is not one of the three theories of cells?

All organisms are made up of cells

Cells are the most important forms of life

New cells are produced from existing cells

The cell is the smallest organisational unit of a living thing

16. What is potency

How powerful a cell is

A cell's ability to differentiate into other cell types

A cell's ability to work well in a bodily system

A cell's ability to become strong

17. What is hydrophilic?

Able to dissolve in water and readily passes across phospholipid membranes

Able to dissolve in water and does not readily pass through phospholipid membrane

Unable to dissolve in water and does not readily pass through phospholipid membrane

Unable to dissolve in water and readily passes through phospholipid membrane