Cell Practice Quiz

*1. The cell membrane of the red blood cell will allow water, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and glucose to pass through. Because other substances are blocked from entering, this membrane is called
perforated
semi-permeable
non-conductive
permeable

2. Chamber A contains 40% helium and Chamber B contains 20% helium. Chambers are connected by a tube the molecules are free to cross. Which of the following will occur?
some helium will move from chamber A to chamber B
some helium will move from chamber B to chamber A
helium will remain concentrated in chamber A
all of the helium will move into chamber B

3. What will happen to an animal cell placed in a salt water solution?
The cell will shrink
the cell will expand
the cell will burst
the cell will shrink and then expand and then shrink again

4. An animal cell placed in a hypotonic solution will:
die
take on water
lose water
divide

*5. Which of the following best completes the concept map below?

a plant cell
an animal cell
a prokaryotic cell
a virus

6. Active transport requires:
a concentration gradient
osmosis
energy
a hypertonic solution

*7. A cell from heart muscle would probably have an unusually high proportion of
lysosomes
mitochondria
mRNA
Golgi bodies

*8. Which molecule in plant cells first captures the radiant energy from sunlight?
glucose
carbon dioxide
chlorophyll
adenosine triphosphate

*9. The first stage of photosynthesis in a chloroplast is
light-dependent
temperature-dependent
glucose-driven
ATP-driven

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*taken from 2003, 2004, 2005 CDE Released Test Questions-http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp

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