Cell Practice Test

AP Biology
Choose the response which best completes the following statements or answers
the following questions. (3 pts. @)
1. Which is NOT a main feature of the cell theory? (1.) Cells arise only by the
division of existing cells. (2.) The cell is the unit of function of all living things.
(3.) Each cell is surrounded by a membrane. (4.) The cell is the unit of function
of all living things.
2. Which microscope can magnify objects hundreds of thousands of times?
(1.) electron microscope
(2.) stereoscopic microscope (3.) compound microscope (4.) phase contrast
microscope
3. Which is NOT a characteristic of biological membranes? (1.) fluid properties
(2.) phospholipids (3.) receptors (4.) protein trilayer
4. Which has lenses that are not made of glass? (1.) electron microscope (2.)
compound microscope
(3.) hand lens (4.) stereoscopic microscope
5. If a solution outside a cell is more concentrated so that the cell loses water to
its environment, the external solution is said to be __________ to the cell
contents. (1.) hypertonic (2.) in equilibrium (3.) isotonic (4.) hypotonic
6. Which device regulates the amount of light entering a microscope? (1.)
nosepiece (2.) eyepiece
(3.) body tube (4.) diaphragm
7. Which mechanism requires energy? (1.) facilitated diffusion (2.) osmosis (3.)
diffusion (4.) active transport
8. Pinching in of fluids by a unicellular organism is the process of (1.)
phagocytosis (2.) osmosis (3.) pinocytosis (4.) exocytosis (5.) facilitated
diffusion
9. Which stain would be the best to make the structures of cheek epithelial
cells more easy to observe?
(1.) iodine (2.) methyl red (3.) phenolphthalein (4.) methylene blue

10. Which is true of eukaryotic cells? (1.) evolved more recently than
prokaryotic cells (2.) they lack membrane bound organelles (3.) lack a nuclear
membrane (4.) lack DNA
11. What is the function of chloroplasts? (1.) protein synthesis (2.)
photosynthesis (3.) respiration (4.) movement
12. Which structure is found only in plant cells or algae? (1.) endoplasmic
reticulum (2.) mitochondrion
(3.) nucleus (4.) lysosome (5.) plastid
13. Cilia and flagella are most similar in structure to (1.) basal bodies (2.)
ribosomes (3.) mitochondria (4.) chloroplasts
(5.) endoplasmic reticula.
14. Which organelle sometimes merges with food vacuoles and functions in
chemical hydrolysis? (1.) lysosomes (2.) chloroplasts (3.) nucleus (4.)
mitochondria (5.) ribosomes
15. The part of the microscope that contains the objectives is the (1.) eyepiece
(2.) nosepiece (3.) stage
(4.) ocular
16. A structure commonly found in animal cells, but rarely in plant cells is the
(1.) golgi apparatus (2.) centriole (3.) nucleus
(4.) mitochondrion (5.) endoplasmic reticulum
17. Which cell organelle contains the chromosomes? (1.) golgi apparatus (2.)
nucleus (3.) lysosome (4.) mitochondrion
18. Certain types of lymphocytes (white blood cells) in the lymph nodes ingest
bacteria and debris. This function most likely occurs by (1.) exocytosis (2.)
passive transport (3.) phagocytosis (4.) pinocytosis (5.) facilitated transport
19. Which cell structure is known as the powerhouse of the cell? (1.) nucleus
(2.) mitochondrion (3.) vacuole
(4.) endoplasmic reticulum
20. Osmosis is a process that (1.) involves the movement of particles from
saturated solutions (2.) moves water molecules from an area of higher
concentration to an area of lower concentration, using energy (3.) involves the
active transport of dissolved solids (4.) continues until the medium on each side

of the membrane has become hypertonic (5.) equalizes the concentration of

particles by the movement of water molecules
21. In plants, the plastids which store lipids are called (1.) leucoplasts (2.) scale
scars (3.) golgi bodies (4.) chloroplasts
(5.) chromoplasts
22. Which is the part of the microscope you look into? (1.) ocular (2.)
nosepiece (3.) body tube (4.) diaphragm
23. According to the fluid mosaic model of the plasma membrane, proteins are
(1.) spread out in a continuous layer over both membrane surfaces (2.) located
in the hydrophilic area of the membrane (3.) oriented in a random manner
throughout the membrane (4.) embedded in the lipid bilayers (5.) capable of
leaving the membrane and dissolving in the solution of the external
environment
Use the information below and your knowledge of biology to answer questions
24 through 25 which follow the reading passage.
Each student in a biology laboratory received two solutions. One solution was
distilled water. The other was a salt solution with concentrations of salts
slightly greater than that of a living cell. The solutions were labeled X and Y,
respectively. The students were instructed to place some fresh-water protozoans
in each of the solutions and to identify the solutions on the basis of their
observations. The protozoans in solution X shriveled. Those in solution Y
swelled up and burst.
24. These results indicate that (1.) solution X was salt water (2.) solution Y
contained killer protozoans (3.) solution Y was salt water (4.) solution X was
distilled water (5.) solution X was tap water
25. The protozoans in solution X shriveled because (1.) an antagonistic
substance was placed into the solution (2.) their membranes were more
permeable to the passage of water than the organisms in Y (3.) osmotic pressure
failed to operate (4.) a disproportionate amount of water diffused from the
protozoans (5.) golgi bodies in the test organisms lost their function
26. Which structure is chiefly responsible for the rigidity of the plant cell? (1.)
cell membrane (2.) cell wall (3.) nucleolus (4.) nucleus

27. In pond water, protozoans pump out excess water by means of their (1.)
pellicle (2.) trichocyst (3.) cell membrane (4.) contractile vacuole (5.)
pseudopodia
28. Which is a major function of the mitochondria? (1.) Assembling proteins
such as enzymes. (2.) Carrying out respiratory activity. (3.) Duplicating the
chromosomes needed for cell division. (4.) Absorbing light in photosynthesis.
(5.) All of the above are major functions.
29. Which is involved directly in synthesis of proteins as well as transport
within the cell? (1.) ribosomes (2.) golgi bodies (3.) rough endoplasmic
reticulum (4.) smooth endoplasmic reticulum (5.) vacuoles
30. A dominant organelle in cells heavily involved in lipid synthesis is the (1.)
ribosome (2.) lysosome (3.) smooth endoplasmic reticulum (4.) mitochondrion
(5.) contractile vacuole
31. The golgi apparatus would be most prominent in cells that (1.) divide
rapidly (2.) produce ATP (3.) contain chlorophyll (4.) actively secrete
substances (5.) are large and inactive
32. A gland cell capable of producing large quantities of protein hormone
would MOST LIKELY have well developed (1.) cilia (2.) centrioles (3.) rough
endoplasmic reticulum (4.) smooth endoplasmic reticulum (5.) lysosomes
33. Which substance would have normally have the LEAST difficulty crossing
a cell membrane? (1.) water (2.) protein (3.) carbohydrate (4.) salt (5.) there
would be little difference in any of the above
34. Which requires the chemical energy of the cell to occur? (1.) diffusion (2.)
facilitated diffusion (3.) osmosis (4.) bulk flow (5.) none of the previous
35. Normally the cytoplasm of the cell does NOT contain (1.) chloroplasts (2.)
mitochondria (3.) ribosomes (4.) lysosomes (5.) chromosomes
36. A cell membrane is (1.) permeable (2.) semi permeable (3.) impermeable
(4.) none of these
37. Which organelle is responsible for the master control of the cell? (1.)
mitochondrion (2.) ribosome
(3.) golgi apparatus (4.) nucleus

Correctly complete the following statements. (3 pts. @)

1. A solution which contains more a higher concentration of solute than the
solution it is being compared with is said to be _______________ to that
solution.
2. A(n) _______________ is an educated guess.
3. A controlled experiment contains 2 groups ________________ and
_________________.
4. The cristae is the inner membrane of the _______________.
5. When graphing the _______________ variable is placed on the x axis.
6. The plastid chiefly responsible for the synthesis of sugars in some cells is the
_______________.
7. The term ________________ refers to a solution containing a greater
concentration of solvent than the solution it is being compared with.
8. The organelle responsible for the storage of colored pigments in some cells is
the _______________.
9. The _______________ is a cell organelle found in animal cells not found in
plant cells.
10. The plastid which stores starches in some cells is the _______________.
11. The release of materials from a cell by active transport which often involves
molecules which carry the materials from the cell is called
____________________.
12. The __________________ is chiefly responsible for lipid synthesis in
eukaryotes.
13. The _______________ is the basis of comparison in a controlled
experiment.
14. The _______________ is the thing being tested in a controlled experiment.
15. A good experiment should have _____ independent variable(s).

16. The ________________ serve as cytoplasmic communication channels

connecting plant cells.
17. The _______________ is a material helping to hold some animal cells
together.
18. _______________ is a cementing material holding some plant cells
together.
** Short Answer Section
1. Explain the concepts of cytoplasmic inheritance and the endosymbiont
theory to the satisfaction of
your instructor. (10 pts.)
2. List three cell organelles found in plant cells but not in animal cells.
3. List three structures besides the glycocalyx which helps to hold animal cells
together.
4. List three cytoskeletal structures which help to support cells.
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Multiple choice section
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2. 1
3. 4
4. 1
5. 1
6. 4
7. 4
8. 3

9. 4
10. 1
11. 2
12. 5
13. 1
14. 1
15. 2
16. 2
17. 2
18. 3
19. 2
20. 5
21. 1
22. 1
23. 4
24. 1
25. 4
26. 2
27. 4
28. 2
29. 3
30. 3

31. 4
32. 3
33. 1
34. 5
35. 5
36. 2
37. 4
Creative spelling section
1. hypertonic
2. hypothesis
3. control and variable
4. mitochondrion
5. independent
6. chloroplastid
7. hypotonic
8. chromoplastid
9. centriole
10. amyloplastid
11. receptor mediated exocytosis
12. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
13. control
14. variable

15. 1 and only 1

16. plasmodesmata
17. glycocalyx
18. pectin (calcium pectate)
Short Answer Section
1. The endosymbiont theory is the concept that the mitochondria and
chloroplast were once primitive prokaryotic cells which were taken over by
more advanced cells in the process of evolution. The concept of cytoplasmic
inheritance supports this, as the mitochondria and chloroplasts have their
own DNA and are capable of independent replication without the nucleus
first dividing. This indicates that the chloroplast and mitochondria are
their own entities and therefore supports the endosymbiont theory.
2. Obviously chloroplasts, cell walls, and other kinds of plastids aren't
found in animal cells.
3. desmosomes, gap junctions, belt junctions
4. microtubules (also associated with movement of materials in the cell),
intermediate filaments, and microfilaments