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Biology Cells Questions
Part 1 – Multiple choice: Choose the correct answer that best answers the question. 20 points
1. Which organelle breaks down organelles that are no longer useful?
a. lysosome
b. mitochondria
c. golgi apparatus
2. Organelle responsible for making the energy molecules, ATP
a. lysosome
b. nucleus
c. mitochondria
3. Which organelle would you expect to ONLY find in plant cells?
a. mitochondria
b. chloroplast
c. ribosome
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics of living organisms?
a. to respond
b. to move
c. to be organized
5. What do we call the maintenance of internal conditions of an organism within a certain boundary range?
a. adaptation
b. homeostasis
c. photosynthesis
6. Heterotrophs are organisms that can...
a. produce food from inorganic molecules and sunlight
b. survives without energy
c. consumes other organisms for energy
7. Which of the following is true regarding sexual reproduction?
a. It results in offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
b. It requires two parents
c. It requires one parent
d. It can result when a single organism splits in half
8. Which organelle contains the cellular genetic material?
a. Cell membrane
b. Nucleus
c. Chloroplast
9. The stripes of a tiger allow it to blend into the surrounding environment. This is an example of which
characteristic of life?
a. Reproduction
b. Organization
c. Adaptation
10. Which of the following is NOT a stimulus that a living organism might sense and respond to?
a. DNA
b. sound
c. light
11. All living things are able to:
a. sleep
b. move
c. reproduce
12. Living organisms are made up of smaller units called?
a. blocks
b. cells
c. organs
13. Which of the following statements is one of the differences between plants and animal cells?
a. plant cells have a cell wall, animal cells do not
b. plant cells do not have a vacuole, but animal cells do
c. plant cells only have a cell membrane, but animal have both cell wall and cell membrane.
14. Food producer for the plant cell. It converts the energy of the sun into sugar.
a. chloroplast
b. nucleus
c. cytoplasm
Write the appropriate word for the correct level of organization.
WORD BANK:
ORGAN SYSTEMS
ORGANISM
CELL
ORGAN
TISSUE
15. _________________________________ - more than one organ working together to perform a specific function
16. _________________________________ - structural and functional unit of an organism. All living things are
made up of this
17. _________________________________ - when more than one tissue works together to perform a function
18.__________________________________ - what you have when organs systems work together
19. __________________________________ - the brain is an example of this
20. Sketch a model of cellular hierarchy from simplest to most complex.