TESTNAME: CellsReview

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SUBJECT: LifeandPhysicalSciences
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Student:
Class:

Date:

1. Astudentdrawsapictureofanamoeba.

Whatdoanamoebaandahumanhaveincommon?
A.

aheart

B.

aspine

C.

lungs

D.

cells

2. Twodifferentorganismsareshown.

Whatistheprimarywaytheamoebaisdifferentfromthesunflower?
A.

Theamoebaismadeofonecell.

B.

Theamoebahaslimitedrespiration.

C.

Theamoebacanproduceitsownfood.

D.

Theamoebahasorgansthatworktogethertoformsystems.

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3. Thevolvoxisatypeofgreenalgathatlivesinfreshwaterponds.Eachsphericalalgaisactually

acolonyconsistingofupto20,000cells.

Acolonyofvolvoxbehaveslikeonesingleorganism,withananteriorandposteriorend.Inone
oftheregions,theeyespotsaremoredeveloped.Thishelpsthecolonyswimtowardalight
source.Howisthevolvoxsimilartoamulticellularorganism?
A.

Thecellsprovidestructuralsupporttothewholecolony.

B.

Thethousandsofcellsmakingupthecolonyhaveidenticalcharacteristics.

C.

Theindividualgroupsofcellswithinthecolonyperformdifferentfunctions.

D.

Thecellsinthecolonyareallcapableofphotosynthesisandcanmakefood.

4. Whichoftheseisanorganismthatisunicellular?
A.

virus

B.

amoeba

C.

mushroom

D.

ant

5. Twoorganismsareshowninthediagrambelow.

Thearrowsinthediagramindicatestructuresthathelptheseorganisms
A.

movethroughtheirenvironments.

B.

detectchangesintheirenvironments.

C.

obtainnutrientsfromtheirenvironments.

D.

exchangegaseswiththeirenvironments.

6. Aparameciumisanexampleof
A.

asinglecelledorganism.

B.

multipleorganisms.

C.

aninorganicsubstance.

D.

agroupofcells.

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7. Onepictureshowsheartmusclecellsfromahuman,andtheotherpictureshowsasinglecelled

organism.

Onedifferencebetweenthesecellsisthathumanheartmusclecells
A.

takeinoxygenfromtheirenvironment.

B.

dependonothercellsinthebody.

C.

controlcellfunctionsfromanucleus.

D.

canchangeshapeinordertomove.

8. Astudentcomparesaplantcelltoananimalcell.WhichstructurewillthestudentfindONLYin

theplantcell?
A.

chloroplast

B.

organelles

C.

mitochondria

D.

cytoplasm

9. Inwhichorganismcancellwallsbefound?
A.

moth

B.

grass

C.

snake

D.

hawk

10. Whichoneoftheseisnotacharacteristicofananimal?
A.

obtainsenergybyconsumingotherorganisms

B.

ismulticellularwithcellsthathavecellwalls

C.

takesinoxygenandreleasescarbondioxide

D.

isabletogrownewcellstoreplacedamagedcells

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11. Adiagramofaplantcellisshown.

Aleakinastructureofaplantcellresultedinwastematerialsmovingintothecytoplasmofthe
cell.Whichstructuremostlikelyhadtheleak?
A.

B.

C.

D.

12. Whichstructuresarecommontobothplantandanimalcells?
A.

vacuole,chloroplast,nucleus

B.

cellmembrane,nucleus,mitochondrion

C.

nucleus,cellwall,cellmembrane

D.

mitochondrion,vacuole,cellwall

13. Whatisthemainfunctionofthecellwallinaplantcell?
A.

toprotectagainstdisease

B.

togivestructuralsupport

C.

tocontainthepartsofthecell

D.

tohelpwithcelldivision

14. Whichofthesecanonlybefoundinaplantcell?
A.

anucleus

B.

avacuole

C.

achloroplast

D.

amitochondrion

15. Thebasicunitsofstructureandfunctionforbothplantsandanimalsare
A.

cells.

B.

organs.

C.

systems.

D.

tissues.

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16. Whichofthesestructuresinaplantcellallowsaplanttomakefood?
A.

cellwall

B.

cytoplasm

C.

chloroplast

D.

chromosomes

17. Thecellsofaplanthelptheplantmaintainitslifefunctions.Whatpartofaplantcellhasthe

functionofproducingsugarinthepresenceofsunlight?
A.

chloroplast

B.

cytoplasm

C.

mitochondria

D.

nucleus

18. Whichofthefollowingallowsmaterialstoenterandleaveacell?
A.

cellwall

B.

mitochondria

C.

vacuole

D.

cellmembrane

19. Whichfunctionmakesaplantcelldifferentfromananimalcell?
A.

abilitytouseenergy

B.

abilitytoabsorbnutrients

C.

abilitytodivideintotwocells

D.

abilitytoconvertsunlightintoenergy

20. Whichofthesemustbeabsorbedbyanimalcellsinordertogrow?
A.

genes

B.

sunlight

C.

nutrients

D.

chromosomes

21. Whichofthesecouldonlybefoundinsideaplantcell?
A.

nucleus

B.

chloroplasts

C.

mitochondria

D.

cytoplasm

22. Cellstakeinfoodforenergy.Thepartofthecellthataidsindigestionofthefoodisthe

lysosome.Whatisthemainroleoflysosomesintheprocessoffooddigestion?
A.

buildingproteins

B.

breakingdownwastes

C.

controllingtheactivitiesofthecell

D.

convertingenergyfromoneformintoanother

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23. Similartypesofcellsformtissues.Whatisthenextlevelofcomplexityformedfromthe

groupingoftissues?
A.

organs

B.

organelles

C.

organisms

D.

organsystems

24. Ritchiewasinvestigatingdifferenttypesofcells.Hereadhowthelongdendritesofthiscell

enableittosendandreceivemessagesquickly.

Whichtypeofcelldoesthisdiagrammostlikelyrepresent?
A.

aredbloodcell

B.

amusclecell

C.

anervecell

D.

aheartcell

25. Thehumanbrainisanorganthatismadeupofmanytissues.Thisinformationcanbeusedto

determinethatthebrainis
A.

unicellular.

B.

multicellular.

C.

partofabacterialcolony.

D.

abletofunctionindependently.

26. Wheredomanyofthebasiclifefunctionstakeplaceinorganisms?
A.

brain

B.

cells

C.

heart

D.

nerves

27. Whichoftheseistrueofalgae,bacteria,andfloweringplants?
A.

Theyareinorganic.

B.

Theyallhavechlorophyll.

C.

Theyarecomposedofcells.

D.

Theyallfeedoffotherorganisms.

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28. Mirandalearnedhowthehumanbodycarriesoutlifefunctions.Whichisthemostbasiclevelof

organizationinthehumanbody?
A.

anorgan

B.

asystem

C.

atissue

D.

acell

29. Stewartstudiedthepartsofafloweringplant.

Howareallthepartsoftheplantsimilartoeachother?
A.

Theyallattractbees.

B.

Theyareallmadeofcells.

C.

Theyallmakefoodfortheplant.

D.

Theyallgivesupporttotheplant.

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30. Sometimestheshapeofacellgivescluestoitsfunction.Whichcellmostlikelyhasthefunction

oftransmittinginformationthroughthehumanbody?
A.

B.

C.

D.

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31. Thediagramsidentifymajorpartsoftwodifferenthumansystems.

Whichstatementbestdescribeshowthetwosystemsaresimilar?
A.

Bothsystemsprovidestructuretothebody.

B.

Bothsystemscontainspecializedcellsandtissues.

C.

Bothsystemsassumethefunctionsofotherfailingbodyparts.

D.

Bothsystemsestablishhomeostasisandcommunication.

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