BIOLOGY PRACTICE TEST
Identify the prokaryotic organism.
Bacteria
Which cellular structure is unique to plant cells?
( Flagellum, Capsule, Ribosome) None of these
Plant cells, fungal cells, and even bacterial cells have a cell wall. What is the primary
difference between these similar structures?
They are made of different materials.
Which organelle functions to break down and recycle large molecules?
Lysosome
If a cell had a damaged central vacuole, it would have difficulty performing what function?
Storing water
What is the role carbohydrates in the plasma membrane?
Identification
What structure selectively regulates the transport of substances into and out of a plant cell?
Plasma Membrane
Which form of transport requires the expenditure of energy?
Active Transport
What is the definition of endocytosis?
It is the bulk transport of materials into the cell.
Which would most likely pass unaided through a plasma membrane?
Something small and nonpolar like nitrogen gas
Substances are often packaged into small ________ for transport, either through the
membrane or throughout the interior of the cell.
Vesicles
What does the lowercase "r" in rRNA stand for?
Ribosomal
The nucleus is a large _________.
Identify the prokaryotic organism.
Bacteria
Which cellular structure is unique to plant cells?
( Flagellum, Capsule, Ribosome) None of these
Plant cells, fungal cells, and even bacterial cells have a cell wall. What is the primary
difference between these similar structures?
They are made of different materials.
Which organelle functions to break down and recycle large molecules?
Lysosome
If a cell had a damaged central vacuole, it would have difficulty performing what function?
Storing water
What is the role carbohydrates in the plasma membrane?
Identification
What structure selectively regulates the transport of substances into and out of a plant cell?
Plasma Membrane
Which form of transport requires the expenditure of energy?
Active Transport
What is the definition of endocytosis?
It is the bulk transport of materials into the cell.
Which would most likely pass unaided through a plasma membrane?
Something small and nonpolar like nitrogen gas
Substances are often packaged into small ________ for transport, either through the
membrane or throughout the interior of the cell.
Vesicles
What does the lowercase "r" in rRNA stand for?
Ribosomal
The nucleus is a large _________.
