Cell structure: 10. What is the primary component of the cell wall in
1. What is the function of the nucleus in a cell? plant cells?
a) Producing ATP a) Collagen
b) Breaking down toxins b) Cholesterol
c) Control centre of the cell c) Cellulose
d) Synthesising lipids d) Keratin
2. Which organelle is the site of aerobic respiration 11. What does the cytoplasm in the cell contain?
and produces ATP? a) Producing ATP
a) Golgi body b) Breaking down toxins
b) Ribosomes c) Control centre of the cell
c) Mitochondria d) Jelly-like fluid and dissolved solutes
d) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
12. What type of molecules are ribosomes
3. What are 2 functions of the Golgi body? composed of?
a) Synthesising carbohydrates a) Proteins and RNA
b) Modifying and exporting proteins b) Lipids and carbohydrates
c) Producing ATP c) DNA and RNA
d) Breaking down pathogens d) Nucleotides
4. What organelle contains digestive enzymes and 13. Which organelle synthesises and transports
breaks down pathogens? lipids, cholesterol, and hormones?
a) Lysosomes a) Golgi body
b) Ribosomes b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c) Nucleus c) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
d) Cell membrane d) Mitochondria
5. What provides structural support and maintains 14. What is the function of lysosomes in a cell?
the shape of the cell? a) Producing ATP
a) Ribosomes b) Storing water and nutrients
b) Golgi body c) Breaking down pathogens and cellular debris
c) Cytoskeleton d) Synthesising proteins
d) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
15. Which organelles are responsible for
6. What forms the mitotic spindle during cell synthesising proteins?
division? a) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
a) Centrioles b) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
b) Golgi body c) Golgi body
c) Ribosomes d) Ribosomes
d) Nucleolus
16. What is the function of the cytoskeleton in a cell?
7. Which cellular structure moves materials across a) Producing ATP
the cell surface? b) Providing structural support
a) Ribosomes c) Control centre of the cell
b) Centrioles d) Breaking down toxins
c) Cilia
17. Which type of muscle tissue is striated and under
d) Flagella
voluntary control?
8. What is the primary function of chloroplasts in a) Smooth muscle
plant cells? b) Cardiac muscle
a) Synthesising carbohydrates c) Skeletal muscle
b) Producing ATP d) None of the above
c) Site of photosynthesis
18. What organelle is responsible for synthesising
d) Breaking down toxins
ATP through aerobic respiration?
9. Which organelle stores water and nutrients in a) Nucleus
plant cells? b) Mitochondria
a) Chloroplasts c) Golgi body
b) Golgi body d) Ribosomes
c) Vacuole
19. What is the function of the smooth endoplasmic
d) Cell membrane
reticulum?
, a) Synthesising and transporting lipids, cholesterol,
and hormones
b) Modifying and exporting proteins
c) Producing ATP
d) Breaking down pathogens
20. What are the hair-like protrusions from the cell
membrane that are used for movement?
a) Ribosomes
b) Flagella
c) Centrioles
d) Vacuoles
21. Which organelle is responsible for folding
polypeptides to their secondary and tertiary
structures?
a) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
c) Golgi body
d) Nucleus
22. What is the function of the centrioles?
a) Producing ATP
b) Synthesising proteins
c) Cell division and forming the mitotic spindle
d) Breaking down toxins
23. What is the function of the cytoskeleton?
a) Producing ATP
b) Providing structural support
c) Breaking down pathogens
d) Modifying and exporting proteins
24. Which type of muscle tissue is found in the
heart?
a) Smooth muscle
b) Cardiac muscle
c) Skeletal muscle
d) None of the above
25. Which organelle is responsible for storing water
and nutrients?
a) Lysosomes
b) Mitochondria
c) Vacuoles
d) Golgi body
,Cell transport: d) Without any specific direction
1. In which process do molecules move from an area
10. What property of the membrane allows osmosis
of high concentration to low concentration without
to occur?
requiring energy?
a) Permeability to all solutes
a) Active transport
b) Impermeability to water
b) Osmosis
c) Selective permeability
c) Diffusion
d) Complete permeability
d) Endocytosis
2. Which structure allows molecules to diffuse
directly through it?
a) Nucleus
b) Golgi body
c) Cell membrane
d) Mitochondria
3. Which type of molecules are most likely to
undergo diffusion?
a) Large, polar molecules
b) Large, non-polar molecules
c) Small, lipid-soluble, non-polar molecules
d) Small, water-soluble, polar molecules
4. Which factors affect the rate of diffusion?
a) Presence of carrier proteins
b) pH of the environment
c) Surface area, temperature, and concentration
gradient
d) Presence of lysosomes
5. Which process requires energy and moves
molecules against their concentration gradient?
a) Osmosis
b) Endocytosis
c) Active transport
d) Facilitated diffusion
6. Through what structure does active transport
typically occur?
a) nuclear pores
b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c) Golgi vesicles
d) Carrier proteins
7. What type of molecules are primarily transported
through active transport?
a) Small, lipid-soluble, non-polar molecules
b) Large, water-soluble, polar molecules
c) Small, non-polar molecules
d) Large, lipid-soluble, non-polar molecules
8. In which process does water move across a semi-
permeable membrane without requiring energy?
a) Facilitated diffusion
b) Endocytosis
c) Osmosis
d) Exocytosis
9. Which direction does water move during osmosis?
a) From low-water potential to high-water potential
b) From high-water potential to low-water potential
c) Against the concentration gradient
, Tissues: a) Rectangular
1. What are the two major functions of the nervous b) Spindle-shaped
system? c) Cylindrical
a) Pumping blood and producing hormones d) Irregular
b) Sensing stimuli and secreting enzymes
c) Sending electrical impulses around the body
d) Digesting food and regulating body temperature
2. Which types of cells are found in the nervous
system?
a) Neurons and muscle cells
b) Epithelial cells and glial cells
c) Neurons and glial cells
d) Adipose cells and fibroblasts
3. Which type of muscle tissue is striated and under
voluntary control?
a) Smooth muscle
b) Cardiac muscle
c) Skeletal muscle
d) None of the above
4. Which type of epithelial tissue forms glands and
secretes hormones?
a) Proper epithelium
b) Squamous epithelium
c) Cuboidal epithelium
d) Glandular epithelium
5. What is the main characteristic of connective
tissue?
a) Highly vascular
b) Made up of cells arranged in layers
c) Composed mainly of neurons
d) Most abundant and widely distributed tissue
6. Which type of connective tissue stores energy?
a) Reticular tissue
b) Adipose tissue
c) Areolar tissue
d) Fibrocartilage tissue
7. What is the function of areolar tissue?
a) Provides supportive framework
b) Stores energy
c) Surrounds organs
d) Forms ligaments
8. Which type of connective tissue forms the joints'
surface?
a) Fibrocartilage
b) Hyaline cartilage
c) Elastic cartilage
d) Compact bone
9. Which type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?
a) Skeletal muscle
b) Smooth muscle
c) Cardiac muscle
d) Striated muscle
10. What is the shape of skeletal muscle cells?
1. What is the function of the nucleus in a cell? plant cells?
a) Producing ATP a) Collagen
b) Breaking down toxins b) Cholesterol
c) Control centre of the cell c) Cellulose
d) Synthesising lipids d) Keratin
2. Which organelle is the site of aerobic respiration 11. What does the cytoplasm in the cell contain?
and produces ATP? a) Producing ATP
a) Golgi body b) Breaking down toxins
b) Ribosomes c) Control centre of the cell
c) Mitochondria d) Jelly-like fluid and dissolved solutes
d) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
12. What type of molecules are ribosomes
3. What are 2 functions of the Golgi body? composed of?
a) Synthesising carbohydrates a) Proteins and RNA
b) Modifying and exporting proteins b) Lipids and carbohydrates
c) Producing ATP c) DNA and RNA
d) Breaking down pathogens d) Nucleotides
4. What organelle contains digestive enzymes and 13. Which organelle synthesises and transports
breaks down pathogens? lipids, cholesterol, and hormones?
a) Lysosomes a) Golgi body
b) Ribosomes b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c) Nucleus c) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
d) Cell membrane d) Mitochondria
5. What provides structural support and maintains 14. What is the function of lysosomes in a cell?
the shape of the cell? a) Producing ATP
a) Ribosomes b) Storing water and nutrients
b) Golgi body c) Breaking down pathogens and cellular debris
c) Cytoskeleton d) Synthesising proteins
d) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
15. Which organelles are responsible for
6. What forms the mitotic spindle during cell synthesising proteins?
division? a) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
a) Centrioles b) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
b) Golgi body c) Golgi body
c) Ribosomes d) Ribosomes
d) Nucleolus
16. What is the function of the cytoskeleton in a cell?
7. Which cellular structure moves materials across a) Producing ATP
the cell surface? b) Providing structural support
a) Ribosomes c) Control centre of the cell
b) Centrioles d) Breaking down toxins
c) Cilia
17. Which type of muscle tissue is striated and under
d) Flagella
voluntary control?
8. What is the primary function of chloroplasts in a) Smooth muscle
plant cells? b) Cardiac muscle
a) Synthesising carbohydrates c) Skeletal muscle
b) Producing ATP d) None of the above
c) Site of photosynthesis
18. What organelle is responsible for synthesising
d) Breaking down toxins
ATP through aerobic respiration?
9. Which organelle stores water and nutrients in a) Nucleus
plant cells? b) Mitochondria
a) Chloroplasts c) Golgi body
b) Golgi body d) Ribosomes
c) Vacuole
19. What is the function of the smooth endoplasmic
d) Cell membrane
reticulum?
, a) Synthesising and transporting lipids, cholesterol,
and hormones
b) Modifying and exporting proteins
c) Producing ATP
d) Breaking down pathogens
20. What are the hair-like protrusions from the cell
membrane that are used for movement?
a) Ribosomes
b) Flagella
c) Centrioles
d) Vacuoles
21. Which organelle is responsible for folding
polypeptides to their secondary and tertiary
structures?
a) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
c) Golgi body
d) Nucleus
22. What is the function of the centrioles?
a) Producing ATP
b) Synthesising proteins
c) Cell division and forming the mitotic spindle
d) Breaking down toxins
23. What is the function of the cytoskeleton?
a) Producing ATP
b) Providing structural support
c) Breaking down pathogens
d) Modifying and exporting proteins
24. Which type of muscle tissue is found in the
heart?
a) Smooth muscle
b) Cardiac muscle
c) Skeletal muscle
d) None of the above
25. Which organelle is responsible for storing water
and nutrients?
a) Lysosomes
b) Mitochondria
c) Vacuoles
d) Golgi body
,Cell transport: d) Without any specific direction
1. In which process do molecules move from an area
10. What property of the membrane allows osmosis
of high concentration to low concentration without
to occur?
requiring energy?
a) Permeability to all solutes
a) Active transport
b) Impermeability to water
b) Osmosis
c) Selective permeability
c) Diffusion
d) Complete permeability
d) Endocytosis
2. Which structure allows molecules to diffuse
directly through it?
a) Nucleus
b) Golgi body
c) Cell membrane
d) Mitochondria
3. Which type of molecules are most likely to
undergo diffusion?
a) Large, polar molecules
b) Large, non-polar molecules
c) Small, lipid-soluble, non-polar molecules
d) Small, water-soluble, polar molecules
4. Which factors affect the rate of diffusion?
a) Presence of carrier proteins
b) pH of the environment
c) Surface area, temperature, and concentration
gradient
d) Presence of lysosomes
5. Which process requires energy and moves
molecules against their concentration gradient?
a) Osmosis
b) Endocytosis
c) Active transport
d) Facilitated diffusion
6. Through what structure does active transport
typically occur?
a) nuclear pores
b) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
c) Golgi vesicles
d) Carrier proteins
7. What type of molecules are primarily transported
through active transport?
a) Small, lipid-soluble, non-polar molecules
b) Large, water-soluble, polar molecules
c) Small, non-polar molecules
d) Large, lipid-soluble, non-polar molecules
8. In which process does water move across a semi-
permeable membrane without requiring energy?
a) Facilitated diffusion
b) Endocytosis
c) Osmosis
d) Exocytosis
9. Which direction does water move during osmosis?
a) From low-water potential to high-water potential
b) From high-water potential to low-water potential
c) Against the concentration gradient
, Tissues: a) Rectangular
1. What are the two major functions of the nervous b) Spindle-shaped
system? c) Cylindrical
a) Pumping blood and producing hormones d) Irregular
b) Sensing stimuli and secreting enzymes
c) Sending electrical impulses around the body
d) Digesting food and regulating body temperature
2. Which types of cells are found in the nervous
system?
a) Neurons and muscle cells
b) Epithelial cells and glial cells
c) Neurons and glial cells
d) Adipose cells and fibroblasts
3. Which type of muscle tissue is striated and under
voluntary control?
a) Smooth muscle
b) Cardiac muscle
c) Skeletal muscle
d) None of the above
4. Which type of epithelial tissue forms glands and
secretes hormones?
a) Proper epithelium
b) Squamous epithelium
c) Cuboidal epithelium
d) Glandular epithelium
5. What is the main characteristic of connective
tissue?
a) Highly vascular
b) Made up of cells arranged in layers
c) Composed mainly of neurons
d) Most abundant and widely distributed tissue
6. Which type of connective tissue stores energy?
a) Reticular tissue
b) Adipose tissue
c) Areolar tissue
d) Fibrocartilage tissue
7. What is the function of areolar tissue?
a) Provides supportive framework
b) Stores energy
c) Surrounds organs
d) Forms ligaments
8. Which type of connective tissue forms the joints'
surface?
a) Fibrocartilage
b) Hyaline cartilage
c) Elastic cartilage
d) Compact bone
9. Which type of muscle tissue is found in the heart?
a) Skeletal muscle
b) Smooth muscle
c) Cardiac muscle
d) Striated muscle
10. What is the shape of skeletal muscle cells?
