1. A. Occurs independently of photosynthesis, all the time
Q. Which organelle is
responsible for
cellular respiration?
A. mitochondria
Q. What is meant by semi
permeable?
A. Only some materials can
pass through a membrane
whereas others cannot.
Q. What are the functions
of the golgi apparatus?
A. modification, packaging
and transport. (All 3 must
be provided.)
Q. What is an advantage
of staining cells?
A. Some organelles are
clearer.
Q. Which of the following is
an energy requiring process?
Osmosis,
diffusion,
active transport,
facilitated diffusion.
Q. Why are lysosomes so
important to a a cell?
A. They contain enzymes
which break down food,
foreign particles or old
organelles.
Q. What is a disadvantage
of staining cells?
A. Cells will die, obscures
other structures, stops some
processes being observed.
Q. Where are the signals
for self recognition located?
A. On the outer surface of
the plasma membrane.
Q. What is the difference
between exocytosis and
endocytosis?
A. Exocytosis involves the
removal of material from a
cell whereas endocytosis
involves bringing material
into the cell.
Q. What is the importance
of apoptosis?
A. Maintains the balance of
new and old cells, gets rid
of diseased cells.
Q. Why is the endoplasmic
reticulum often called an
intracellular transport
system?
A. ER is responsible for the
movement of materials such
protein within the cell.
Q Name a type of cell that
would require a high
number of mitochondria.
A. muscle, neuron, liver
Q. Name the organelle
responsible for
Photosynthesis.
A. Chloroplast
Q. State 2 places in
cells where enzymes
are found.
A. lysosomes,
mitochondria, nucleus,
chloroplast
Q. When does cellular
respiration occur in
plants?
A. Occurs independently
of photosynthesis, all
the time
Q. True or false
A nucleus from a plant
cell would be expected
to have a nuclear
envelope
A. True
Q. True or False
Bacterial cells do not
have DNA.
A. False
Q. True or False
A mature red blood cell
is an example of a
prokaryotic cell.
A. False
Q. True or false
Prokaryotic cells
Have a plasma and a
non plasma membrane
A. False
Q. Name 3 places in a
cell where membranes
are found.
A any organelle except
ribosome
Q which of the following
organelles is the
smallest: nucleus,
mitochondrion, ribosome, ER
A ribosome

2. Q. What is the basic
unit of proteins?
A. Amino acids
Q. Suggest why cells
were not discovered by
the Greek physician
Hippocrates(died 357BC)
A. No microscopes
Q. What is the function
of the cytoskeleton?
A. To assist in holding
organelles in place
within the cell
Q. What are the basic
unit of carbohydrates?
A. Monosaccharide
Q. What type of
microscope would you
use to view mitotic
stages in onion roots?
A. Light microscope
Q. What is the function
of a ribosome?
A. Protein synthesis
Q. Name a
monosaccharide.
A. glucose
Q. What type of
microscope would you
use to view a
mitochondrion?
A. Electron microscope
Q. What is main
characteristic that
distinguishes eukaryotes
from prokaryotes cells
A. Membrane bound
organelles
Q Name the
disaccharide most
commonly found in
plants.
A. sucrose
Q. What are diatoms?
A. Single celled golden
brown algae with a wall
containing silica and
pectin
Q. What is osmosis?
A. The movement of
water from a region of
low solute concentration
to a region of high solute
concentrations
Q. True or false
You would use a light
microscope to view a
ribosome.
A False, you need an
electron microscope.
Q True or False
The cell wall of plant
cells are composed of
cellulose
A. True
Q. What is diffusion?
A. The movement of
solute from a region of
high solute concentration
to a region of low
concentration.
Q. True or false
Using an objective of
X40 and ocular of X10
would give you a
magnification of X 40
A False X400
Q. True or false
The cell wall of bacteria
are composed of
cellulose.
A. False
Q what is term used to
describe the movement
of a solid food particle
into a cell?
A Phagocytosis
Q What type of
microscope would you
use to view a banana
cell?
A. Light microscope
Q Why are viruses
difficult to classify?
A. They contain
DNA/RNA and protein
but require a host to
replicate
Q. Name the organelle
responsible for moving
large molecules from the
Golgi out of the cell?
A. vesicle

3. Q What is a
bacteriophage?
A. A virus which infects
a bacteria.
Q. Name a disaccharide found in plants?
A. sucrose
Q. True or False
Enzymes are used up in chemical reactions.
A. False
Q. What compound is the plasma membrane mainly composed of?
A. lipids
Q. Name two polysaccharides commonly found in plant cells?
A. Cellulose and starch
Q. Name a polysaccharide found in animal cells.
A. glycogen
Q. Name one type of protein, other than enzymes, found in cells
A. hormones, structural
Q. Name a type of protein found in all cells required for cell functioning?
A. Enzymes
Q. Name a disaccharide found in animal cells.
A. lactose
Q. What are the two basic units of lipids?
A. Fatty acids and glycerol
Q. True or false
Enzymes act as a catalyst to speed up chemical reactions in cells?
A. True
Q. True or false
Steroids are a type of lipid.
A. True
Q. Name the 3 main components of nucleic acids.
A ribose sugar, phosphate and a base
Q. Name the two compounds containing nucleic acids.
A. DNA, RNA
Q. The base cytosine only pairs with ?
A. Guanine
Q. True or False
There are 4 bases.
A. False, there are 5, uracil replaces thymine in RNA
Q. The base thymine only pairs with ?
A. Adenine
Q. In which compound do you find the base Uracil?
A. RNA
Q. True or false
The chemical equation for photosynthesis is 6CO2 + 12H20 -> C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
A. True
Q. What compound is the main energy carrier in a cell?
A. ATP
Q. Name the two phases of photosynthesis.
A. Light dependent and light independent

4. Q. True or False
The light dependent part of photosynthesis occurs in the stroma.
A. False, it occurs in the grana
Q. What compound is used the light independent part of photosynthesis?
A. CO2
Q. What compound is required in the light dependent stage of photosynthesis?
A. Water
Q. What chemical is produced in the light dependent stage of photosynthesis?
A. oxygen
Q. What chemicals are produced in the light independent stage of photosynthesis?
A. Water and glucose
Q. Where does the light independent reaction occur?
A. Stroma
Q. Name a single celled organism which uses cilia for locomotion.
A. Paramecium
Q. Name a single celled organism which uses flagella for locomotion.
A. Euglena
Q. Name the first stage of cellular respiration.
A. Glycolysis
Q. Where does glycolysis occur?
A. In the cytoplasm
Q. Where does the Krebs cycle occur?
A. In the mitochondria
Q. What is the main product of glycolysis?
A. Pyruvate
Q. What does anaerobic respiration mean?
A. No oxygen is required to release energy.
Q. What is meant by the term aerobic?
A. Requiring oxygen
Q. What are the two main products of cellular respiration?
A. CO2 and H2O
Q. What is the word equation for cellular respiration?
A. Glucose + oxygen
-> water + carbon dioxide
Q What organelle produces the spindle fibres in animal cells?
A. centrioles
Q. Name one reason a cell may need to divide.
A. repair, growth, reproduction
Q. True or False
Mitotic cell division produces 2 daughter cells identical to the parent cell.
A. True
Q. What is pinocytosis?
A. Transport of liquids into a cell by active transport
Q. Name two organelles used by cells for locomotion.
A. Cilia and flagella