BIO 3

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Cell Biology Quiz

Test your knowledge on cell biology with our engaging quiz designed for students and biology enthusiasts. This quiz covers various essential topics in cell structure, function, and transport mechanisms, helping you reinforce your understanding of biological concepts.

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Which organelle makes lipid, stores calcium in muscle cells, and detoxifies in liver cells?

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Golgi body

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

Ribosomes

Which part of the cell membrane is hydrophobic?

The interior region within the two layers of phospholipids

The surface facing the outside of the cell

The surface facing the inside of the cell

The entire membrane

The type of cell memebrane transport that would be used to move sodium ions up/against its concentration gradient would be

Simple diffusion

Active transport

Facilitated diffusion

Osmosis

Your immune system uses __________ proteins to distinguish you own cells from those of potentially harmful invaders.

Receptor

Adhesion

Recognition

Transport

Why do certain cells like those in the kidneys need aquaporins?

Water molecules cannot cross the plasma membrane without a transport protein

Active transport is required to move water molecules across the membrane

Simple diffusion moves water molecules across the membrane too slowly for proper kidney function

All of the above

What type of cell transport is used to move oxygen and carbon dioxide molecules across the plasma membrane?

Osmosis

Simple diffusion

Facilitated diffusion

Active transport

Why are phospholipids a good molecule for cell membranes?

They don't dissolve in water

Part of the molecule is polar

All of the above

They can tolerate contact with water

If a plant cell were placed in hypertonic solution, what would happen?

The cell would shrivel

The cell would swell and burst

The cell would swell but not burst

Nothing would happen

Certain cells of your immune system destroy invading bacterial cells through a process called

Exocytosis

Phagocytosis

Receptor-medicated endocytosis

Pinocytosis

When you receive fluids via an IV (intravenous solution), the solution should be ___________ to your blood/plasma

Hypotonic

Isotonic

Hypertonic

Serotonic

Which statement applies to catabolic/exergonic reactions?

Photosynthesis is an example

Large molecules are built from smaller molecules

Energy is released

All of the above

The rate of a reaction can be increased by

Increasing the amount of enzyme

Decreasing the temperature of the cell

Increasing the pH of the cytoplasm

Decreasing the amount of substrate

Which statement about energy is false?

Energy in the bonds of organic molecules is chemical energy

Energy cannot be created or destroyed

Energy is the ability to do work

Heat is a type of potential energy

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