Quarter 3 Exam Review

Julia made a model of a cell in a clear plastic bag. She used a marble for the nucleus & pinto beans for mitochondria. Which of the following options would be the best for making her model more like a plant cell?

A. Put the bag inside a clear plastic box.

B. Take the marble out of the bag

C. Put the bag inside a larger clear plastic bag.

D. Take the pinto beans out of the bag.

Which cell organelles play a role in energy production by either building food molecules or breaking them down?

I. nucleus

II. mitochondrion

III. chloroplast

IV. cell membrane

A. III & IV onlyC. II & III only

B. I, II, III & IVD. I & II only

A human may go from being microscopic to being six feet tall in less than 16 years. What change on the cellular level accounts for most of the change in size?

A. the size of the cells increases

B. the number of different kinds of cells increases

C. the shape of the cells changes

D. the number of cells increases

Jason is studying a multicellular organism that can easily move around its environment. This organism must consume other organisms in order to receive energy. Which kingdom does the organism that Jason is studying most likely belong to?

A. Kingdom PlantaeC. Kingdom Fungi

B. Kingdom ArchaebacteriaD. Kingdom Animalia

In the body, system X takes in & breaks down food. System Y then transports the raw materials throughout the body. What systems do X & Y represent?

A. System X – digestive system, System Y – respiratory system

B. System X – digestive system, System Y – circulatory system

C. System X – respiratory system, System Y – circulatory system

D. System X – excretory systems, System Y – nervous system

During science class, a group of students went on a field trip to a nearby pond where they collected samples of pond water & pond plants. The students used a microscope to study cells in their samples. They also took samples of their own cheek cells & student them using the microscope. The results are shown in the following table.

According to the table provided, which pond organism shares the most characteristics with animals?

A. pond organism 1 & 2C. neither pond organism

B. pond organism 1D. pond organism 2

Which of the following correctly lists the levels of organization from most complex to least complex?

A. cell – tissue – organ – organ system – organism

B. organ system – organism – organ tissue – cell

C. cell – organism – organ system – organ – tissue

D. organism – organ system – organ – tissue - cell

Which of the following diagrams shows how osmosis would affect a plant cell when placed in a solution with the same solute concentration as its own?

A. Diagram ZC. Diagram Y

B. Diagram XD. Osmosis does not depend on solute concentration

The diagram below shows a nerve cell & skin cell.

Which of the following statements is true of these two cells?

A. Nerve cells do not look like skin cells because they make up different organs with different functions.

B. Nerve cells & skin cells appear different from each other, but they have identical functions.

C. Nerve cells do not look like skin cells because they contain completely different DNA within the same organism.

D. Nerve cells & skin cells are identical to one another in appearance & function.