Download Goal 2.02 Quiz 1

Which cell types will most likely use flagella in
the search for food?
A. skin cells
B. red blood cells
C. white blood cells
D. free-living protists
Which kind of cell has the greatest number of
mitochondria?
A. brain cell
B. lung cell
C. muscle cell
D. skin cell
Which type of cell communication is exhibited
when a person with diabetes has a raised blood
sugar level and injects insulin?
A. extracellular-matrix-cell contact
B. secreted short-range signals
C. long-range signals
D. electrical signals
Each mitochondria has an inner membrane called
cristae. How are these cristae beneficial to the
mitochondria?
A. The cristae provide the mitochondria more
surface area for DNA replication.
B. The cristae provide the mitochondria more
membranes for photosynthesis to occur.
C. The cristae provide the mitochondria more
surface area with which to make energy.
D. The cristae provide the mitochondria more
surface area to allow for more cellular transport.
If a person is in danger, a nerve cell receives
stimuli from the eyes and sends a message to
the person to move. How does the nervous
system tell the muscles to move?
A. Integration of synapses occurs.
B. Repolarization occurs in the nerve cell.
C. Sodium and potassium react in muscle cells.
D. Motor neurons send impulses to muscle cells.
Which organelle controls the actions of other
organelles?
A. nucleus
B. Cytoplasm
C. Mitochondria
D. plasma membrane
What is the function of the plasma membrane in
plant and animal cells?
A. to act as an exoskeleton for the cells
B. to provide a food source for the cells as they
divide
C. to allow gases to leave the cells and allow
other gases to enter the cells
D. to define the boundary of the cells and
regulate chemical passage between the cells
Which structure differentiates a plant cell from a
human cheek cell?
A. nucleus
B. cell wall
C. Mitochondria
D. cell membrane
What aspect of a cell has the greatest impact on
its function?
A. shape
B. Nutrition
C. organelles present
D. ability to reproduce
Cells communicate with each other within body
systems and between body systems. Which two
systems control the internal functions of the
body?
A. respiratory and nervous systems
B. circulatory and reproductive systems
C. nervous and circulatory systems
D. endocrine and nervous systems