Practice Test

Question 1

Which organelle, labeled X in the diagram, is found in both plant and animal cells?

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the cell membrane

Question 2

Which organelle can be compared to a security guard who decides whom may enter a building and whom may not?

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cell membrane

Question 3

Which structure will form when a primitive cell engulfs an aerobic bacterium?

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mitochondria

Question 4

Which part of cell division is different in plant and animal cells?

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cytokinesis

Question 5

Which series of diagrams correctly represents the order of mitosis?

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Image with description Four cell diagrams show stages of mitosis from left to right: chromosomes inside a nucleus, chromosomes aligned at the center with spindle fibers attached, chromatids separating toward opposite poles, and two chromosome groups inside dotted circular outlines.

Question 6

If an organism's diploid number is 12, what would be its haploid number?

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6

Question 7

What is the maximum magnification of most classroom compound light microscopes?

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1,000x

Question 8

Which best defines a diploid cell during meiosis?

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a cell that has double the number of chromosomes as the daughter cell

Question 9

Two cells in the same organism differ only in the number of chloroplasts they contain. The first cell has multiple chloroplasts, and the second cell has very few. What would most likely characterize these cells?

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The second cell would not be able to produce as much food because it could not capture very much sunlight.

Question 10

Which is a function of the cell membrane?

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controls what enters and leaves the cell

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