Unit 3 Exam 4. A student views a cell under a microscope.

The cell
GLE: Compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells has a flagellum but lacks a nucleus. What type of
cell is this?
1. Which statement describes a property of both A. plant
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells? B. animal
A. ATP is produced by mitochondria. C. eukaryotic
B. Proteins are produced by ribosomes. D. prokaryotic
C. DNA is in the form of a loop.
D. DNA is surrounded by a membrane. GLE: Identify and describe structural and
functional differences among organelles

5. Laurel uses the parts of a city to represent the

different organelles. Which part of a city is the best
comparison for mitochondria?
A. storage units
B. city planning offices
C. streets and highways
2. Ben drew this diagram after viewing a euglena D. power plants
through a microscope. Which aspect of the
euglena provides the best indication that this is a 6. Which cellular organelle is best described as a
eukaryotic cell? factory that builds proteins?
A. The euglena uses a flagellum to move. A. chloroplast
B. The euglena uses chlorophyll to produce B. lysosome
food. C. nucleus
C. The euglena has a cell membrane. D. ribosome
D. The euglena has a membrane-bound
nucleus.

7. The pictures show two structures present within an

animal cell. Which statement best tells apart the
functions of these structures?
A. Both structures move materials, but the
Golgi apparatus primarily makes materials.
B. Both structures produce energy, but the
Golgi apparatus also stores information.
C. The rough endoplasmic reticulum produces
energy, and the Golgi apparatus stores
waste products.
D. The rough endoplasmic reticulum produces
3. There are several distinct differences between materials, and the Golgi apparatus
prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Which organisms in packages and ships materials.
the diagram would be classified as prokaryotes?
A. bacterium only GLE: Analyze the movement of water across a cell
B. yeast only membrane in hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic
C. yeast and bacterium solutions
D. diatom and yeast
8. Darnell views living red blood cells on a slide in a
microscope. He adds a drop of a 10% salt solution
to generate a hypertonic environment. Which
 statement best describes what happens to the red
blood cells?
A. The cells swell: water moves into the cells.
B. The cells shrink: water moves into the cells.
C. The cells swell: water moves out of the cells.
D. The cells shrink: water moves out of the
cells.
GLE: Compare active and passive cellular transport
9. A student notices that transferring onion cells from
15% saltwater solution to a freshwater solution
causes a change in the shape of the cells. Which
statement best explains this change?
A. The cells expand as water enters them.
B. The cells shrivel as water moves out of
them.
C. The cells die because the cell walls break.
D. The cells die because the pores in the cell
membrane get
blocked.
10. The picture shows some red
onion cells in a salt solution.
A student immerses the
cells in distilled water, waits
for half an hour, and then
observes the cells under a microscope. Which
picture shows how the cells most likely appear?
A.
B.
GLE: Compare prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
C.
D.
11. A cook can revive wilted celery by cutting the end
off a stalk and putting the stalk in a jar filled with a
cold solution. The solution causes water to enter
the celery cells, reducing the amount of wilting.
Which type of solution would work best to reduce
wilting in a stalk of celery?
A. a solution with the same pH as celery
B. a solution isotonic to celery
C. a solution hypotonic to celery
D. a solution hypertonic to celery
12. The root cells of a plant can move potassium ions
from the soil into the cell body through the cell
membrane. This process requires an input of
energy by the cell. What type of transport is used
in this process?
A. active transport
B. facilitated diffusion
C. passive transport
D. protein diffusion
13. Cells often have to move molecules across the cell
membrane from an area of low concentration to
an area of high concentration, a process that
requires cells to expend energy. Which type of
material movement is involved in this process?
A. osmosis
B. diffusion
C. active transport
D. facilitated diffusion
14. A protein moves a molecule across a membrane.
In the process, it converts two molecules of ATP
into two molecules of ADP and two phosphate
groups. This cellular process is an example of
A. active transport because it uses energy.
B. active transport because it is conducted by
a protein.
C. passive transport because it occurs across a
membrane.
D. passive transport because it does not
generate ATP.
Constructed Response
Option 1
The picture shows some cells. The DNA in the cells
has been stained dark.
 Part ADetermine whether the cells are prokaryotic or
eukaryotic and explain how you decided.
Part BDescribe one other difference between
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
GLE: Identify and describe structural and
functional differences among organelles
Option 2

The diagram shows an image of a plant cell with the

vacuole and nucleus labeled.
Part ADescribe one way that a vacuole and a
nucleus are similar in structure.
Part BDescribe one way that a vacuole and a nucleus
are different in function.

Option 3
GLE: Analyze the movement of water across a cell
membrane in hypotonic, isotonic and hypertonic
solutions

As part of an investigation of solutions, a student

compiled this list of words to describe different
solutions:
hypotonic hypertonic isotonic
A student put a fresh carrot stick in a glass of very
salty water and another in a glass of distilled water.
She left the carrot sticks overnight and examined
them the next day.
Part A Predict what the student will observe when
she examines the carrot sticks the next day.
Part B Explain what happened to the cells in the
carrot stick in the salty water. Use one of the words
from the word list in your explanation.