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Chapter 9: Cell Processes

Cell Processes

1
Which process happens when vesicles release their contents outside the cell?
A)chemical reactions
B)exocytosis
C)passive transport
D)photosynthesis
2
What is the transport and storage structure in a cell's cytoplasm?
A)nucleus
B)inorganic compounds
C)cell membrane
D)vesicles
3
At least 60 percent of a humans body weight consists of water. About how many pounds of water does a 140-pound person's body have?
A)840
B)84
C)48
D)140
4
Where is most of your body's water located?
A)within body cells
B)around the heart
C)outside body cells
D)in the brain
5
Organisms that cannot make their own food are called __________.
A)biodegradables
B)mixtures
C)nucleic acids
D)consumers
6
Genetic material is found in which organic compound?
A)proteins
B)sodium bicarbonate
C)carbohydrates
D)nucleic acid
7
Which of these is an organic compound?
A)lipids
B)potassium chloride
C)calcium phosphate
D)water
8
Which two elements make up most of your body?
A)chlorine and magnesium
B)oxygen and carbon
C)sulfur and gold
D)calcium and silver
9
Some one-celled organisms take in food through __________.
A)lipids
B)endocytosis
C)enzymes
D)mitosis
10
__________ allows some things to enter and leave cells, while keeping other things in the cell or keeping other things out of the cell.
A)A selectively permeable membrane
B)Fermentation
C)Osmosis
D)Metabolism
11
Which of these is a form of energy?
A)atoms
B)air
C)heat
D)snails
12
What is produced as a result of respiration?
A)carbon dioxide and water
B)hydrochloric acid and sodium
C)phosphorous and starch
D)sugars and oxygen
13
Which of these is matter?
A)heat
B)rocks
C)nuclear power
D)sunlight
14
Which of these is an inorganic compound?
A)sugars
B)fats
C)hydrochloric acid
D)phospholipids
15
What stops the process of diffusion in cells?
A)respiration
B)equilibrium
C)vesicles
D)elements
16
Water is a/an __________.
A)lipid
B)element
C)enzyme
D)compound
17
Which of these is a waste product of fermentation?
A)water
B)lactic acid
C)DNA
D)carbohydrates
18
When two or more substances mix evenly, they form a __________.
A)solution
B)vesicle
C)chloroplast
D)producer
19
Which of these processes releases energy?
A)diffusion
B)fermentation
C)exocytosis
D)respiration
20
Which of these is an example of passive transport?
A)osmosis
B)RNA
C)endocytosis
D)ions
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