1. Asbestosis is a disease that results in damage to the lungsbecause (there may be more than one answer)
a. the asbestos gets broken down by the lysosomes
b. the asbestos gets broken down by the lysosomes
c. the lysosomes that absorb the asbestos release enzymes thatkill the lung tissue cells
d. the lung tissue becomes scarred and can nolonger function tobring oxygen into the blood
2. Which of the phases of cellular respiration breaks down theglucose molecule?
a. glycolysis
b. transition reaction
c. citric acid cycle
d. electron transport chain
3. Which of the following is NOT a function of the plasmamembrane?
a. allows all substances to enter the cell
b. helps bind cells to eachother so that they can form tissuesand organs
c. allows the cell to recognize other cells
d. allows cells to "talk" to eachother
4. Which of the following mechanisms of transport across thecell requires energy?
a. osmosis
b. endocytosis
c. facilitated diffusion
d. active transport
5. Which of the following organelles acts as the "powerhouse" ofthe cell, i.e. it produces the cell's energy.
a. nucleus
b. mitochondria
c. smooth endoplasmic reticulum
d. rough endoplasmic reticulum
6. Figure 3.9 in your textbook demonstrates what happens to ared blood cell when it is put into varying solutions. The bags inthe beakers represent a single red blood cell.
What happens to a red blood cell when it is put into ahypertonic solution?
a. stays the same and is fully functional
b. shrinks and no longer functions the way it's supposed to
c. gets larger and no longer functions the way it's supposedto
d. the shape stays the same but the red blood cell is no longerfunctional
7. Which of the following real-life situations would result inthe blood (note that this is referring to the liquid part of theblood, not the blood cells - the accurate name for this wouldactually be "blood plasma") becoming too hypotonic?
a. getting stranded in the middle of a dessert and becomingseverely dehydrated
b. drinking gatorade to replenish fluids during a basketballgame
c. drinking too much water so that your body can't get rid ofthe water quickly enough to maintain the appropriate blood plasmatonicity
d. being stranded in the middle of the ocean, drinking the saltyocean water
8. The golgi complex acts as the "UPS" of the cell - itprocesses and packages materials and sends them to theirdestinations.
True
False
9. The lysosome acts as the "stomach" of the cell; it digestsparticles that are no longer needed in the cell or have been takenup into the cell to be broken down.
True
False
10. We need oxygen to survive because oxygen is needed to breakdown glucose to form ATP. When we are deprived of oxygen, our cellssuddenly stop producing ATP and we can only survive for a fewminutes with whatever ATP remains in our cells.
True
False
