Science Biology Cell Biology

High Surface area to volume ratio allows cells to do what quickly?

• Move materials around inside the cell
• Move materials in and out of the cell 
• Communicate to other cells
• Divide

If a cell is cubic shaped with each side having a length of 3 cm, what is the surface area to volume ratio of the cell?

• 6:1
• 3:1
• 2:1
• 1:1

Which step of the cell cycle do cells spend a majority of their time?

• Prophase
• Interphase
• Mitosis
• Cytokinesis

What is the SURFACE AREA of this figure? * hint the height of this CUBE is 3

• 64 cm²
• 54 cm²
• 36 cm

Complex cell. Can be plant or animal. Contains membrane bound organelles. 

• Eukaryotic Cell
• Prokaryotic Cell
• Bacteria
• Blood cell

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Sac within the cytoplasm that is full of fluid; plants have one large; stores food, water, etc.

• vacuole
• cell wall
• lysosome
• ribosome

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What are tiny organelles that convert glucose into ATP?

• Ribosomes
• Vesicles
• Cytoskeleton
• Mitochondria

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What is it called when molecules move across the cell membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration through a carrier protein?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active Transport
• Facilitated Diffusion

How does a cell maintain homeostasis?

• Regulates what enters and leaves the cell
• Flexibility
• Protective barrier
• Structure and support

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What is the name of the process in which molecules move from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration across a selectively permeable membrane?

• Diffusion
• Osmosis
• Active Transport
• Facilitated Diffusion