Science Grade 10 Biology Quiz

This quiz is to prepare students for the biology unit that most students have at the start of the semester.

published on February 12, 2015
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Prokaryotic cells differ from eukaryotic cells in that prokaryotic cells do not contain

Cytoplasm
DNA
Organelles
A Nucleus
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Muscle cells, which use a great deal of energy, contain many

Golgi Bodies
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Vacuoles
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In which form of reproduction do offspring have genetic information from two different parents?

Asexual
sexual reproduction
All of the above
None of the above
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Which of the following is a true fact regarding cells?

Every cell comes from a previously existing cell
All cells within an organism are exactly alike
Every cell can digest food, fight disease, and carry nutrients
All cells within an organism have the same number of organelles
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The correct sequence for the four phases of mitosis is:

anaphase, metaphase, prophase, telophase
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
metaphase, porphase, anaphase, telophase
telophase, anaphase, prophase, metaphase
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Which organelle's function is to support the cell and to allow some substances to enter while keeping other substances out?

Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
nucleus
mitocgondria
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The phase of cell cycle is usually the longest, when a cell prepares for cell divison is called:

mitosis
cytokensis
interphase
prophase
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Photosynthetic plant cells collect energy from sunlight to make sugar for the plant. They contain many

ribosomes
chloroplasts
vacuoles
mitochondria
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Which of the following is a true fact about cell theory?

All living things are made up of one or more cells and their products
Tissue is the simplest unit that can carry out all life processes
All cells come from non-living matter
All of the above
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Why do cells divide?

So they can reproduce
So they can grow
So they can repair damage
All of the above
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Which organelle controls all cells activities?

Cell membrane
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic reticulum
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The movement of water across a membrane toward an area of high solute concentration is called?

Diffusion
Mitosis
Osmosis
Cytokenisis
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Cells must perform certain basic activities to stay alive. Those activities are performed by:

Bacterium
Organelles
Eukaryotes
Diffusion
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When single-cell organisms divide, only one parent is involved.What is the name of this process?

Osmosis
Sexual reproduction
diffusion
Asexual reproduction
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All living things, including plants, animals, bacteria, and fungi, are formed from one or more

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The ___ is a fluid which organelles float. It also protects and supports the organelles

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___ are produced in the nucleolus and responsible for building proteins

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The organelle that can be refereed to as the Federal Express of the cell is the