Grade 9 · Biology

Grade 9 Biology — Cell biology questions and answers

Organelles, mitosis, and osmosis. Written in American English for students, parents, and teachers in the United States.

Practice quiz

Question and answer list

Open a card to see the answer. These are original practice items for US elementary students — not a state test copy.

1. Osmosis is the diffusion of

Answer: water across a membrane

Water moves toward higher solute concentration.

2. Mitosis is used for

Answer: growth and repair of body cells

Daughter cells are genetically alike.

3. The cell cycle includes

Answer: interphase and mitosis

DNA is copied in S phase.

4. Ribosomes

Answer: make proteins

They read RNA.

5. Prokaryotes such as bacteria

Answer: lack a nucleus

Their DNA is in the nucleoid region.

6. A hypotonic solution can cause an animal cell to

Answer: swell

Water enters the cell.

7. ATP is

Answer: an energy-carrying molecule

Cells use ATP to do work.

8. The cell theory says

Answer: all living things are made of cells

Cells come from other cells.