Question 1

Which theory states that all living things are composed of cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   cell theory
B)   Hooke's rule
C)   evolutionary theory
D)   Mendel's law

Question 2

The endomembrane system includes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   ribosomes, lysosomes, vacuoles, and the endoplasmic reticulum
B)   Golgi apparatus, ribosomes, vacuoles, and the endoplasmic reticulum
C)   Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, ribosomes, and the endoplasmic reticulum
D)   Golgi apparatus, lysosomes, vacuoles, and the endoplasmic reticulum

Question 3

Most human cells contain ______ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A)   36
B)   46
C)   2
D)   23

Question 4

A hormone that will be secreted from the cell is manufactured by ribosomes _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   attached to the endoplasmic reticulum
B)   attached to the Golgi apparatus
C)   attached to the plasma membrane
D)   inside the nucleus

Question 5

Cellular respiration can be described as the conversion of the energy ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   of sunlight to energy stored in organic compounds
B)   stored in food molecules to energy stored in ATP
C)   stored in ATP to energy stored in food molecules
D)   stored in ATP to energy used to do work

Question 6

Where does protein synthesis take place?

Accepted Answer

A)   in the nucleolus
B)   on smooth endoplasmic reticulum
C)   on ribosomes
D)   in the nucleus

Question 7

You find a cell of a type you have never seen before.The cell has both a nucleus and a cell wall.Therefore,you conclude that it must be a ______ cell.

Accepted Answer

A)   prokaryotic
B)   animal
C)   bacterial
D)   plant

Question 8

Which of the following is a function of the Golgi apparatus?

Accepted Answer

A)   digestion of organic matter inside the cell
B)   protein modification
C)   drug detoxification
D)   protein synthesis

Question 9

In plant cells,______ may contain organic nutrients,pigments,and poisons.

Accepted Answer

A)   mitochondria
B)   chloroplasts
C)   lysosomes
D)   central vacuoles

Question 10

The figure below shows a Paramecium,a single-celled freshwater protist.The hairlike structures visible on the Paramecium allow it to move.These structures are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   microfilaments
B)   intermediate filaments
C)   flagella
D)   cilia

Question 11

What structures move proteins from the ER to the Golgi apparatus?

Accepted Answer

A)   transport proteins
B)   central vacuole
C)   transport vesicles
D)   nucleolus

Question 12

Information is transferred from the nucleus to ribosomes via ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   mRNA
B)   rough endoplasmic reticulum
C)   DNA
D)   smooth endoplasmic reticulum A

Question 13

Microtubules are associated with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   cilia
B)   flagella
C)   cell shape
D)   all of the above

Question 14

In eukaryotic cells,what name is given to the region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)   cytoplasm
B)   phospholipid bilayer
C)   nucleoid
D)   chloroplast

Question 15

When mixed with water,phospholipids spontaneously form membranes because they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   have hydrophilic phosphate groups that are attracted to water and hydrophobic fatty acid tails that avoid water
B)   have hydrophilic fatty acid tails that are attracted to water and hydrophobic phosphate groups that avoid water
C)   have hydrophilic heads that are attracted to their hydrophobic tails
D)   are both fluid and mosaic

Question 16

Read the following scenario to answer the following question(s) .
The earliest cells detectable in fossils were different from the cells in animals, plants, fungi, and protists living today. These first prokaryotic cells gave rise to eukaryotic cells approximately 1.7 billion years ago. The structure of eukaryotic cells today suggests how they might have evolved from their prokaryotic ancestors. Scientists examining mitochondria and chloroplasts now think that these organelles were probably free-living prokaryotes before becoming a part of eukaryotic cells long ago.
-What evidence suggests that mitochondria might have evolved before chloroplasts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mitochondria can sometimes divide to produce chloroplasts.
B)   Only mitochondria have their own DNA.
C)   Some mitochondria have chloroplasts inside of them.
D)   Almost all eukaryotes have mitochondria but only some cells have chloroplasts.

Question 17

Examine the following photographs.Which of the techniques reveal internal cellular detail?

Accepted Answer

A)   light micrograph and transmission electron micrograph
B)   light micrograph and scanning electron micrograph
C)   transmission electron micrograph and scanning electron micrograph
D)   all three micrographs

Question 18

The structural combination of DNA and protein forms ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   nucleoli
B)   nucleoplasm
C)   chromatin
D)   ribosomes C

Question 19

______ are the major lipids of plasma membranes.

Accepted Answer

A)   Steroids
B)   Fatty acids
C)   Mosaics
D)   Phospholipids

Question 20

Plant cells,unlike animal cells,are characterized by the presence of a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   cell wall and contractile vacuole
B)   cell wall and central vacuole
C)   nucleus and cell wall
D)   nucleus and contractile vacuole B

Exam 4: A Tour of the Cell

Which theory states that all living things are composed of cells?

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The endomembrane system includes ______.

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Most human cells contain ______ chromosomes.

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A hormone that will be secreted from the cell is manufactured by ribosomes _____.

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Cellular respiration can be described as the conversion of the energy ______.

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Where does protein synthesis take place?

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You find a cell of a type you have never seen before.The cell has both a nucleus and a cell wall.Therefore,you conclude that it must be a ______ cell.

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Which of the following is a function of the Golgi apparatus?

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In plant cells,______ may contain organic nutrients,pigments,and poisons.

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The figure below shows a Paramecium,a single-celled freshwater protist.The hairlike structures visible on the Paramecium allow it to move.These structures are ______.

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What structures move proteins from the ER to the Golgi apparatus?

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Information is transferred from the nucleus to ribosomes via ______.

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Microtubules are associated with ______.

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In eukaryotic cells,what name is given to the region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane?

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When mixed with water,phospholipids spontaneously form membranes because they ______.

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Examine the following photographs.Which of the techniques reveal internal cellular detail?

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The structural combination of DNA and protein forms ______.

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______ are the major lipids of plasma membranes.

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Exam 4: A Tour of the Cell

Which theory states that all living things are composed of cells?

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The endomembrane system includes ______.

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Most human cells contain ______ chromosomes.

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A hormone that will be secreted from the cell is manufactured by ribosomes _____.

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Cellular respiration can be described as the conversion of the energy ______.

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Where does protein synthesis take place?

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You find a cell of a type you have never seen before.The cell has both a nucleus and a cell wall.Therefore,you conclude that it must be a ______ cell.

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Which of the following is a function of the Golgi apparatus?

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In plant cells,______ may contain organic nutrients,pigments,and poisons.

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The figure below shows a Paramecium,a single-celled freshwater protist.The hairlike structures visible on the Paramecium allow it to move.These structures are ______.

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What structures move proteins from the ER to the Golgi apparatus?

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Information is transferred from the nucleus to ribosomes via ______.

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Microtubules are associated with ______.

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In eukaryotic cells,what name is given to the region between the nucleus and the plasma membrane?

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When mixed with water,phospholipids spontaneously form membranes because they ______.

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Examine the following photographs.Which of the techniques reveal internal cellular detail?

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The structural combination of DNA and protein forms ______.

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______ are the major lipids of plasma membranes.

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Plant cells,unlike animal cells,are characterized by the presence of a ______.

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