AP Biology Unit 2 Review Fa24

Front

What is the primary function of vacuoles in plants?

Back

To maintain water pressure inside of the cell.

Front

What component in the plasma membrane prevents fatty acid tails from sticking together?

Back

Cholesterol.

Front

What is the most likely pathway for an enzyme secreted by pancreatic cells?

Back

ER -> Golgi apparatus -> vesicles that fuse with the plasma membrane.

Front

How can you tell if cells are eukaryotic?

Back

They have membrane bound organelles.

Front

What component strengthens and stabilizes the cell membrane?

Back

Cholesterol.

Front

Define eukaryotic cells.

Back

Cells that contain membrane-bound organelles and a nucleus.

Front

What is the role of the Golgi apparatus?

Back

To modify, sort, and package proteins and lipids for secretion or delivery to other organelles.

Front

What is the function of ribosomes?

Back

To synthesize proteins by translating messenger RNA.

Front

What is the structure of the plasma membrane?

Back

A phospholipid bilayer with embedded proteins, cholesterol, and carbohydrates.

Front

What is osmosis?

Back

The diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.