Chapter 3 Quiz Biology: Cells

Which of the following is a major principle upon which cell theory is based?

• All cells form by free-cell formation.

• All cells have DNA.

• All organisms are made of cells.

• All cells are eukaryotic.

Specialized structures that work together inside a cell are called...

• organelles

• prokaryotes

• eukaryotes

• nuclei

Which organelle is the storehouse for most of a cell's genetic information?

• mitochondrion

• chloroplast

• centriole

• nucleus

Which phrase best describes rough ER?

• studded with ribosomes

• protected by vesicles

• connected to the Golgi apparatus

• stored in the central vacuole

Which organelles supply energy to the cell?

• ribosomes

• centrosomes

• mitochondria

• vacuoles

Which organelles contain enzymes that break down old cell parts?

• ribosomes

• lysosomes

• vacuoles

• chloroplasts

Unlike a eukaryotic cell, a prokaryotic cell does not have

• DNA

• a cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• a nucleus

Which process occurs inside the chloroplasts?

• detoxification

• ribosome assembly

• photosynthesis

• protein synthesis

A ligand produces a response in a cell if it finds the right kind of

• carbohydrate.

• hormone.

• membrane.

• receptor.

Which model did scientists develop to describe the cell membrane?

• phospholipid model

• dynamic model

• fluid mosaic model

• transport model