Biology Midterm Review

Building blocks of proteins are

• Simple sugars
• Amino acids
• Monosaccharides
• Polysaccharides

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Two structures present in plant cells but NOT animal cells are:

• Chloroplasts and centrioles
• Chloroplasts and cell wall
• Chloroplasts and cell membrane
• Chloroplasts and ribosomes

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Controls what goes in and out of the cell

• Cell membrane
• Cell wall
• Chloroplasts
• Nucleus

If a toxic chemical destroys the ribosomes, which cellular activity would be affected first?

• Energy storage
• Movement
• Protein production
• DNA synthesis

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What organelle is used to store food?

• Chloroplast
• Mitochondrion
• Vacuole
• Nucleus

The organelle that provides energy for the cell and acts like the "power house" is the

• Nucleus
• Lysosome
• Golgi bodies
• Mitochondria

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The cell organelle that transports material within a cell is the ____

• Nucleus
• Endoplasmic Reticulum
• Golgi apparatus
• Mitochondrion

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Some insects can stand on the surface of water because water _____

• has high specific heat
• is a good evaporative coolant
• is cohesive and adhesive
• has a high boiling point

The passive transport of water across a selectively permeable membrane is called___

• Osmosis
• Facilitated diffusion
• Active transport
• Exocytosis

Sugar, starch and cellulose are examples of

• Lipids
• Carbohydrates
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids