CELL BIOLOGY

The term Cell was coined by

• Robert Hooke

• Robert Brown

• JE Purkinje

• AV Leeuwenhoek

The main site for synthesis of lipids

• RER

• SER

• Golgi apparatus

• Lysosomes

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When viewing a cork through his homemade microscope, Robert Hook discovered small compartments that he called _____.

• boxes

• cells

• prokaryotes

• eukaryotes

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Schleiden and Schwann believed _____.

• that organisms were the basic unit of life

• that both cells and organisms were basic units of life

• that the questions of the basic unit of life were too abstract to answer

• none of the above

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The spherical object within a cell that controls its activity is the _____.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• ribosome

• membrane

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The part of the cell that contains the living substance of the cell, excluding the nucleus, is the _____.

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• cell wall

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All prokaryotes are single-celled organisms. Compare prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Select the characteristics that only apply to prokaryotes.

• These cells have DNA in a region called the nucleoid

• Some of these cells have structures like flagella and microvilla

• These cells have cell walls made of polypeptides and polysaccharides

• These cells have cell walls made of cellulose

• These cells have DNA contained in a nucleus

_________________ is the study of life.

• Cytology

• Physiology

• Biology

• Anatomy

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Plants have a large ______________ for storing water.

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• vacuole

• golgi body

Which is true of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

• Prokaryotic cells are larger than eukaryotic cells.
• Eukaryotic cells do not have nucleus, and prokaryotic cells do have nuclei.
• Prokaryotic cells lack membrane-bound organelles, and eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles.
• Eukaryotic cells are simpler than prokaryotic cells.

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