Week 2 Quiz - (08/16/24)

1) The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is

• Cell
• Tissue
• Organ
• Organism

2) Virus's use a host cell’s machinery to build new viruses, and the viruses will not change in size over time. How should viruses be classified based on this statement?

• complex genetic material
• living organisms
• nonliving things
• simple proteins

3) Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?

• Organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system
• Cell, organ, tissue, organ, organism, organ system
• Cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

4)

• A
• B
• C
• D

5) One difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is that

• Nucleic acids are only found in prokaryotes
• Mitochondria are found in larger quantities in eukaryotes
• The Golgi apparatus is only found in prokaryotes
• Prokaryotes have no nucleus

6) Which of the following is a characteristic of prokaryotes

• They have a nucleus
• They contain DNA
• The organelles in their cytoplasm are surrounded by membranes
• None of the above

7) Only eukaryotic cells have

• DNA
• Membrane bound organelles
• Ribosomes
• Cytoplasm

8) A structure within a cell that performs a specific function is called a(n)

• Organelle
• Tissue
• Organ tissue
• Biocenter

9) In which organelles is a cell’s ATP produced?

• Mitochondrion
• Golgi apparatus
• Endoplasmic reticulum
• Lysosome

How are chloroplasts like mitochondria? (RANDOM EXTRA CREDIT)

• They can both use energy from sunlight
• They both contain DNA
• They look alike
• They are both found in animal cells.