WorksheetsAP Bio- Cell Functions
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The simplest structure shared among all living organisms is the:
Gut
Cell
Photosynthetic chloroplast
Community
nucleus
Select the wrong statement from the following:
Both chloroplasts and mitochondria have an internal compartment; the thylakoid space
The chloroplasts are generally larger than the mitochondria
Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain DNA
Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain an inner and outer membrane
Which one of the following is NOT found in the mitochondrial matrix?
Double-stranded DNA
Ribosome
Single-stranded DNA
RNA
How does a cilium differ from a flagellum?
A cilium is typically longer than a flagellum.
A cilium's bases do not possess a 9+29+29, plus, 2 arrangement of microtubules.
Flagella have basal bodies located at their base, and cilia do not.
Cilia appear in large numbers on the cell surface, and flagella do not.
What is the primary function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?
Producing ATP using stored sugar molecules
Modifying proteins
Breaking down unneeded cellular structures and molecules
Packaging and tagging proteins for delivery across the cell
Which of the following statements regarding chloroplasts is false?
Thylakoids are pigments found within chloroplasts that give plants their green color.
According to the endosymbiosis theory, they were formed by an ancestral eukaryote consuming photosynthetic bacteria.
Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast.
Chloroplasts contain DNA.
True or False: One of the major functions of microfilaments is to aid in cell movement and transport of vesicles
True
False
Which pair of values best fills in the blanks in this statement: On average, eukaryotic cells are ____ longer and have ____ more volume than prokaryotic cells?
5, 100
10, 200
10, 100
10, 1000
By definition, prokaryotic cells do not possess
Ribosomes
A nucleus
Replication machinery
Membrane bilayers
Select one of the following statements which is FALSE
Prokaryotes can adopt several different basic shapes, including spherical, shaped, and spiral.
Some prokaryotes have cell walls surrounding the plasma membrane
The terms “prokaryote” and “bacterium” are synonymous
The primary function of mitochondria is:
Respiration
Starch Synthesis
Detoxification of benzene rings
Intracellular digestion
Toxic hydrogen peroxide is destroyed in eukaryotic cells primarily within:
peroxysomes
lysosomes
mitochondria
the nucleoplasm
A spherical eukaryotic organelle surrounded by a single membrane that does not perform any metabolic functions is called a:
Vacuole
Cisternae
Christae
Thylakoid
The processes of packing luminal proteins into forms suitable for their final destination and sorting of various compounds so they can be targeted to the correct final destination occur in eukaryotic cells within:
Golgi
Lysosomes
The inner nuclear membrane
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
The central dogma of molecular biology describes:
The importance of organic molecules in explaining the cell doctrine
The intracellular locations of different classes of organic molecules that occur in all cells
How ATP is made, distributed and used up during cellular processes
The relationships among kinds of molecules used for protein synthesis
Insulin is a protein that is produced by certain pancreatic cells and secreted into the bloodstream. Which of the following choices best describes the route of insulin from its production to its exit from the cell?
rough ER, transport vesicles, cell membrane
rough ER, transport vesicles, Golgi apparatus, transport vesicles, cell membrane
rough ER, lysosomes, transport vesicles, cell membrane
rough ER, Golgi apparatus, smooth ER, cell membrane
Which organelle is responsible for synthesizing carbohydrates and steroid hormones
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
Nucleus
Vesicles
Post-translational modification takes place in
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic reticulum
Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi
Which of the following structure-function pairs is mismatched?
nucleolus - ribosome production
lysosome - intracellular digestion
Golgi apparatus - ATP production
ribosome - protein synthesis
If the nucleus is a cell's "control center," and chloroplasts its "solar collectors," which of the following might be called the cell's combination "food processor" & "garbage disposer"?
Ribosome
Nucleolus
Lysosome
Golgi Apparatus
Flagellum
Which of the presented labels represents the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?
G
H
K
G
You would expect a cell with an extensive Golgi Apparatus to -
Perform Photosynthesis
Make a lot of ATP
Store large quantities of food
Secrete a lot of material
This organelle has an external face that synthesizes phospholipids and cholesterol with tubules as an area for storage.
Cell membrane
Rough endoplasmic reticulum
Mitochondria
Lysosome
If a cell’s chromatin were damaged, the cell would
Run out of ATP
Go out of control
Swell up and burst
Divide immediately
All of the following statements about ribosomes are true except:
They are composed of RNA and proteins
Their subunits are assembled by the nucleolus
They can be either free in the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum
They function in making proteins and carbohydrates
