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AP Bio- Cell Functions

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

The simplest structure shared among all living organisms is the:

a)

Gut

b)

Cell

c)

Photosynthetic chloroplast

d)

Community

e)

nucleus

2.

Select the wrong statement from the following:

a)

Both chloroplasts and mitochondria have an internal compartment; the thylakoid space

b)

The chloroplasts are generally larger than the mitochondria

c)

Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain DNA

d)

Both chloroplasts and mitochondria contain an inner and outer membrane

3.

Which one of the following is NOT found in the mitochondrial matrix?

a)

Double-stranded DNA

b)

Ribosome

c)

Single-stranded DNA

d)

RNA

4.

How does a cilium differ from a flagellum?

a)

A cilium is typically longer than a flagellum.

b)

A cilium's bases do not possess a 9+29+29, plus, 2 arrangement of microtubules.

c)

Flagella have basal bodies located at their base, and cilia do not.

d)

Cilia appear in large numbers on the cell surface, and flagella do not.

5.

What is the primary function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER)?

a)

Producing ATP using stored sugar molecules

b)

Modifying proteins

c)

Breaking down unneeded cellular structures and molecules

d)

Packaging and tagging proteins for delivery across the cell

6.

Which of the following statements regarding chloroplasts is false?

a)

Thylakoids are pigments found within chloroplasts that give plants their green color.

b)

According to the endosymbiosis theory, they were formed by an ancestral eukaryote consuming photosynthetic bacteria.

c)

Photosynthesis occurs in the chloroplast.

d)

Chloroplasts contain DNA.

7.

True or False: One of the major functions of microfilaments is to aid in cell movement and transport of vesicles

a)

True

b)

False

8.

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?

a)

5, 100

b)

10, 200

c)

10, 100

d)

10, 1000

9.

By definition, prokaryotic cells do not possess

a)

Ribosomes

b)

A nucleus

c)

Replication machinery

d)

Membrane bilayers

10.

Select one of the following statements which is FALSE

a)

Prokaryotes can adopt several different basic shapes, including spherical, shaped, and spiral.

b)

Some prokaryotes have cell walls surrounding the plasma membrane

c)

The terms “prokaryote” and “bacterium” are synonymous

11.

The primary function of mitochondria is:

a)

Respiration

b)

Starch Synthesis

c)

Detoxification of benzene rings

d)

Intracellular digestion

12.

Toxic hydrogen peroxide is destroyed in eukaryotic cells primarily within:

a)

peroxysomes

b)

lysosomes

c)

mitochondria

d)

the nucleoplasm

13.

A spherical eukaryotic organelle surrounded by a single membrane that does not perform any metabolic functions is called a:

a)

Vacuole

b)

Cisternae

c)

Christae

d)

Thylakoid

14.

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:

a)

Golgi

b)

Lysosomes

c)

The inner nuclear membrane

d)

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

15.

The central dogma of molecular biology describes:

a)

The importance of organic molecules in explaining the cell doctrine

b)

The intracellular locations of different classes of organic molecules that occur in all cells

c)

How ATP is made, distributed and used up during cellular processes

d)

The relationships among kinds of molecules used for protein synthesis

16.

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?

a)

rough ER, transport vesicles, cell membrane

b)

rough ER, transport vesicles, Golgi apparatus, transport vesicles, cell membrane

c)

rough ER, lysosomes, transport vesicles, cell membrane

d)

rough ER, Golgi apparatus, smooth ER, cell membrane

17.

Which organelle is responsible for synthesizing carbohydrates and steroid hormones

a)

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

b)

Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

c)

Nucleus

d)

Vesicles

18.

Post-translational modification takes place in

a)

Nucleus

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Endoplasmic reticulum

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi

19.

Which of the following structure-function pairs is mismatched?

a)

nucleolus - ribosome production

b)

lysosome - intracellular digestion

c)

Golgi apparatus - ATP production

d)

ribosome - protein synthesis

20.

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"?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleolus

c)

Lysosome

d)

Golgi Apparatus

e)

Flagellum

21.

Which of the presented labels represents the smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

a)

G

b)

H

c)

K

d)

G

22.

You would expect a cell with an extensive Golgi Apparatus to -

a)

Perform Photosynthesis

b)

Make a lot of ATP

c)

Store large quantities of food

d)

Secrete a lot of material

23.

This organelle has an external face that synthesizes phospholipids and cholesterol with tubules as an area for storage.

a)

Cell membrane

b)

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosome

24.

If a cell’s chromatin were damaged, the cell would

a)

Run out of ATP

b)

Go out of control

c)

Swell up and burst

d)

Divide immediately

25.

All of the following statements about ribosomes are true except:

a)

They are composed of RNA and proteins

b)

Their subunits are assembled by the nucleolus

c)

They can be either free in the cytoplasm or attached to the endoplasmic reticulum

d)

They function in making proteins and carbohydrates