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Quiz 2 (MCQ): Topic 2 - Cell Structure & Functions

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

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1.

Which of these statements is one of the generalisations of the cell theory?

a)

All cells contain nucleus.

b)

DNA is a genetic material found in all cells.

c)

New cells arise from pre-existing cells.

d)

Eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells.

2.

Which of the following is the most significant difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells have a cell membrane; eukaryotic cells do not.

b)

Prokaryotic cells possess ribosomes; eukaryotic cells do not.

c)

Eukaryotic cells have DNA; prokaryotic cell do not.

d)

Eukaryotic cells have membrane-bound organelles; prokaryotic cells do not.

3.

In bacteria, DNA is found __________________________

a)

in the nucleus alone.

b)

in both the nucleus and organelles.

c)

in the nucleoid as a single circular thread.

d)

in organelles alone.

4.

Which of these cell features is ABSENT in a bacteria cell?

a)

Plasma membrane

b)

Nucleus

c)

Nucleoid

d)

Cytoplasm

5.

Unlike eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells ____________________.

a)

have RNA, not DNA.

b)

do not have cell wall.

c)

have mesosome instead of mitochondria.

d)

have cell membranes as well as nuclear envelope.

6.

One of the key distinctions between plant and animal cells is the presence of ____________cells, which is lacking in ________________cells.

a)

a Golgi body in plant; animal

b)

a Golgi body in animal; plant

c)

a vacuole in animal; plant

d)

a vacuole in plant; animal

7.

Which of the following are found in both plant and animal cells?

a)

Nucleus, Golgi body and chloroplasts

b)

Ribosomes, mitochondria and plasma membrane

c)

Centrioles, cell walls and nucleolus

d)

Vacuoles, nucleolus and starch grains

8.

Which organelles contain DNA?

a)

Nucleus and mitochondria

b)

Mitochondria and lysosome

c)

Nucleus and Golgi body

d)

Lysosome and Golgi body

9.

Which of the following pair of organelles have double membranes?

a)

Chloroplast and mitochondria

b)

Mitochondria and ribosomes

c)

Nucleus and ribosomes

d)

Chloroplast and ribosomes

10.

The organelles that have one single layer of membrane are

I. lysosome

II. vacuole

III. nucleus

a)

I only

b)

I and II only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

11.

Which is NOT found as part of all cells?

a)

Cell wall

b)

Cell membrane

c)

Ribosomes

d)

DNA

12.

Which of the following is NOT TRUE concerning the nuclear envelope?

a)

It has two lipid bilayer.

b)

There are pores in the membrane.

c)

Ribosomal subunits can pass out of the nucleus.

d)

DNA molecules are transported out through the pores

13.

A researcher made an interesting observation about a protein made by rough endoplasmic reticulum which is eventually used to build a cell’s membrane. The protein in the membrane was actually slightly different from the protein made in the ER. The protein was probably modified in the …

a)

Golgi body.

b)

smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

c)

mitochondria.

d)

Nucleus.

14.

Which of the following statements is the function of lysosomes?

a)

Involved in generating ATP by aerobic metabolism

b)

Destroy worn out organelles

c)

Involved in the separation of chromosomes

d)

Involved in modifying, sorting and transporting proteins and lipids

15.

The phospholipids molecules of most membranes have …

a)

a hydrophilic head and a hydrophilic tail.

b)

a hydrophobic head and a hydrophobic tail.

c)

a hydrophilic head and two hydrophobic tails.

d)

a hydrophobic head and two hydrophilic tails.

16.

Cell that does not conduct electrical impulses but instead support and insulate neurons is ______________.

a)

axon

b)

neuron

c)

cell body

d)

neuroglia

17.

Which of the following muscle tissues has a striated appearance?

I. Skeletal

II. Cardiac

III. Smooth

a)

I and II only

b)

I only

c)

II and III only

d)

I, II and III

18.

Special connective tissues include ________________________.

a)

cartilage, bone and blood.

b)

cell wall

c)

ribosome

d)

chloroplast

19.

The _________________secrete the matrix that makes up the ground substance of the cartilage.

a)

lacunae

b)

osteocytes

c)

chondrocytes

d)

chondrin

20.

Specialised parenchyma cells which carry out some of the metabolic function that are needed to maintain the associated sieve tube members are called the __________

a)

sieve cell

b)

vessel member

c)

companion cells

d)

tracheid

21.

Plasmodesmata are….

a)

used in energy transformation within the cell.

b)

typical of animal cells more than plant cells.

c)

cross connections between cell walls.

d)

found most frequently in bacteria.

22.

Xylem is composed of all of the following cell types EXCEPT:

a)

tracheids

b)

vessel elements

c)

fibres and parenchyma

d)

sieve tube elements

23.

Sclereids are found in _____________________

a)

root tips.

b)

seed coats.

c)

mesophyll cells that produce food.

d)

secretion.

24.

Xylem is composed of all of the following cell types EXCEPT:

a)

tracheids

b)

vessel elements

c)

fibres and parenchyma

d)

sieve tube elements

25.

Endocytosis moves material _______________ a cell via _________________.

a)

into; facilitated diffusion

b)

into; membranous vesicles

c)

out of ; diffusion

d)

out of ; membranous vesicles

26.

In a hypotonic solution, an animal cell will …

a)

lyse.

b)

experience turgor.

c)

neither gain nor lose water.

d)

shrivel.

27.

Which of the following characterizes the sodium-potassium pump?

a)

Sodium ions are pumped out of the cell against their concentration gradient.

b)

Potassium ions are pumped into the cell against their concentration gradient.

c)

The pump protein undergoes a conformational change.

d)

All of the above.

28.

A wilted flower placed in a vase of water for several hours became stiff and stood erect. When it was placed in a salt solution, it wilted. From this information we can say that the cells of the flower are:

a)

hypotonic to both fresh water and the salt solution.

b)

hypertonic to both the fresh water and the salt solution.

c)

hypertonic to fresh water but hypotonic to the salt solution.

d)

hypotonic to fresh water but hypertonic to the salt solution.

29.

The movement of a substance across a biological membrane against its concentration gradient with the help of energy input is….

a)

diffusion

b)

active transport.

c)

osmosis.

d)

facilitated diffusion.

30.

Four groups of onion cells, each with a water potential (φ) of -400 kPa, are placed in four solutions w, x, y and z with different water potential. In which solution is there a net movement of water into the cells by osmosis?

a)

Solution: w Water potential φ (kPa) = 0

b)

Solution: x Water potential φ (kPa) = -400

c)

Solution: y Water potential φ (kPa) = -600

d)

Solution: z Water potential φ (kPa) = -800