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Practice Quiz 1: Introduction to Biochemistry

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the early development of humans from the union of egg cells and sperm cells.

a)

Gametes

b)

Embryo

c)

Eukaryotic

d)

Prokaryotic

2.

Organisms that have the ability to produce their own food.

a)

Cells

b)

Heterotrophs

c)

Autotrophs

d)

Organs

3.

It is a process wherein the parent cell divides, giving rise to two or more daughter cells.

a)

Cell collision

b)

Cell mutation

c)

Cell division

d)

Cell duplication

4.

“Omnis cellulae e cellula” means all cells arise from pre-existing cells. It is a famous aphorism of ___________.

a)

Hooke

b)

Schleiden

c)

Virchow

d)

Leeuwenhoek

5.

What is the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Prokaryotic cells lack of nuclear envelope whereas Eukaryotic cells have a true nucleus elaborate with a nuclear envelope.

b)

Prokaryotic cells enclosed with a nuclear envelope whereas Eukaryotic cells lack of nuclear envelope.

c)

Prokaryotic cells tend to have multiple chromosomes whereas Eukaryotic cells contains single chromosomes.

d)

All of the above

6.

It a preferred bacterium for study because of its detailed knowledge within its nucleic acid and protein biosynthetic pathways.

a)

Blue-green algae

b)

Fungi

c)

Green algae

d)

E. coli

7.

The term “cell” was first used by Robert Hooke in the year ________.

a)

1654

b)

1655

c)

1954

d)

1955

8.

It controls the entrance and exit of small molecules and ions.

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Plasma Membrane

d)

Golgi Complex

9.

The following are the essential roles of the nucleus, EXCEPT

a)

Storage of genetic information

b)

Cell division

c)

Transcription

d)

DNA duplication

10.

What do you call the protein that comprises microtubules?

a)

Tubulin

b)

Proteoglycans

c)

Mucoproteins

d)

Actin

11.

These are cylindrical structures and usually open at both sides.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Centrioles

12.

It determines the shape of the cell.

a)

Microtubules

b)

Centrioles

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Lysosomes

13.

___________ is responsible for the breakdown of hazardous materials like hydrogen peroxide.

a)

Lysosomes

b)

Peroxisomes

c)

Chromosomes

d)

Centrosomes

14.

A form of infectious agents that is not covered by a protein capsid.

a)

Virus

b)

Mycoplasmas

c)

Viroids

d)

Bacteriophages

15.

This theory states that all cells came from pre-existing cells.

a)

Cell Theory

b)

Molecular Theory

c)

Cell and Molecular Theory

d)

Scientific Theory