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Ch 6

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

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1.

Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the domains?

a)

Bacteria and Eukarya

b)

Archaea and Protista

c)

Bacteria and Protista

d)

Bacteria and Archaea

e)

Bacteria and Fungi

2.

Large numbers of ribosomes are present in cells that specialize in producing which of the following molecules?

a)

proteins

b)

cellulose

c)

lipids

d)

glycogen

e)

nucleic acids

3.

Which structure is the site of the synthesis of proteins that may be exported from the cell?

a)

peroxisome

b)

lysosome

c)

rough ER

d)

mitochondria

4.

Which of the following produces and modifies polysaccharides that will be secreted?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

peroxisome

c)

vacuole

d)

lysosome

5.

Which organelle often takes up much of the volume of a plant cell?

a)

mitochondrion

b)

lysosome

c)

peroxisome

d)

vacuole

6.

Which organelle is the primary site of ATP synthesis in eukaryotic cells?

a)

peroxisome

b)

vacuole

c)

lysosome

d)

mitochondria

7.

Which plant cell organelle contains its own DNA and ribosomes?

a)

Golgi apparatus

b)

vacuole

c)

mitochondrion

d)

glyoxysome

8.

Which animal cell organelle contains enzymes that transfer hydrogen from various substrates to oxygen?

a)

vacuole

b)

golgi apparatus

c)

lysosome

d)

peroxisome

9.

Which type of organelle is found in plant cells but not in animal cells?

a)

mitochondria

b)

plastids

c)

nuclei

d)

ribosomes

e)

none of these

10.

The advantage of light microscopy over electron microscopy is that

a)

light microscopy provides for higher magnification than electron  microscopy.

b)

light microscopy provides for lower magnification than electron microscopy.

c)

light microscopy provides for higher resolving power than electron  microscopy.

d)

light microscopy allows one to view dynamic  processes in living cells.

11.

A primary objective of cell fractionation is to

a)

identify the enzymes  outside the organelles.

b)

determine the size of  various organelles.

c)

view the structure of cell membranes.

d)

separate the major organelles so that their particular functions can be  determined.

12.

In the fractionation of homogenized cells using centrifugation, the primary factor that determines whether a specific cellular component ends up in the supernatant or the pellet is

a)

the percentage of  carbohydrates in the  component.

b)

the size and weight of  the component.

c)

the relative solubility of  the component.

d)

the presence or  absence of lipids in the  component.

13.

What makes bacteria unique from other organisms?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

plasmids

c)

DNA

d)

phospholipid bilayer

14.

Which of the following contains its own DNA and ribosomes?

a)

lysosome

b)

mitochondrion

c)

peroxisome

d)

vacuole

15.

Which of the following is true of integral membrane proteins?

a)

They are loosely bound to the surface of the bilayer.

b)

They are usually  transmembrane  proteins.

c)

They serve only a  structural role in  membranes.

d)

They lack tertiary  structure.

16.

Which of these are not embedded in the lipid bilayer at all?

a)

glycoproteins

b)

integrins

c)

peripheral proteins

d)

transmembrane  proteins

17.

The nuclear lamina is an array of filaments on the inner side of the nuclear membrane. If a method were found that could cause the lamina to fall into disarray, what would you expect to be the most likely consequence?

a)

the inability of the cell to withstand enzymatic digestion

b)

a change in the shape of the nucleus

c)

the loss of all nuclear function

d)

failure of chromosomes to carry genetic information

18.

Which type of organelle is primarily involved in the synthesis of oils, phospholipids, and steroids?

a)

ribosome

b)

rough ER

c)

mitochondrion

d)

smooth ER

19.

In animal cells, hydrolytic enzymes are packaged to prevent general destruction of cellular components. Which of the following organelles functions in this compartmentalization?

a)

lysosome

b)

chloroplast

c)

glyoxysome

d)

central vacuole

20.

Which of the following is a compartment that often takes up much of the volume of a plant cell?

a)

peroxisome

b)

lysosome

c)

centrosome

d)

vacuole

21.

Grana, thylakoids, and stroma are all components found in

a)

nucleus

b)

plasmid

c)

chloroplast

d)

Golgi apparatus

22.

What is cell wall made of?

a)

cellulose, hemicellulose, chitin

b)

cellulose, glycogen, lignin

c)

cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin

d)

cellulose, microtubules, lignin

23.

What allows cell-to-cell communication?

a)

plasma membrane

b)

plasmodesmata

c)

microtubules

d)

chloroplast

24.

Which structure is not part of the endomembrane system?

a)

chloroplast

b)

nuclear envelope

c)

ER

d)

plasma membrane

25.

RNA cannot leave the nucleus without

a)

lipids and proteins

b)

ribosomes

c)

post transcription modifications

d)

translation

26.

RNA leaves the nucleus through what structure?

a)

nucleolus

b)

ribosome

c)

lysosome

d)

nuclear pore

27.

What does the nucleolus contain?

a)

secretions

b)

microtubules

c)

glycoproteins

d)

ribosomal RNA and proteins

28.

What are the properties of a plasma membrane?

a)

has a cell wall and double lipid bilayer

b)

selectively permeable, fluid in nature, made of carbs, lipids, and proteins

c)

present is a prokaryotic cell

d)

contains a plasmid

29.

What organelle assists in the removal of drug toxins?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Golgi apparatus

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

30.

Which structure within a chloroplast does the photo dependent reaction take place?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

stroma

c)

grana

d)

thylakoids

31.

Which structure within a chloroplast does the synthesis reactions take place?

a)

thylakoid

b)

stroma

c)

cytoplasm

d)

grana

32.

Without which two components can a reaction not take place?

a)

light

b)

electron carriers

c)

energy and enzymes

d)

NADPH

33.

What does the folding of the cristae allow?

a)

increased surface area for chemical energy conversions

b)

decreased surface area for mechanical energy conversions

c)

increased surface area for mechanical energy conversions

d)

decreased surface area for chemical energy conversions

34.

What does the central vacuole hold?

a)

water and inorganic compounds

b)

organic compounds and salts

c)

inorganic compounds and salts

d)

organic compounds and water

35.

What is aerobic respiration?

a)

process by which organisms use oxygen for energy conversions

b)

process by which organisms do not use oxygen for energy conversions

c)

process by which organisms can or cannot use oxygen for energy conversions