Deck 3: Cell Structure and Function

Question 1

Where is most of the DNA found in the cell?

A)nucleus
B)mitochondria
C)Golgi

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Describe why eukaryotic cells being compartmentalized can make their metabolism more complex?

A)different chemical reactions can occur in isolation of each other
B)different chemical reactions can occur together more frequently
C)only compartmentalized cells perform complex processes such as photosynthesis

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Inside which organelle are secreted proteins often usually synthesized?

A)nucleus
B)Golgi body
C)endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What property of the phospholipid bilayer allows proteins to move laterally in the membrane?

A)proteins attract each other with opposite charges
B)phospholipid molecules are not covalently bonded to each other
C)phospholipids are attracted to each other by opposite charges

Question 5

Explain why phospholipids spontaneously form bilayer when mixed with water?

A)because they have on end that is polar and another that is non-polar
B)because the polar tails come together in the inside of the membrane
C)because the polar head groups come together

Question 6

Which of the following does a prokaryotic cell shave that an animal cell does not?

A)DNA
B)ribosomes
C)cell wall

Question 7

What is the major component of the plant cell wall?

A)starch
B)glycogen
C)cellulose

Question 8

Which type of microspore can be used to view cellular organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi?

A)light microscope
B)transmission electron microscope
C)scanning electron microscope

Question 9

Why do charged molecules have difficulty crossing a phospholipid bilayer?

A)they are too big
B)they are too nonpolar
C)they are too polar

Question 10

Stimulation of a cell by a molecule that the cell itself makes is called _____ stimulation.(Outcome #2)

A)autocrine
B)paracrine
C)anacrine

Question 11

Which if the following are found in eukaryotic cells but not prokaryotic cells?

A)Golgi body
B)DNA
C)ribosomes

Question 12

Which of the following carbohydrates is used to store energy in plant cells?

A)starch
B)glycogen
C)cellulose

Question 13

The inside of a phospholipid bilayer is known as being:

A)hydrophobic
B)hypotonic
C)hydrophilic

Question 14

The study of DNA and inheritance is known as:

A)physiology
B)genetics
C)anatomy

Question 15

Which of the following carbohydrates is used to store energy in animal cells? (Clone1)

A)starch
B)glycogen
C)cellulose