Exam 4: Cells

The coordinated beating of the heart is accomplished in part by the presence of ____ in heart muscle tissue that allows for communication between the cells.

The surface area of the inner mitochondrial membrane is greatly increased by ____.

The chloroplast shares many similarities with which organelle?

Cellular respiration is the process by which ____ and ____ are converted to water and carbon dioxide during the synthesis of ATP.

Amyloplasts are responsible for the colors of ripening fruits or autumn leaves.

During cell fractionation, the ____ cannot be isolated since it is destroyed when intact cells are lysed.

The cell's hereditary information is stored in ____.

The cell wall of plants is composed primarily of cellulose, which is a network of highly branched ____.

Aerobic cellular respiration occurs in the ____.

Which structure is present in all eukaryotic cells investigated so far?

The walls of adjacent plant cells are held together by the ____.

A bundle of ____ extends from the base to the tip of a eukaryotic flagellum or cilium.

Eukaryotic cilia and flagella arise from which of the following cellular components?

What is the function of sex pili in prokaryotes?

In plant cells, the ____ provides cellular support and protects the cell from pathogens.

In plant cells, starch is stored in ____.

Mitochondria convert solar energy into chemical energy.

In a mature plant cell, ____ may occupy more than 90% of the cell's volume.

Compare the structures of animal and plant cells. How are they different? How are they the same?