Question 1

Cell walls can be found as part of:

Accepted Answer

A) animal cells, fungi, and protists. 
B) plant cells, bacteria, fungi, and protists. 
C) protists and animal cells. 
D) bacterial cells. 
E) plant cells. 
A) animal cells, fungi, and protists. 
B) plant cells, bacteria, fungi, and protists. 
C) protists and animal cells. 
D) bacterial cells. 
E) plant cells.

Question 2

You are camping and decide you will sample some wild berries.You soon start to feel ill and realize these berries have a toxic substance in them.On your way to the hospital,explain to your friends which organelles,in which organ of your body,are detoxifying the toxin.

Accepted Answer

The smooth ER detoxi

Question 3

Proteins can be modified in either the rough endoplasmic reticulum or the Golgi complex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The cytoskeleton is composed of:

Accepted Answer

A) microtubules, intermediate filaments, and cilia. 
B) microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules. 
C) microfilaments, microtubules, and lysosomes. 
D) microfilaments, cilia, and intermediate filaments. 
E) microfilaments, mitochondria, and intermediate filaments. 
A) microtubules, intermediate filaments, and cilia. 
B) microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules. 
C) microfilaments, microtubules, and lysosomes. 
D) microfilaments, cilia, and intermediate filaments. 
E) microfilaments, mitochondria, and intermediate filaments.

Question 5

The outer lining of a cell is the:

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A) cytosol. 
B) plasma membrane. 
C) cytoskeleton. 
D) nucleus. 
A) cytosol. 
B) plasma membrane. 
C) cytoskeleton. 
D) nucleus.

Question 6

The function of the nucleus is to:

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A) contain the DNA. 
B) contain the cytoplasm. 
C) produce proteins. 
D) add sugars to proteins. 
E) organize the cytoskeleton. 
A) contain the DNA. 
B) contain the cytoplasm. 
C) produce proteins. 
D) add sugars to proteins. 
E) organize the cytoskeleton.

Question 7

You isolate a cell with the following characteristics: (1)no nucleus,(2)only a single type of organelle,and (3)2 μm in size.This cell could be a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) bacterium. 
B) plant cell. 
C) animal cell. 
D) bacterial cell or a plant cell. 
E) plant cell or an animal cell. 
A) bacterium. 
B) plant cell. 
C) animal cell. 
D) bacterial cell or a plant cell. 
E) plant cell or an animal cell.

Question 8

Label the parts of the animal cell.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Label the parts of the animal cell.
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Question 9

What maintains cell shape,anchors organelles in place,and moves materials within a cell?

Accepted Answer

A) cytoskeleton 
B) hydrogen bonds 
C) cilia 
D) Golgi complex 
A) cytoskeleton 
B) hydrogen bonds 
C) cilia 
D) Golgi complex

Question 10

Animal cells are surrounded by a cell wall.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Microfilaments:

Accepted Answer

A) stabilize the position of the nucleus. 
B) act as "monorails" along which organelles move. 
C) help cells move or capture prey. 
D) form the structure of cilia and flagella. 
A) stabilize the position of the nucleus. 
B) act as "monorails" along which organelles move. 
C) help cells move or capture prey. 
D) form the structure of cilia and flagella.

Question 12

Animal cells need oxygen most directly to:

Accepted Answer

A) produce ATP. 
B) secrete enzymes. 
C) produce DNA. 
D) produce protein. 
A) produce ATP. 
B) secrete enzymes. 
C) produce DNA. 
D) produce protein.

Question 13

Which of the following describes the difference between the cytoplasm and the cytosol?

Accepted Answer

A) The cytoplasm is the region inside the plasma membrane but outside the nucleus, whereas the cytosol is the fluid medium inside the cell. 
B) The cytoplasm is the region inside the plasma membrane that includes the nucleus, whereas the cytosol is the fluid medium inside the cell. 
C) The cytoplasm is the fluid medium inside the cell, whereas the cytosol is the region outside the nucleus. 
D) The cytoplasm is the region only outside the nucleus, and the cytosol is the region only inside the nucleus. 
A) The cytoplasm is the region inside the plasma membrane but outside the nucleus, whereas the cytosol is the fluid medium inside the cell. 
B) The cytoplasm is the region inside the plasma membrane that includes the nucleus, whereas the cytosol is the fluid medium inside the cell. 
C) The cytoplasm is the fluid medium inside the cell, whereas the cytosol is the region outside the nucleus. 
D) The cytoplasm is the region only outside the nucleus, and the cytosol is the region only inside the nucleus.

Question 14

It is estimated that there are more bacteria in your mouth than the number of people who have ever lived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Prokaryotic cells include:

Accepted Answer

A) bacteria and animal cells. 
B) bacteria and plant cells. 
C) bacteria and archaea. 
D) archaea and fungi. 
A) bacteria and animal cells. 
B) bacteria and plant cells. 
C) bacteria and archaea. 
D) archaea and fungi.

Question 16

Viruses reproduce as do cells,but viruses are not considered living things.Explain why this is the case.

Accepted Answer

Every form of life is either a

Question 17

Cells contain organized structures that perform a specific function.These are known as:

Accepted Answer

A) organs. 
B) organelles. 
C) cytoplasm. 
D) prokaryotes. 
E) tissues. 
A) organs. 
B) organelles. 
C) cytoplasm. 
D) prokaryotes. 
E) tissues.

Question 18

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) intermediate filaments-actin 
B) microfilaments-permanent 
C) microtubules-tubulin 
D) endomembrane system-cilia 
A) intermediate filaments-actin 
B) microfilaments-permanent 
C) microtubules-tubulin 
D) endomembrane system-cilia

Question 19

Both cilia and flagella are involved in which of the following functions?

Accepted Answer

A) energy production 
B) production of proteins 
C) movement of cells or movement of material around a cell 
D) expelling waste 
E) division of the cell 
A) energy production 
B) production of proteins 
C) movement of cells or movement of material around a cell 
D) expelling waste 
E) division of the cell

Question 20

Most of the volume of a mature plant cell is taken up by the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Most of the volume of a mature...

Exam 4: Lifes Home: the Cell

Cell walls can be found as part of:

You are camping and decide you will sample some wild berries.You soon start to feel ill and realize these berries have a toxic substance in them.On your way to the hospital,explain to your friends which organelles,in which organ of your body,are detoxifying the toxin.

Proteins can be modified in either the rough endoplasmic reticulum or the Golgi complex.

The cytoskeleton is composed of:

The outer lining of a cell is the:

The function of the nucleus is to:

You isolate a cell with the following characteristics: (1)no nucleus,(2)only a single type of organelle,and (3)2 μm in size.This cell could be a/an:

Label the parts of the animal cell.

What maintains cell shape,anchors organelles in place,and moves materials within a cell?

Animal cells are surrounded by a cell wall.

Microfilaments:

Animal cells need oxygen most directly to:

Which of the following describes the difference between the cytoplasm and the cytosol?

It is estimated that there are more bacteria in your mouth than the number of people who have ever lived.

Prokaryotic cells include:

Viruses reproduce as do cells,but viruses are not considered living things.Explain why this is the case.

Cells contain organized structures that perform a specific function.These are known as:

Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Both cilia and flagella are involved in which of the following functions?

Most of the volume of a mature plant cell is taken up by the ________.

Science As a Way of Learning: a Guide to the Natural World

Fundamental Building Blocks: Chemistry, water, and Ph

Lifes Components: Biological Molecules

Lifes Border: the Plasma Membrane

Lifes Mainspring: an Introduction to Energy

Vital Harvest: Deriving Energy From Food

The Green Worlds Gift: Photosynthesis

The Links in Lifes Chain: Genetics and Cell Division

Preparing for Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis

The First Geneticist: Mendel and His Discoveries

Units of Heredity: Chromosomes and Inheritance

Passing on Lifes Information: Dna Structure and Replication

How Proteins Are Made: Genetic Transcription, translation, and Regulation

The Future Isnt What It Used to Be: Biotechnology

An Introduction to Evolution: Charles Darwin, evolutionary Thought, and the Evidence for Evolution

The Means of Evolution: Microevolution

The Outcomes of Evolution: Macroevolution

A Slow Unfolding: the History of Life on Earth

Arriving Late,traveling Far: the Evolution of Human Beings

Viruses,bacteria,archaea,and Protists: the Diversity of Life 1

Fungi: the Diversity of Life 2

Animals: the Diversity of Life 3

Plants: the Diversity of Life 4

The Angiosperms: Form and Function in Flowering Plants

Body Support and Movement: the Integumentary, skeletal, and Muscular Systems

Communication and Control 1: the Nervous System

Communication and Control 2: the Endocrine System

Defending the Body: the Immune System

Transport and Exchange 1: Blood and Breath

Transport and Exchange 2: Digestion, nutrition, and Elimination

An Amazingly Detailed Script: Animal Development

How the Baby Came to Be: Human Reproduction

An Interactive Living World 1: Populations in Ecology

An Interactive Living World 2: Communities in Ecology

An Interactive Living World 3: Ecosystems and Biomes

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