Question 1

Which is true of ATP?

Accepted Answer

A)  ATP is a molecule. 
B)  ATP is an energy carrier. 
C)  ATP contains sugar. 
D)  ATP contains phosphorous. 
E)  All of these are true of ATP. 
A)  ATP is a molecule. 
B)  ATP is an energy carrier. 
C)  ATP contains sugar. 
D)  ATP contains phosphorous. 
E)  All of these are true of ATP.

Question 2

Chromosomes

Accepted Answer

A)  were first discovered in the nineteenth century. 
B)  are long strands of DNA. 
C)  come in pairs, located in the nucleus. 
D)  vary in number with the species. 
E)  are all of these. 
A)  were first discovered in the nineteenth century. 
B)  are long strands of DNA. 
C)  come in pairs, located in the nucleus. 
D)  vary in number with the species. 
E)  are all of these.

Question 3

Name and describe the function of various cell organelles.

Accepted Answer

The nucleus stores DNA and controls the

Question 4

An organelle not found in the cells of animals is

Accepted Answer

A)  Golgi apparatus. 
B)  chloroplast. 
C)  ribosome. 
D)  mitochondrion. 
E)  nucleus. 
A)  Golgi apparatus. 
B)  chloroplast. 
C)  ribosome. 
D)  mitochondrion. 
E)  nucleus.

Question 5

What is the function of a vesicle in a cell and how does it form?

Accepted Answer

When a particle enters a cell through th

Question 6

How does the focused beam of electrons in an electron microscope become a visible image to the scientist looking at cells?

Accepted Answer

The focused beam strikes the s

Question 7

In the process of photosynthesis

Accepted Answer

A)  electromagnetic radiation is converted to electric and magnetic energy. 
B)  electromagnetic radiation is converted to lipids. 
C)  light energy is metabolized. 
D)  light energy is converted to atomic energy. 
E)  light energy is converted to chemical energy. 
A)  electromagnetic radiation is converted to electric and magnetic energy. 
B)  electromagnetic radiation is converted to lipids. 
C)  light energy is metabolized. 
D)  light energy is converted to atomic energy. 
E)  light energy is converted to chemical energy.

Question 8

Which of the following phrases would not be in the definition of photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  sunlight and chlorophyll 
B)  carbon dioxide and water 
C)  oxygen and carbon dioxide 
D)  starches and fats 
E)  sugars and starches 
A)  sunlight and chlorophyll 
B)  carbon dioxide and water 
C)  oxygen and carbon dioxide 
D)  starches and fats 
E)  sugars and starches

Question 9

What is the difference between anaerobic and aerobic processes?

Accepted Answer

Energy for living organisms can be gener

Question 10

Describe the process by which materials move across a cell membrane.

Accepted Answer

Cell membranes use channels and molecula

Question 11

Which of the following is a cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  chicken egg yolk 
B)  bacterium 
C)  sperm 
D)  nerve 
E)  all of these are correct 
A)  chicken egg yolk 
B)  bacterium 
C)  sperm 
D)  nerve 
E)  all of these are correct

Question 12

What is NOT a function of the cell membrane?

Accepted Answer

A)  reproduction 
B)  separates inside from outside 
C)  transmits materials outside to inside 
D)  protection 
E)  isolation 
A)  reproduction 
B)  separates inside from outside 
C)  transmits materials outside to inside 
D)  protection 
E)  isolation

Question 13

Which phrase best describes the inside of a cell?

Accepted Answer

A)  comprised of protoplasm 
B)  full of diverse structures 
C)  basically a vacuum 
D)  has not yet been thoroughly researched 
E)  too small to see with modern microscopes 
A)  comprised of protoplasm 
B)  full of diverse structures 
C)  basically a vacuum 
D)  has not yet been thoroughly researched 
E)  too small to see with modern microscopes

Question 14

Outline the steps of mitosis in living cells.

Accepted Answer

The first step in mitosis is duplication

Question 15

What is the cytoskeleton and what is it made of?

Accepted Answer

The cytoskeleton gives the cel

Question 16

Discuss several common cell shapes and how these shapes influence the function the cell performs.

Accepted Answer

Elongated cells in muscles exert force w

Question 17

The end product for glycolysis is

Accepted Answer

A)  pyruvic acid and ATP. 
B)  carbon dioxide and water. 
C)  carbohydrates and oxygen. 
D)  the Krebs cycle. 
E)  ADP and alcohol. 
A)  pyruvic acid and ATP. 
B)  carbon dioxide and water. 
C)  carbohydrates and oxygen. 
D)  the Krebs cycle. 
E)  ADP and alcohol.

Question 18

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) used one of the first microscopes to make what important early observation on what substance?

Accepted Answer

Hooke obse

Question 19

Which pair of organelles transfers energy in cells?

Accepted Answer

A)  cytoskeleton and nucleus 
B)  mitochondria and chloroplasts 
C)  chloroplasts and nucleus 
D)  cell wall and vacuoles 
E)  cell membrane and nucleus 
A)  cytoskeleton and nucleus 
B)  mitochondria and chloroplasts 
C)  chloroplasts and nucleus 
D)  cell wall and vacuoles 
E)  cell membrane and nucleus

Question 20

What is it about the cells of Eukaryotes and all other multicellular organisms that are all similar?

Accepted Answer

All their

Exam 21: The Living Cell: What Is the Smallest Living Thing

Which is true of ATP?

Chromosomes

Name and describe the function of various cell organelles.

An organelle not found in the cells of animals is

What is the function of a vesicle in a cell and how does it form?

How does the focused beam of electrons in an electron microscope become a visible image to the scientist looking at cells?

In the process of photosynthesis

Which of the following phrases would not be in the definition of photosynthesis?

What is the difference between anaerobic and aerobic processes?

Describe the process by which materials move across a cell membrane.

Which of the following is a cell?

What is NOT a function of the cell membrane?

Which phrase best describes the inside of a cell?

Outline the steps of mitosis in living cells.

What is the cytoskeleton and what is it made of?

Discuss several common cell shapes and how these shapes influence the function the cell performs.

The end product for glycolysis is

Robert Hooke (1635-1703) used one of the first microscopes to make what important early observation on what substance?

Which pair of organelles transfers energy in cells?

What is it about the cells of Eukaryotes and all other multicellular organisms that are all similar?

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