Multiple Choice Questions

Which of these manufactures cellular membranes by adding membrane proteins and phospholipids to its own membrane?
  • A box that is 1×1×1
  • rough endoplasmic reticulum
  • smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  • mitochondrion
In eukaryotic flagella, the fibers that slide past one another due to the activity of dynein proteins are ___.
  • microfilaments
  • plasma membrane
  • microtubules
  • Ribosomes
Drag the labels on the left onto the diagram of the animal cell to correctly identify the function performed by each cellular structure.
  • color: chrom-across: trans-body: -some (or soma-)water: aqu- (or aqua-)little, small: -elletwo: bi-between: inter-
  • a. synthesis lipidsb. assembles ribosomesc. defines cell shaped. produces secretory proteins e. modifies and sorts proteinsf. digests proteinsg. generated ATP
  • below, less than: hypo-leaf: -phyllsame: sym-eat: phago-formed substance: -plasmabove, greater than: hyper-small: micro-
  • thread: mito-true, good: eu-cell: -cyte (or cyto-)without, lack of, not: a- (or an-)green: chloro-inside, inner: endo-out of: ex-
Centrosomes are sites where protein dimers assemble into ___.
  • microtubules
  • microfilaments
  • mitochondrion
  • peroxisome
Which of the following will have the greatest ratio of surface area to volume?
  • A box that is 1×1×1
  • microtubules
  • mitochondrion
  • peroxisome
During muscle contractions, myosin motor proteins move across tracks of ___.
  • peroxisome
  • microtubules
  • microfilaments
  • mitochondrion
Can you match these prefixes, suffixes, and word roots with their definitions?hypo--phyllsym-phago--plasmhyper-micro-
  • thread: mito-true, good: eu-cell: -cyte (or cyto-)without, lack of, not: a- (or an-)green: chloro-inside, inner: endo-out of: ex-
  • color: chrom-across: trans-body: -some (or soma-)water: aqu- (or aqua-)little, small: -elletwo: bi-between: inter-
  • below, less than: hypo-leaf: -phyllsame: sym-eat: phago-formed substance: -plasmabove, greater than: hyper-small: micro-
  • a. synthesis lipidsb. assembles ribosomesc. defines cell shaped. produces secretory proteins e. modifies and sorts proteinsf. digests proteinsg. generated ATP
_____ are the sites of protein synthesis.
  • Ribosomes
  • peroxisome
  • basal bodies
  • Chromatin
Many cell organelles, most notably the nucleus, are anchored by ________ which are assembled from a diverse class of proteins.
  • in the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts
  • intermediate filaments
  • rough endoplasmic reticulum
  • microfilaments
Which organelle plays a role in intracellular digestion?
  • microtubules
  • peroxisome
  • The nuclear envelope is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum.
  • lysosomethe prefix "lyso-" means decomposition
Ribosomal subunits are manufactured by the _____.
  • basal bodies
  • nucleolus
  • Ribosomes
  • microtubules
Which of these structures stores, modifies, and packages products?
  • E, the nuclear envelope
  • C, the nucleus contains most of a cell's DNA
  • A, the golgi apparatus
  • Microfilaments
Comparing eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Drag each cell structure to the appropriate bin.
  • Prokaryotic Only: nucleioidEukaryotic Only: nucleolus, lysosome, mitochondria Both: plasma membrane, ribosomes, flagella
  • thread: mito-true, good: eu-cell: -cyte (or cyto-)without, lack of, not: a- (or an-)green: chloro-inside, inner: endo-out of: ex-
  • below, less than: hypo-leaf: -phyllsame: sym-eat: phago-formed substance: -plasmabove, greater than: hyper-small: micro-
  • color: chrom-across: trans-body: -some (or soma-)water: aqu- (or aqua-)little, small: -elletwo: bi-between: inter-
Which of these organelles carries out cellular respiration?
  • microtubules
  • A box that is 1×1×1
  • mitochondrion
  • peroxisome
Which of these organelles produces H2O2 as a by-product?
  • mitochondrion
  • Ribosomes
  • microtubules
  • peroxisome
The _____ is a selective barrier, regulating the passage of material into and out of the cell.
  • microfilaments
  • Chromatin
  • plasma membrane
  • basal bodies
_____ is/are identical in structure to centrioles.
  • Ribosomes
  • basal bodies
  • plasma membrane
  • microtubules
Which of these is the double membrane that encloses the nucleus?
  • C, the nucleus contains most of a cell's DNA
  • E, the nuclear envelope
  • A, the golgi apparatus
  • Microfilaments
Which statement correctly describes the nuclear envelope of a eukaryotic cell?
  • in the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts
  • The nuclear envelope is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum.
  • A box that is 1×1×1
  • lysosomethe prefix "lyso-" means decomposition
Which of these are hollow rods that shape and support the cell?
  • A box that is 1×1×1
  • mitochondrion
  • peroxisome
  • microtubules
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