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The fundamental unit of life is the ______. |
| | A) | organism |
| | B) | organ system |
| | C) | organ |
| | D) | tissue |
| | E) | cell |
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Which type of microscope uses electrons to provide a three-dimensional view of the surface of the object? |
| | A) | light microscope |
| | B) | transmission electron microscope |
| | C) | scanning electron microscope |
| | D) | scanning-probe microscope |
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Which type of microscope has a useful magnification limit of about 1,000X? |
| | A) | light microscope |
| | B) | transmission electron microscope |
| | C) | scanning electron microscope |
| | D) | scanning-probe microscope |
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______ is the capacity to distinguish between two adjacent points. |
| | A) | Magnification |
| | B) | Resolving power |
| | C) | Ionization |
| | D) | Emulsification |
| | E) | Multiplication |
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Electrons have a shorter wavelength than visible light and therefore will have a lower resolving power. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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"TEM" refers to a photomicrograph taken by a ______. |
| | A) | light microscope |
| | B) | triple emission microscope |
| | C) | scanning electron microscope |
| | D) | transmission electron microscope |
| | E) | telephoto electroplating machine |
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A picture taken by a scanning electron microscope is called a SEM. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Multicellular organisms are composed of many cells. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The cell theory states that all living things are composed of atoms. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following statements is FALSE? |
| | A) | Cell walls are found in plants but not in animals. |
| | B) | Cell walls are found inside the plasma membrane of a cell. |
| | C) | The main constituent of a primary cell wall is cellulose molecules. |
| | D) | Secondary cell walls contain lignin, a substance that makes them stronger than primary cell walls. |
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The ______ membrane separates the contents of the cell from the surrounding environment. |
| | A) | plasma |
| | B) | nuclear |
| | C) | Golgi |
| | D) | mitochondrial |
| | E) | lysosomal |
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Which of the following organelles has a double membrane with pores? |
| | A) | lysosome |
| | B) | Golgi apparatus |
| | C) | mitochondria |
| | D) | nucleus |
| | E) | chloroplast |
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The information center of the cell is the ______. |
| | A) | mitochondria |
| | B) | chloroplast |
| | C) | nucleoli |
| | D) | nucleus |
| | E) | lysosome |
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A threadlike material called chromatin is located within the ______. |
| | A) | nucleus |
| | B) | nucleolus |
| | C) | mitochondria |
| | D) | lysosome |
| | E) | Golgi apparatus |
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Where is ribosomal RNA produced? |
| | A) | mitochondria |
| | B) | chloroplasts |
| | C) | lysosomes |
| | D) | Golgi apparatus |
| | E) | nucleoli |
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______ is/are the site of protein synthesis in the cytoplasm. |
| | A) | Smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| | B) | Golgi apparatus |
| | C) | Ribosomes |
| | D) | Lysosomes |
| | E) | Mitochondria |
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Ribosomes are small, dense granules composed of three subunits. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Polyribosomes are groups of ribosomes occurring free within the cytoplasm. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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At the time of cell division, rodlike structures called chromatin will form within the nucleus. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which type of organelle forms a membranous system of tubular canals, which is continuous with the nuclear envelope and branches throughout the cytoplasm? |
| | A) | lysosome |
| | B) | mitochondria |
| | C) | Golgi apparatus |
| | D) | endoplasmic reticulum |
| | E) | microtubules |
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Which organelle produces steroid hormones in the testes and adrenal cortex while detoxifying alcohol in the liver? |
| | A) | lysosomes |
| | B) | ribosomes |
| | C) | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| | D) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| | E) | Golgi apparatus |
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Which organelle contains enzymes that modify proteins and lipids? |
| | A) | lysosomes |
| | B) | peroxisomes |
| | C) | Golgi apparatus |
| | D) | mitochondria |
| | E) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
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Which organelle synthesizes proteins for export or repackaging elsewhere? |
| | A) | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| | B) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| | C) | free ribosomes |
| | D) | lysosomes |
| | E) | Golgi apparatus |
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What is the correct organelle sequence for the export of material out of a cell? |
| | A) | rough ER --> smooth ER --> Golgi apparatus |
| | B) | smooth ER --> rough ER --> Golgi apparatus |
| | C) | rough ER --> Golgi apparatus --> smooth ER |
| | D) | smooth ER --> Golgi apparatus --> rough ER |
| | E) | Golgi apparatus --> rough ER --> smooth ER |
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Which organelle looks like a stack of hollow pancakes? |
| | A) | lysosomes |
| | B) | mitochondria |
| | C) | chloroplast |
| | D) | Golgi apparatus |
| | E) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
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The ______ function(s) in the packaging, storage, and distribution of molecules produced by the ER. |
| | A) | Golgi apparatus |
| | B) | lysosome |
| | C) | nucleus |
| | D) | mitochondria |
| | E) | centrioles |
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Which plant organelles function as storage areas for water, sugars, salts, pigments, and toxic substances? |
| | A) | lysosomes |
| | B) | vesicles |
| | C) | vacuoles |
| | D) | Golgi apparatuses |
| | E) | mitochondria |
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Which plant organelle will provide added support to the cell? |
| | A) | vacuole |
| | B) | vesicle |
| | C) | chloroplast |
| | D) | lysosomes |
| | E) | Golgi apparatus |
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Lysosomes are vesicles formed by the ______. |
| | A) | endoplasmic reticulum |
| | B) | nucleus |
| | C) | mitochondria |
| | D) | ribosomes |
| | E) | Golgi apparatus |
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Which organelle contains hydrolytic enzymes that can digest macromolecules? |
| | A) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| | B) | mitochondria |
| | C) | centrioles |
| | D) | lysosomes |
| | E) | Golgi apparatus |
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31 | |
Which organelle is used when the fingers of a human embryo are at first webbed but later freed from one another? |
| | A) | rough ER |
| | B) | microtubules |
| | C) | Golgi apparatus |
| | D) | mitochondria |
| | E) | lysosome |
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A metabolic disorder involving a missing or inactive enzyme is found in the ______ produced by the _______. |
| | A) | Golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum |
| | B) | ribosomes, nucleolus |
| | C) | rough endoplasmic reticulum, nuclear envelope |
| | D) | lysosomes, Golgi apparatus |
| | E) | mitochondria, plasma membrane |
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Vacuoles are more prominent in plant cells than in animal cells. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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A vesicle is a large membrane-enclosed sac; a vacuole a small membrane-enclosed sac. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The inner face of the Golgi apparatus is directed toward the nucleus and receives incoming molecules for export. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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36 | |
Study this reaction: carbohydrate + oxygen ----> carbon dioxide + water + energy. This chemical transformation is called ______. |
| | A) | photosynthesis |
| | B) | aerobic cellular respiration |
| | C) | anaerobic cellular respiration |
| | D) | hydrolysis |
| | E) | the endosymbiotic theory |
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Study this reaction: energy + carbon dioxide + water ----> carbohydrate + oxygen. This chemical transformation is called ______. |
| | A) | photosynthesis |
| | B) | aerobic cellular respiration |
| | C) | anaerobic cellular respiration |
| | D) | hydrolysis |
| | E) | the endosymbiotic theory |
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Which organelle is responsible for this chemical transformation: energy + carbon dioxide + water ----> carbohydrate + oxygen? |
| | A) | lysosome |
| | B) | Golgi apparatus |
| | C) | nucleus |
| | D) | mitochondria |
| | E) | chloroplast |
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Which organelle is responsible for the process of photosynthesis? |
| | A) | mitochondria |
| | B) | chloroplasts |
| | C) | centrioles |
| | D) | cilia |
| | E) | lysosomes |
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Which process produces carbohydrates and releases oxygen? |
| | A) | photosynthesis |
| | B) | aerobic cellular respiration |
| | C) | anaerobic cellular respiration |
| | D) | hydrolysis |
| | E) | autodigestion |
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Which process burns carbohydrates and releases carbon dioxide and water? |
| | A) | autodigestion |
| | B) | hydrolysis |
| | C) | aerobic cellular respiration |
| | D) | photosynthesis |
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A picture from an electron microscope shows a structure that has a double membrane, flattened sacs piled up like stacks of coins, and a fluid-filled space. Such an organelle is called a ______. |
| | A) | mitochondrion |
| | B) | nucleus |
| | C) | chloroplast |
| | D) | lysosome |
| | E) | Golgi apparatus |
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The fluid-filled space that surrounds the cristae within a mitochondrion is called a ______. |
| | A) | thylakoid |
| | B) | stroma |
| | C) | matrix |
| | D) | grana |
| | E) | vacuole |
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Which of the following is an energy-related organelle? |
| | A) | Golgi apparatus |
| | B) | centriole |
| | C) | lysosome |
| | D) | nucleolus |
| | E) | chloroplast |
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Cristae are structures found in the ______. |
| | A) | Golgi apparatus |
| | B) | chloroplast |
| | C) | mitochondria |
| | D) | lysosome |
| | E) | centriole |
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Which organelle is called the powerhouse of the cell because of its role in cellular respiration? |
| | A) | chloroplast |
| | B) | mitochondrion |
| | C) | Golgi apparatus |
| | D) | lysosome |
| | E) | actin fiber |
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The fluid-filled space about the grana in chloroplasts is called the ______. |
| | A) | thylakoid |
| | B) | stroma |
| | C) | matrix |
| | D) | cristae |
| | E) | vacuole |
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______ is a green pigment found within grana that makes chloroplasts and leaves green. |
| | A) | Cellulose |
| | B) | Ribosomal RNA |
| | C) | Actin |
| | D) | Hemoglobin |
| | E) | Chlorophyll |
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Which molecule absorbs solar energy so that chloroplasts can convert the solar energy into ATP molecules? |
| | A) | oxygen |
| | B) | carbon dioxide |
| | C) | chlorophyll |
| | D) | glucose |
| | E) | DNA |
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The flattened sacs within a chloroplast are called ______. |
| | A) | matrix |
| | B) | cristae |
| | C) | grana |
| | D) | thylakoids |
| | E) | filaments |
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51 | |
The equation for photosynthesis is roughly the opposite of aerobic cellular respiration. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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52 | |
Which of the following organelles and functions are NOT correctly related? |
| | A) | endoplasmic reticulum--photosynthesis |
| | B) | Golgi apparatus--secretions |
| | C) | vacuoles--storage |
| | D) | lysosomes--enzymes |
| | E) | mitochondria--cellular respiration |
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The ______ helps to maintain the cell's shape, anchors the organelles, and allows the cell and its organelles to move. |
| | A) | cytoskeleton |
| | B) | nucleus |
| | C) | nucleolus |
| | D) | Golgi apparatus |
| | E) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
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Microtubules are cylinders that contain a globular protein called ______. |
| | A) | actin |
| | B) | tubulin |
| | C) | glucose |
| | D) | rRNA |
| | E) | cellulose |
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What is the function of the centrosome? |
| | A) | to control the nucleus |
| | B) | to regulate the assembly of microfilaments |
| | C) | to regulate the assembly of microtubules |
| | D) | to control the Golgi apparatus |
| | E) | to control the movement of cilia |
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56 | |
Which cytoskeletal structure is found in muscle cells that helps to bring about contraction? |
| | A) | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| | B) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| | C) | centrioles |
| | D) | actin filaments |
| | E) | microtubules |
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57 | |
Which of the following statements is NOT correct about centrioles? |
| | A) | Centrioles are found in animal cells but not in plant cells. |
| | B) | Animal cells have two centrioles. |
| | C) | The two centrioles lie parallel to each other. |
| | D) | Centrioles lie within the centrosome. |
| | E) | Before an animal cell divides, the centrioles replicate. |
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Centrioles have a ______ microtubular pattern. |
| | A) | 6 + 2 |
| | B) | 6 + 0 |
| | C) | 9 + 2 |
| | D) | 9 + 1 |
| | E) | 9 + 0 |
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What are the likely microtubule organizing centers for the formation of cilia and flagella called? |
| | A) | centrioles |
| | B) | microvilli |
| | C) | basal bodies |
| | D) | lysosomes |
| | E) | mitochondria |
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Which cytoskeletal structures are short cylinder structures that form a 9 + 0 constriction ring that functions during cell division? |
| | A) | actin filaments |
| | B) | microtubules |
| | C) | smooth endoplasmic reticulum |
| | D) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
| | E) | centrioles |
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Which of the following structures will have a 9 + 2 pattern of microtubules? |
| | A) | mitochondria |
| | B) | flagella |
| | C) | centriole |
| | D) | basal bodies |
| | E) | chloroplasts |
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The structure of flagella is most similar to that of ______. |
| | A) | cilia |
| | B) | basal bodies |
| | C) | centrioles |
| | D) | microvilli |
| | E) | rough endoplasmic reticulum |
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Which organelle is composed of a single, hairlike extension of the cell that allows the cell to move? |
| | A) | centriole |
| | B) | microtubule |
| | C) | cilia |
| | D) | flagella |
| | E) | mitochondria |
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Which of the following comparisons is NOT correct? Both plant and animal cells have ______. |
| | A) | plasma membranes |
| | B) | nuclear membranes |
| | C) | mitochondria |
| | D) | chloroplasts |
| | E) | vacuoles |
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Which comparison between plant and animal cells is NOT correct? |
| | A) | plants: cell wall; animals: no cell wall |
| | B) | plants: large, single vacuole; animals: many, small vacuoles |
| | C) | plants: chloroplasts; animals: no chloroplasts |
| | D) | plants: centrioles; animals: no centrioles |
| | E) | plants: no basal bodies; animals: have basal bodies |
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66 | |
Which of the following comparisons is NOT correct? |
| | A) | plasma membrane--phospholipid bilayer and protein |
| | B) | centrioles--microtubules |
| | C) | ribosomes--protein and DNA |
| | D) | chromatin--DNA |
| | E) | chloroplasts--chlorophyll |
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Sperm cells move by means of _____. |
| | A) | cilia |
| | B) | flagella |
| | C) | centrioles |
| | D) | mitochondria |
| | E) | microtubules |
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_____ are organelles that line our upper respiratory tract. |
| | A) | Cilia |
| | B) | Flagella |
| | C) | Centrioles |
| | D) | Mitochondria |
| | E) | Microtubules |
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Which of the following is NOT correctly paired? |
| | A) | nucleus--control of protein synthesis |
| | B) | nucleolus--protein synthesis |
| | C) | mitochondrion--aerobic cellular respiration |
| | D) | chloroplast--photosynthesis |
| | E) | centriole--microtubule organization |
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Which of the following is NOT correctly paired? |
| | A) | mitochondrion--cristae |
| | B) | chloroplast--thylakoids |
| | C) | centriole--9 + 0 pattern of microtubules |
| | D) | cilia--9 + 2 pattern of microtubules |
| | E) | lysosome--stack of membranous saccules |
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Which of the following is NOT correctly paired? |
| | A) | lysosome--energy-converting organelle |
| | B) | smooth endoplasmic reticulum--membranous canals |
| | C) | chloroplast--energy-converting organelle |
| | D) | actin filaments--cytoskeleton |
| | E) | ribosome--granule-like organelle |
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Which of the following organelles is the largest and most easily observed with the light microscope? |
| | A) | mitochondria |
| | B) | chloroplast |
| | C) | nucleus |
| | D) | ribosomes |
| | E) | lysosomes |
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Which of the following is NOT correctly paired? |
| | A) | rough endoplasmic reticulum--protein synthesis |
| | B) | smooth endoplasmic reticulum--lipid synthesis |
| | C) | Golgi apparatus--processing, packaging, secretion |
| | D) | lysosome--production of ATP |
| | E) | nucleus--cellular reproduction |
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Which of the following cells have a nucleoid region? |
| | A) | muscle cell |
| | B) | bacterial cell |
| | C) | fungus cell |
| | D) | leaf cell |
| | E) | liver cell |
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Which of the following structures are found in plant cells but NOT in bacteria? |
| | A) | plasma membrane |
| | B) | cell wall |
| | C) | DNA |
| | D) | ribosomes |
| | E) | mitochondria |
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Prokaryotic cells have a well-defined nucleus. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Organisms in which of the following kingdoms do NOT have a well-defined nucleus? |
| | A) | protists |
| | B) | fungi |
| | C) | plants |
| | D) | animals |
| | E) | monerans |
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of prokaryotic cells? |
| | A) | chromosome is composed of a single circular DNA macromolecule |
| | B) | unicellular organisms |
| | C) | DNA enclosed by a nuclear envelope |
| | D) | lack most of the organelles found in eukaryotic cells |
| | E) | more metabolically varied than other types of organisms |
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______ are the most abundant and diverse organisms found on earth. |
| | A) | Bacteria |
| | B) | Fungi |
| | C) | Protists |
| | D) | Plants |
| | E) | Animals |
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Due to a lack of organelles, prokaryotic cells are less metabolically varied than eukaryotic cells. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Because prokaryotic cells lack many of the organelles found in eukaryotic cells, prokaryotic cells do NOT carry out as many of the functions as seen in eukaryotic cells. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Both plants and bacteria have cell walls, which are composed of cellulose. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Which of the following is NOT evidence of the endosymbiotic theory? |
| | A) | Mitochondria are similar to bacteria in size and structure. |
| | B) | Mitochondria and chloroplasts have a double membrane: the outer membrane may be derived from the engulfing vesicle, and the inner one may be derived from the plasma membrane of the original prokaryote. |
| | C) | Mitochondrial ribosomes resemble those of bacteria. |
| | D) | Mitochondria and chloroplasts contain a limited amount of their own DNA and divide by splitting. |
| | E) | The cristae in mitochondria resemble those found in bacteria. |
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According to the ______ theory, prokaryotes entered eukaryotic cells and eventually evolved into the mitochondria and chloroplasts found in eukaryotic cells today. |
| | A) | cell |
| | B) | biogenesis |
| | C) | gene |
| | D) | evolution |
| | E) | endosymbiotic |
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