CELL STRUCTURE AND COMPARTMENTS QUIZ

What do dystrophin, utrophin, actin, and tubulin have to do with eukaryotic cell structure and function?

They all participate in the degradation of large amounts of ATP

They are all embedded proteins in plasma membranes

They are components in the reactions of photosynthesis

They all participate in the production of large amounts of ATP

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The simplest way to differentiate a prokaryotic cell from a eukaryotic one is to

see if a nucleus is present

look for a plasma membrane

check for the presence of DNA

determine if the cell is an entire organism or not

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Which of the following statements about prokaryotes is false?

Ancient prokaryotes may have given rise to some eukaryotic organelles

The substance known as cytosol is found within the bacterial nucleus

Prokaryotic cells concentrate important materials for the cells survival

Prokaryotic cells are much smaller than most eukaryotic cells

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An organism's first line of defense against attack by an invader such as a virus or bacterium is usually

its body wall

a nonspecific immune response

a specific immune response

to flee or hide

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Which of the following organelles is directly connected to the outer membrane of the nucleus in a eukaryotic cell?

Mitochondrion

Lysosome

Endoplasmic reticulum

Golgi apparatus

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Which of the following structures is expected in a bacterium?

Plasma membrane

Golgi apparatus

Endoplasmic reticulum

Nucleus

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Which of the following two organelles look most alike structurally?

Golgi apparatus and smooth endoplasmic reticulum ER

Lysosome and chloroplast

Vacuole and cytoskeleton

Nucleus and vesicle

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Which of the following cell organelles are expected to be associated with motor proteins?

Plasma membrane

Vesicles

Smooth ER

Chloroplasts

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Microtubules, motor proteins, and actin filaments are all part of

the rough ER (endoplasmic reticulum) in prokaryotic cells

the cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells

the process that moves small molecules across cell membranes

the mechanism of photosynthesis that occurs in chloroplasts

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Which of the following is the best criterion for deciding whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

The cell has a nucleus or not

The cell has cytosol or not

DNA is present in the cell or not

The cell came from a single-celled or multicelled organism

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