Cell Biology Review

Front

Which organelle is found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

Back

Ribosomes

Front

What organelle digests damaged proteins?

Back

Lysosomes

Front

What is NOT true of a hypotonic environment?

Back

Plant and animal cells will both burst.

Front

How do steroid hormones function?

Back

They enter cells and bind to cytoplasmic receptors.

Front

What property allows phospholipids to form membranes?

Back

Their polar and nonpolar properties.

Front

Define prokaryotic cells.

Back

Cells without a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

Front

Define eukaryotic cells.

Back

Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

Front

What is the function of mitochondria?

Back

They produce ATP through cellular respiration.

Front

What is the role of the Golgi apparatus?

Back

It modifies, sorts, and packages proteins and lipids.

Front

What is osmosis?

Back

The movement of water across a semipermeable membrane.