Cellular Biology

What term describes the region of a eukaryotic cell that is outside the membrane-bound organelles but inside the plasma membrane?

• cytosol

• matrix

• central vacuole

• peroxisome

Which of these is the study of individual cells and their interactions with each other?

• Microbiology

• ecology

• cell biology

• ontology

The entire complement of the genetic material of a species is its

• genome

• genotype

• phenotype

• phenomenal

In eukaryotic cells, most of the DNA is housed in an internal compartment, or organelle, called the

• vacuole

• ribosome

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

The nucleus is enclosed by a double membrane structure called the

• nuclear envelope

• cytoplasm

• plasma membrane

• phospholipid

  bi-layer

The region of a eukaryotic cell that is outside the membrane-bound organelles but inside the plasma membrane is the

• endoplasmic reticulum

• ribosome

• cytoplasm

• peroxisome

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a network of

• membranes

• cells

• nuclei

• chloroplasts

Which of the following is NOT a function of the Golgi apparatus?

• protein processing

• protein synthesis

• protein secretion

• protein sorting

What is the function of the lysosome?

• synthesis of proteins

• storage of genetic information

• breakdown of macro molecules

• synthesis of ATP

True or false: Vacuoles are prominent organelles in animal cells, and rarely found in plants cells.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Vacuoles are much more prominent in plant cells than animal cells.