Cell Bio Quiz Questions

  Mitochondria and chloroplasts are about the same size as typical bacteria.

• True

• False

  The cell components that move materials from one organelle to another are called.

• Transport Vesicles

• Lysosomes

• Mitochondria

• Cytosol

All living cells

• Have the same overall shape

• Need to replicate within another cell

• share the same basic chemistry

• Are nearly the same size

       Ribosomes are membrane-bound organelles found in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes.

• True

• False

The defining property that differentiates prokaryotic cells from eukaryotic cells is their…

• small size

• presence of a flagellum

• cell division

• lack of nucleus

     The main function of the nucleus is to

• convert light energy into chemical energy

• make proteins using the genetic material

• House the DNA in a separate cell compartment

• Provide energy for the cell

  One piece of evidence indicating that chloroplasts evolved from engulfed photosynthetic bacteria is

• That mitochondria were already present in the cell

• That they contain their own DNA

• The folded membranes

• The presence of chlorophyll

   The following sentence is good evidence for the endosymbiont origin of Mitochondria: Mitochondria have a single membrane.

• True

• False

Which of the following accurately matches the types of filaments in the cytoskeleton with their cellular function.

•       Microtubules-cell movement; intermediate filaments- strength/support; actin filaments-chromosomes segregation

•     Microtubules-strength/support; intermediate filaments-cell movement; actin filaments-chromosome segregation

•      Microtubules-cell movement; intermediate filaments-chromosome segregation; actin filaments- strength/support

•     Microtubules-chromosome segregation; intermediate filaments-strength/support; actin filaments-cell movement

  After a protein is made by ribosomes, it may be modified in the nucleus.

• True

• False