Unit 3 Review

Which statement accurately compares eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells?

• Eukaryotic cells are more complex than prokaryotic cells.

• Eukaryotic cells replicate faster than prokaryotic cells.

• Only prokaryotic cells have membrane-bound organelles.

• Only prokaryotic cells lack outer membranes and cell walls.

A prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell are shown. Which characteristic best distinguishes these cells as either prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

• The organization of the genetic material

• The location of the cytoplasm

• The role of the cell membrane

• The function of the flagella

A eukaryotic cell contains ___ inside the nucleus.

A virus contains DNA or RNA inside the ______.

Which of the following is not a cell ut has the ability to reproduce within a living cell?

• bacterium

• virus

• alga

• yeast

Like cells, viruses contain what type of genetic material?

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The movement of water from an area of high concentration to low concentration is called _.

When diffusion requires the help of a transport protein, it's called _.

• osmosis

• facilitated diffusion

• active transport

• protein pump

Which type of cellular process requires energy to move substances across the cell membrane? _ transport

Milly observed that her lettuce plants wilted after several days of drought, but after a a downpour of rain, the leaves began to swell. What cellular process caused the swelling in the lettuce plants?