Multiple
Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
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Which of the following are
sometimes referred to as rough or smooth, depending on the structure? a. | Golgi bodies | b. | ribosomes | c. | mitochondria | d. | lysosomes | e. | endoplasmic reticula | | |
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Which of the following are the
primary structures for the packaging of cellular secretions for export from the
cell? a. | Golgi bodies | b. | ribosomes | c. | mitochondria | d. | lysosomes | e. | endoplasmic reticula | | |
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Which of the following
statements is true? a. | When lipids and water are mixed, it is the
water molecules that isolate themselves into droplets. | b. | When lipids and water are mixed, the lipids dissolve and enter into a
solution. | c. | Lipids are classified as nonpolar substances and will not mix with
water. | d. | Polar substances are able to pass through a plasma membrane more
readily than nonpolar substances. | e. | All portions of a phospholipid molecule
found in a membrane are classified as nonpolar. | | |
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Movement of a molecule against
a concentration gradient is a. | simple
diffusion. | b. | facilitated diffusion. | c. | osmosis. | d. | active
transport. | e. | bulk flow. | | |
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Oxygen, carbon dioxide,
glucose, and other small molecules cross the plasma membrane through the process(es)
of a. | osmosis. | b. | diffusion. | c. | endocytosis and exocytosis. | d. | active
transport. | e. | facilitated diffusion. | | |
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The cell wall a. | provides skeletal support for plants. | b. | controls what enters and leaves a cell. | c. | replaces the plasma membrane of animal cells in plant cells. | d. | is found in all eukaryotes. | | |
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Which of the following affects
the rate of diffusion through a semipermeable membrane?
I. steeper
concentration gradients
II. higher temperatures
III. molecular
size a. | I only | b. | II only | c. | I and II | d. | II and III | e. | I, II, and III | | |
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Most of the functions of plasma
membranes are carried out by a. | cholesterol. | b. | proteins. | c. | hydrophilic
heads. | d. | hydrophobic tails. | e. | carbohydrates. | | |
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Which of the following
statements is NOT true? a. | A lipid bilayer is characteristic of all
membranes. | b. | Cellular organelles are associated with
membranes. | c. | In a plasma membrane, the hydrophilic portion is oriented to the
outside of the cell. | d. | Lipid molecules make the cell membrane
relatively impermeable to water. | e. | Even under extremely high magnification,
an electron microscope cannot reveal the substructure of cell membranes. | | |
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If a cell did not have
ribosomes, it would be unable to a. | extract energy from
glucose. | b. | synthesize glucose. | c. | store food in the form of fat. | d. | form proteins. | | |
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The net direction that an ion
or molecule moves is a. | dependent upon the size of the
molecule. | b. | unpredictable because movement is random. | c. | controlled by the temperature of the medium. | d. | controlled by the membranes in the vicinity. | e. | the result of concentration differences. | | |
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Organelles that dramatically
increase the surface area of a membrane are a. | plastids. | b. | vacuoles. | c. | chloroplasts. | d. | nucleoli. | e. | microfilaments. | | |
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Which statement is
true? a. | A cell placed in an isotonic solution will swell. | b. | A cell placed in a hypotonic solution will swell. | c. | A cell placed in a hypotonic solution will shrink. | d. | A cell placed in a hypertonic solution will remain the same
size. | e. | A cell placed in a hypotonic solution will remain the same
size. | | |
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Wilting of a plant
occurs a. | if the plant is placed in an isotonic
solution. | b. | if there is a rise in turgor pressure. | c. | as a result of facilitated diffusion. | d. | when a plant with flexible cell walls is placed in a hypertonic
solution. | | |
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Which of the following are the
primary cellular sites for the recapture of energy from carbohydrates? a. | Golgi bodies | b. | ribosomes | c. | mitochondria | d. | lysosomes | e. | endoplasmic reticula | | |
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The method of movement that
requires the expenditure of ATP molecules is a. | simple
diffusion. | b. | facilitated diffusion. | c. | osmosis. | d. | active
transport. | e. | bulk flow. | | |
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If the volume of a cell
increases, its surface area will a. | decrease. | b. | remain the same. | c. | increase
proportionately. | d. | increase to a greater
degree. | e. | increase to a lesser degree. | | |
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Which of the following are
found in both plant and animal cells? a. | nucleus, Golgi body,
chloroplasts | b. | ribosomes, mitochondria, plasma membranes | c. | centrioles, cell walls, nucleolus | d. | vacuoles, nucleolus, starch grains | | |
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Structural features that
contain the protein actin and help to control the shapes of cells are a. | plastids. | b. | vacuoles. | c. | microvilli. | d. | nucleoli. | e. | microfilaments. | | |
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Starch is stored
in a. | plastids. | b. | vacuoles. | c. | lysosomes. | d. | microvilli. | e. | any of the above | | |
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The organelle that pinches off
portions of its membrane to form a vesicle used for storage or transport is the a. | mitochondrion. | b. | chloroplast. | c. | nucleolus. | d. | Golgi body. | | |
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Which of the following are made
of two subunits and are composed of RNA and protein? a. | Golgi bodies | b. | mitochondria | c. | chloroplasts | d. | ribosomes | e. | endoplasmic reticula | | |
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A "9 + 2 array"
refers to a. | microtubules. | b. | Golgi bodies. | c. | ribosomes. | d. | cilia. | e. | both microtubules and
cilia. | | |
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Which of the following is
thought to be the descendant of engulfed ancient bacteria? a. | nuclei | b. | Golgi bodies | c. | ER | d. | mitochondria | e. | lysosomes | | |
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Unsaturated tails of
lipids a. | are hydrophilic. | b. | are unstable and tend to break apart. | c. | have kinks in them and lessen the interaction between adjacent fat
molecules. | d. | will break whenever exposed to phosphate
ions. | e. | all of these | | |
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