1Which of the following organisms is an example of a single-celled organism?aPlantbAnimalcAmoebadMulticellular organismShow answer
2The basic properties of life listed in the text include all of the following EXCEPT:aDigestionbRespirationcMovementdReproductionShow answer
3What is the primary definition of a cell?aThe largest building block of life.bThe structural and functional unit of living organisms.cThe material that makes up all organisms.dThe process of maintaining a stable internal environment.Show answer
4What is the relationship between a cell's shape/size and its function?aThey are unrelated to the cell's activity.bThey are determined by the organism's age.cThey only relate to the movement property of life.dThey are related to the function they performShow answer
5"Living things maintain a stable internal environment" is the definition associated with which basic property of life?aExcretionbGrowthcHomeostasisdNutritionShow answer
6In what way do the various membranes of eukaryotic cell differ?aPhospholipids are found only in a certain membranebCertain proteins are unique to each membranecOnly certain membranes of the cell are selectively permeabledSome membranes have hydrophobic surfaces exposed to the cytoplasmShow answer
7Which of the following is the major advantage of using a light microscope instead of an electron microscope?aSuperior resolving powerbConstant depth of focuscObservation of living matterdUse of very thin sectionsShow answer
8The fundamental property of steam cells is it does not contain any ......... Structure which allows stem cells to perform specialized function.aNucleusbCytoplasmcTissuedDNAShow answer
9Which of the following stem cells are known as true stem cells?aTotipotent cellbNon-potent cellscGermipotent celldPluripotent cellsShow answer
10Cell signaling is the ability of a cell to:aReceive signal from the environmentbTransmit signal to other cellscProcess signal within the celldAll of aboveShow answer
11Which of the following does not occur in mitosis?aCondensation of the chromosomesbReplication of the DNAcSeparation of sister chromatidsdSpindle formationShow answer
12Which of the following processes includes all others?aOsmosisbDiffusion of a solute across a membranecFacilitated diffusiondPassive transportShow answer
13When a glycoprotein is being synthesized for secretion from a cell, which route is it most likely to take?aGolgi complex ~ RER ~ SERbRER ~ Golgi complex ~ SERcRER ~ SER ~ Golgi complexdSER ~ Golgi complex ~ RERShow answer
14Which of the following would be more prominent in a secretory cell then non-secretory cell?aLysosomebGolgi complexcMitochondriondRibosomeShow answer
15Which of the following is present in all eukaryotic cells?aCell wallbDiploid nucleuscFlagellumdMembrane bounded organellesShow answer
16Which of the following are present in prokaryotic cellsaChloroplast, DNA, nuclear envelopebChromosomes, mitochondria, nuclear envelopecCytoplasm, DNA, mitochondriadCytoplasm, DNA, ribosomeShow answer
17The cell wall of plant cell is different form that of prokaryotes in:aBoth structure and chemical compositionbStructure onlycChemical composition onlydNumber of layers onlyShow answer
18The elasticity of the plasma membrane demonstrates that it is made up in part of:aLipidsbNucleic acidscCarbohydratesdProteinsShow answer
19Which distinguishes a prokaryotic cell from a eukaryotic cell?aProkaryotic cell has a cell wall and a nucleusbProkaryotic cells have no membrane bound organellescProkaryotic cells have a centrioledProkaryotic cells have no ribosomesShow answer
20Which of the following organelles always contains DNA?aCentriolebGolgi complexcLysosomedMitochondriaShow answer
