Which of the following helps maintain the shape of the nucleus?
Nuclear pore
Nuclear localization signal
Nuclear envelope
Nuclear lamina
The _____ is a double membrane that shields the nucleus.
nuclear envelope
nucleolus
chromatin
DNA
What is the fundamental unit of life?
Phospholipids
Water
Fatty Acids
Cells
What language does the word 'hydro' come from?
Greek
Persian
Latin
Russian
What type of transport uses membrane proteins to passively move solutes?
Active transport
Simple diffusion
Osmosis
Facilitated diffusion
A plant cell surrounded by a hypertonic solution will respond by:
Losing water while maintaining its cell wall shape
Bursting
Putting pressure on the cell walls through a central vacoule
Storing waste in the central vacuole
The purpose of cellulose is to:
Provide strength to the cell wall
Regulate digestive enzymes
Store water
Create an acidic environment
Which of the following describes a process that involves viral replications and assembly within a host, followed by bursting the host cell wall?
Lytic cycle
Replication
Prophage
Lysogenic cycle
Which of the following is true about chlorophyll?
Is broken down into a food source
Absorbs specific light wavelengths
It is a protein
Exists in the stroma
Which of the following describes prokaryotic DNA?
It is linear.
It is within a nucleus.
It is usually larger than eukaryotic DNA.
It is circular.
What do all eukaryotes have that prokaryotes do not?
Cytoskeleton
DNA
Nucleus
Cell membrane
What type of cell might have more smooth ER?
Heart
Nerve
Liver
Skin
A foreign cell has entered your blood stream. Which process describes how it can be engulfed by one of the cells in your immune system?
Phagocytosis
Exocytosis
Pinocytosis
Lysosome
Which of these terms best describes the internalization of a specific protein from outside the cell?
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
Lysosome
Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis
What is another term for the intracellular space?
Phospholipids
Cytoplasm
Cholesterol
Bilayer
Where can you NOT find ribosomes performing translation?
All of these are places that you can find ribosomes
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Chloroplasts
