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