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