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