Which of the following describes a process that involves viral replications and assembly within a host, followed by bursting the host cell wall?
Prophage
Replication
Lytic cycle
Lysogenic cycle
Where is the starting point of ribosome synthesis?
Nuclear localization signal
Nucleolus
Nuclear envelope
Nuclear pore
Where can you NOT find ribosomes performing translation?
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
All of these are places that you can find ribosomes
Chloroplasts
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
Lysosome
Phagocytosis
Pinocytosis
Active transport involves
Chemical energy
Simple diffusion
The movement of water
Sodium ions
What type of cell might have more smooth ER?
Heart
Nerve
Liver
Skin
What language does the word 'hydro' come from?
Greek
Persian
Latin
Russian
Which of these terms best describes the internalization of a specific protein from outside the cell?
Phagocytosis
Receptor-mediated endocytosis
Lysosome
Pinocytosis
Which of the following helps maintain the shape of the nucleus?
Nuclear pore
Nuclear envelope
Nuclear lamina
Nuclear localization signal
The purpose of cellulose is to:
Regulate digestive enzymes
Create an acidic environment
Store water
Provide strength to the cell wall
The _____ is a double membrane that shields the nucleus.
DNA
nuclear envelope
nucleolus
chromatin
The following cytoskeleton component(s) can be dynamic, shrinking and growing by adding and subtracting subunits:
Microtubules only
Microfilaments only
Microtubules and Intermediate filaments
Microtubules and Microfilaments
A plant cell surrounded by a hypertonic solution will respond by:
Losing water while maintaining its cell wall shape
Storing waste in the central vacuole
Bursting
Putting pressure on the cell walls through a central vacoule
What type of transport uses membrane proteins to passively move solutes?
Osmosis
Active transport
Facilitated diffusion
Simple diffusion
What do all eukaryotes have that prokaryotes do not?
DNA
Cell membrane
Cytoskeleton
Nucleus
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 cells might have the most mitochondria?
None of these cells have mitochondria
Cardiac muscle cell
Bacterium
Skin cell
What is another term for the intracellular space?
Cytoplasm
Cholesterol
Phospholipids
Bilayer
Which of the following describes prokaryotic DNA?
It is within a nucleus.
It is usually larger than eukaryotic DNA.
It is linear.
It is circular.
How is the phospholipid bilayer oriented?
One head layer touches the second tail layer
Head and tails alternate directions within a layer
Heads face inward towards each other
Tails face inward towards each other
Which of the following functions is carried out by intermediate filaments but not microtubules?
Cell movement
Movement of structures within the cell
Providing nuclear lamina structure
Cell division
Which does NOT describe the inner membrane of the mitochondria?
Contains components for cellular respiration
Selectively permeable
Impermeable
Folds to create cristae
What is the fundamental unit of life?
Phospholipids
Cells
Fatty Acids
Water