Tutorial 1-ANS
Tutorial 1-ANS
2. In terms of basic cell structure, what do an elephant and an oak tree have in common?
A. They both are eukaryotes
B. They both have a cell nucleus
C. They both have mitochondria
D. All of the above
5. Which of the following organelles is directly connected to the outer membrane of the
nucleus in a eukaryotic cell?
A. Mitochondrion
B. Lysosome
C. Golgi apparatus
D. Endoplasmic reticulum
7. A certain cell organelle which is made of a double phospholipid bilayer that has many
large pores in it, is most likely
A. the nuclear envelope
B. the plasma membrane
C. the mitochondrion
D. the cytoskeleton
8. Which of the following cell organelles are expected to be associated with motor proteins?
A. Smooth ER
B. Vesicles
C. Plasma membrane
D. Chloroplasts
9.Eukaryotic cells are more efficient than prokaryotes because their internal
compartmentalization
A. makes each compartment nutritionally independent of all others
B. allows for specialization through the subdivision of particular tasks
C. allows for specialization through merging of different tasks
D. reduces overall cell size
10. An organism's first line of defense against attack by an invader such as a virus or
bacterium is usually
A. to flee or hide
B. its body wall
C. a specific immune response
D. a nonspecific immune response
12. The simplest way to differentiate a prokaryotic cell from a eukaryotic one is to
A. look for a plasma membrane
B. see if a nucleus is present
C. check for the presence of DNA
D. determine if the cell is an entire organism or not
13. Which of the following is the best criterion for deciding whether a cell is prokaryotic or
eukaryotic?
A. The cell came from a single-celled or multicelled organism
B. The cell has a nucleus or not
C. The cell has cytosol or not
D. DNA is present in the cell or not
14. Lysosomes are specialized vesicles in __________ that contain digestive enzymes for the
breakdown of food. A related organalle known as a vacuole, which is found in __________ ,
also contains enzymes but in addition may act as a storage organelle for nutrients or water.
A. animals; plants and fungi
B. plants; animals and fungi
C. plants and fungi; animals
D. animals and plants; fungi
15. The highly folded membranes found in such eukaryotic organelles as mitochondria and
chloroplasts
A. increase the surface area where key chemical processes can occur
B. help the cell against physical damage
C. make it possible to package large amounts of DNA within the cell
D. assist with cell movement
17. What do dystrophin, utrophin, actin, and tubulin have to do with eukaryotic cell
structure and function?
A. They are components in the reactions of photosynthesis
B. They all participate in the degradation of large amounts of ATP
C. They all participate in the production of large amounts of ATP
D. They are all embedded proteins in plasma membranes
18. In which of the following cell organelles, it is expected to find the biochemical reactions
that harness energy from the breakdown of sugar molecules to synthesize large amounts of
ATP?
A. Lysosome
B. Vesicles
C. Mitochondria
D. Plasma membrane
19. Which of the following macromolecules are found in the plasma membrane?
A. Lipids and proteins only
B. Lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates
C. Proteins and carbohydrates only
D. Proteins only
20. Clearly defined nucleus, mitochondria in a large central vacuole and chloroplasts,
indicate the group of organisms from
A. bacteria
B. fungi
C. plants
D. animals
2. Bacteriorhodopsin
A. absorbs light and pumps protons
B. is an integral membrane protein
C. contains primarily alpha-helical residues
D. all of the above
5. The model that is now known to be correct for the structure of biological membrane is
A. Fluid mosaic model
B. Page's model
C. Lac Operon model
D. Lock and Key model
8. Pinocytosis occurs in
A. all eukaryotic cells
B. all prokaryotic cells
C. mitochondria of all cells
D. none of these
10.The membrane proteins that catalyze active transport reactions differ from soluble
enzymes as
A. they are permanently changed during the reaction
B. the substrates of the reaction are all outside the cell
C. they do not enhance the rates of reaction
D. the products of the reaction move in a specific direction
11.The movement of molecules across a membrane by passive transport does not require
A. an input of metabolic energy
B. internal energy
C. vibrational energy
D. none of these
18. The plasma membrane is a selectively permeable barrier due to presence of specific
transport
A. proteins
B. amino acids
C. carbohydrates
D. none of these
19. Which type of molecule spans the membrane, from its inner to outer surface according
to the Fluid mosaic model of cell membranes?
A. Cholesterol
B. Phospholipid
C. Protein
D. Carbohydrate