5.
Which of the following statements
Multiple choice. Choose the letter of
your answer
1.The volume enclosed by the plasma
membrane of plant cells is often much
larger than the corresponding volume
in animal cells. The most reasonable
explanation for this observation is that
A. plant cells are capable of having a much
higher surface-to-volume ratio than animal
cells
B. plant cells have a much more highly
convoluted (folded) plasma membrane than
animal cells
C. plant cells contain a large vacuole that
reduces the volume of the cytoplasm
D. animal cells are more spherical, while
plant cells are elongated
2. Under which of the following
conditions would you expect to find a
cell with a predominance of free
ribosomes?
A. a cell that is secreting proteins
B. a cell that is producing cytoplasmic
enzymes
C. a cell that is constructing its cell wall or
extracellular matrix
D. a cell that is digesting food particles
3. Which type of organelle is primarily
involved in the synthesis of oils,
phospholipids, and steroids?
A. ribosome.
B. lysosome
C smooth endoplasmic reticulum
D. mitochondrion
4. Which structure is the site of the
synthesis of proteins that may be
exported from the cell?
A. rough ER
B. smooth ER
C. plasmodesmata
D. Golgi vesicles
correctly describes some aspect of
protein disposal from prokaryotic cells?
A. Prokaryotes are unlikely to be able to
excrete proteins because they lack an
endomembrane system
B. The mechanism of protein excretion in
prokaryotes is probably the same as that in
eukaryotes
C. Proteins that are excreted by prokaryotes
are synthesized on ribosomes that are bound
to the cytoplasmic surface of the plasma
membrane
D In prokaryotes, the ribosomes that are
used for the synthesis of secreted proteins
are located outside of the cell.
6. The chemical reactions involved in
respiration are virtually identical
between prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells. In eukaryotic cells, ATP is
synthesized primarily on the inner
membrane of the mitochondria. Where
are the corresponding reactions likely
to occur in prokaryotic respiration?
A. in the cytoplasm
B. on the inner mitochondrial membrane
C. on the endoplasmic reticulum
D. on the inner plasma membrane
7. A biologist ground up some plant
leaf cells and then centrifuged the
mixture to fractionate the organelles.
Organelles in one of the heavier
fractions could produce ATP in the
light, while organelles in the lighter
fraction could produce ATP in the dark.
The heavier and lighter fractions are
most likely to contain, respectively
A. mitochondria and chloroplasts
B. chloroplasts and peroxisomes.
C. peroxisomes and chloroplasts
D. chloroplasts and mitochondria.
8. Which statement correctly
characterizes bound ribosomes?
A. Bound ribosomes are enclosed in their
own membrane
B. Bound and free ribosomes are structurally
different
C. Bound ribosomes generally synthesize
membrane proteins and secretory proteins
D. The most common location for bound
ribosomes is the cytoplasmic surface of the
plasma membrane
9. Cyanide binds with at least one
molecule involved in producing ATP, If
a cell is exposed to cyanide, most of
the cyanide would be found within the
A. mitochondria
B. ribosomes
C. peroxisomes
D. lysosomes
10. Who was/were the first to propose
that cell membranes are phospholipid
bilayer?
A. E. Gorter and F. Grendel
B. S. Singer and G. Nicolson
C. H. Davson and J. Danielli
D. I. Langmuir
11. Who proposed that the membrane
is a mosaic of protein molecules
bobbing in a fluid bilayer of
phospholipids?
A. E. Gorter and F. Grendel
B. S. Singer and G. Nicolson
C. H. Davson and J. Danielli
D. I. Langmuir
12. Water passes quickly through cell
membranes because
A. it moves through aquaporins in the
membrane.
B. It moves through hydrophobic channels
C. water movement is tied to ATP hydrolysis
D. it is a small, polar, charged molecule
13. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease
in humans in which chloride ion
channels in cell membranes are
missing or non-functional If a young
male child has cystic fibrosis, which of
the following would affect his fertility?
A. inability to make sperm
B. incomplete maturation of the testes
C. failure to form genital structures
appropriately
D. incorrect concentrations of ions in semen
14. Though plants, fungi, and
prokaryotes all have cell walls, we
place them in different taxa Which of
these observations comes closest to
explaining the basis for placing these
organisms in different taxa, well before
relevant data from molecular
systematics became available?
A. Some closely resemble animals, which
lack cell walls
B. Their cell walls are composed of very
different biochemicals
C. Some have cell walls only for support
D. Some have cell walls only for protection
from herbivores
15. The bipolar nature of the cell
membrane is due to
A. Integral proteins
B Presence of carrers
C Presence of glycolipids
D. Phospholipids bilayer
16. Prokayotic cells are different from
eukaryotic cells because
A. They have no nucleus
B. They have a nucleus
C. They have sweet dance moves
D. They have membrane bond organelles
17. Which of the following is not used
in manufacture of food by green plants
A. Sun
B. Oxygen
C. Water and soil nutrients
D. Carbon dioxide
18 How are mitochondria and
chloroplast similar to bacteria?
A. They lack ribosomes
B. They are larger than normal cells
C. They are bounded by a single membrane
D. They have limited amount of genetic
material
19. The carrier molecules in the cell
membrane which facilitates the
transport of large molecules in the cell
are usually
A. Nucleic acids
B. proteins
C. Lipids
D. carbohydrates
20. In plant cells, chioroplasts are
active in the chemical processes
required to make food Animal cells
have no chloroplasts. Based on this,
we can conclude that
A. Animals cells are more complex than plant
cells
B. Plant cell are more complex than animal
cells
C. Animals must obtain food from outside
sources
D. Animal cell are more complex than plant
cells
21. What thin structures are essential
for cytokinesis, amoeboid movement
and changes in cell shape?
A. Monofilaments
B. Pseudo filaments
C. Microfilaments.
D. Myosin filaments
D. Myosin filaments
22. Which of the following processes
involves chloroplast?
A. Conversion of light energy to chemical
energy
B. Formulation of reproductive cells
C. Cell division
D. Protein synthesis
23. What is the molecule that allows
plants to capture energy from sunlight?
A. ATP
B. Oxygen
C. Carbohydrates
D. Chlorophyll
24. What is unique feature of fungi?
A. They contain mitochondria
B. They contain genetic material
C. Some are capable of bioluminescence
D. They combined chitins and glucans in their
cell wall
25. The waste product of
photosynthesis is
A. carbon monoxide
B. Nitrogen
C. carbon dioxide
D. oxygen
26. What is the pressure exerting on
the plasma membrane against the cell
wall of bacteria, fungi and plant cells?
A. osmotic pressure
B. wall pressure
C. turgor pressure
D. plasma pressure
27 Which 2 chemical factors cause
decomposition?
A. putrefaction and respiration
B death and cellular respiration
C. autolysis and photosynthesis
D. autolysis and putrefaction
28. Albino corn seedlings may grow
several inches tall. However, they will
eventually die, primarily because
A. direct sunlight will destroy their cells
B. they lack adequate root system
C. they cannot produce their own food
D. they cannot obtain carbon dioxide
29. A phospholipid molecule has a
head and two tails. In what part of the
phospholipid bilayer can the tails be
found?
1. They are located at the surfaces of the
membrane
2 They can be found in the interior of the
membrane
3. They span the entire phospholipid bilayer.
4. They are located in a hydrophobic region
A. 2 and 4 only
B. 3 and 4 only
C. 1 and 4 only
D. 2 and 3 only
30. Which of the following statements
correctly describes the Golgi bodies?
A. The finished products of Golgi bodies are
sorted and packaged into new vesicles that
carry them to the plasma membrane or to
lysosomes
B. They destroy nonfunctional organelles and
portions of cytoplasm, breakdown wastes,
ingests cells, and cellular debris delivered by
other vesicles
C. They produce proteins that will be inserted
into the growing endoplasmic reticulum
membrane. transported to other organelles
and eventually exported
D. They convert the chemical energy of foods
that produce most of the cell's ATP in the
process of cellular respiration
31. Which of the following statements
is true about vacuoles?
A. It contains a very low pH and stores
powerful hydrolytic-enzymes in an inactive
state
B. This organelle is larger in plant cells than
in animal cells and is filled with a fluid called
cell sap
C. It is a network of interconnected sacs that
are suspended in the stroma which is a thick
fluid
D. It contains a semifluid matrix that
contains its own DNA and ribosomes
32. Which of the following part of the
chloroplast refers to the interconnected
sacs that are suspended in the
stroma?
A. grana
B. chlorophyll
C. thylakoids
D. disks
33. Which of the following situations in
the protein synthesis will follow after
the mRNA molecule carries the
information to build a certain type of
protein?
A.The DNA programs protein production in
the cytoplasm by transferring its coded
information to a molecule called messenger
RNA
B. The ribosome moves along the mRNA
translating the genetic message into a protein
with a specific amino acid sequence.
C. A transport vesicle will bud off from the
Golgi bodies to export the proteins produced
D. The mRNA exits through pores in the
nuclear envelope and travels to the
cytoplasm, where it then binds to ribosomes
34. In which of the following
statements best explains why
lysosomes can be the reason for
having a pancreatic disease such as
pancreatitis?
A. The ovarian cell produces estrogen
coming from the lysosomes
B The muscle cell of the thigh of a long-
distance runner is composed of many
lysosomes
C. Pancreatic cells secrete digestive
enzymes from the lysosomes.
D. The white blood cell that engulfs bacteria
because of the immune response of the
lysosomes.
35. Which of the following statements
best describes the difference between
mitochondria and chioroplast?
A. Mitochondria secrete enzymes that break
down proteins while chloroplast secretes
enzymes that break down lipids
B. Mitochondria produces ATP through
cellular respiration while chloroplast uses light
energy to convert it into organic molecules
C. Mitochondria produces proteins while
chloroplast produces lipids
D. Mitochondria stores proteins while
chloroplast stores lipids
36. Which of the following statements
justify how smooth endoplasmic
reticulum differs in function with rough
endoplasmic reticulum?
A. The rough appearance of the rough ER is
because of the ribosomes while the smooth
ER is continuous with the nuclear envelope.
B. Products of rough ER are dispatched
through the transport vesicles while the
products of smooth ER diffuses through the
cell.
C. The enzymes of the smooth ER are
important in the synthesis of lipids, including
oils, phospholipids, and steroids while the
ribosomes of rough ER produce proteins that
will be inserted into the growing ER
membrane.
D. The rough ER forms a stack-like formation
while the smooth ER forms a series of folding
for better production
certain nonpolar molecules to pass
through?
A. hydrophobic tails
B. hydrophilic heads
C. hydrophobic heads
D. hydrophilic tails
39. It is a rare disorder that begins in
childhood, usually between two and
fifteen years of age, and mostly affects
the nervous system and muscles.
A. Myoclonic epilepsy with ragged red fibers
B. Mitochondrial encephalopathy,
lacticacidosis, and stroke-like syndrome
C Neuropathy, ataxia,and retinitispigmentosa
syndrome
D. Leber hereditary optic neuropathy
40. It is also known as Type 1
Glycogen Storage Disease (GSD 1),
one of dozen disease that affect
glycogen metabolism, It is due to a
genetic deficiency of glucose-6-
phosphatase.
A. Cytochrome P450 Oxidoreductase
Deficiency
B Antley-boder Syndrome
C. Von Gierke Disease
D. Amyotrophic Lateral Scelosis

37. Which of the following statements

best describes the structure of the cell
membrane?
A. The diverse proteins are embedded in the
phospholipid bilayer
B The diverse proteins are sandwiched
between the two layers of phospholipids
C. The cell membrane is composed of a
bilayer of protein that coats the phospholipids
D. The cell membrane is composed of
cholesterol embedded in a bilayer of
phospholipids.

38. What is one of the distinct regions

of the cell membrane which consists of
nonpolar molecules that also allows