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6. The nucleus is...

  • largest organelle in cell, contains RNA, replicates DNA + first step in decoding for protein production
  • largest organelle in cell, contains DNA, replicates DNA + first steps in decoding for protein production
  • smallest organelle in cell, contains DNA, replicates DNA + first steps in decoding for protein production
  • largest organelle in cell, contains DNA, replicates RNA + first steps in decoding for protein production

7. What does the smooth endoplasmic reticulum do?

  • chemical modification of large molecules, site of glycogen hydrolysis + synthesis of lipids and steroids
  • chemical modification of small molecules, site of glucagon hydrolysis + synthesis of lipids and steroids
  • chemical modification of small molecules, site of glycogen hydrolysis + synthesis of lipids and steroids
  • chemical modification of large molecules, site of glucagon hydrolysis + synthesis of lipids and steroids

8. What are the functions/characteristics of ribosomes in prokaryotic cells?

  • float freely in cell vacuole, site of protein replication
  • float freely in cell cytoplasm, site of protein synthesis
  • attached to rough e.r., site of protein synthesis
  • attached to rough e.r., site of protein replication

9. Glycolysis occurs in every living cell and produces...

  • NAD
  • ATP
  • ADP
  • NADH

10. What is the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

  • studded with ribosomes, segregates newly synthesized proteins and transports them to other areas, cannot chemically modify proteins
  • studded with cytoplasm, segregates newly synthesized proteins and transports them to other areas, chemically modifies proteins
  • studded with ribosomes, segregates newly synthesized proteins and transports them to other areas, chemically modifies proteins
  • studded with ribosomes, segregates newly synthesized plasmids and transports them to other areas, chemically modifies proteins

11. Eukaryotes

  • have no plasma membrane, cytoplasm or ribosomes, mebrane-bound nucleus, organelles + a cytoskeleton
  • have plasma membrane, cytoplasm and ribosomes, membrane-bound nucleus, organelles, a cytoskeleton + capsid
  • have plasma membrane, cytoplasm and ribosomes, membrane-bound nucleus, organelles + a cytoskeleton.
  • have plasma membrane, cytoplasm and ribosomes, nuclear envelope, organelles + a cytoskeleton

12. What is the function of the golgi apparatus?

  • receives proteins and may not further modify them, concentrates, packages and breaks down proteins, synthesis of polysaccharides
  • receives proteins and may further modify them, concentrates, packages and sorts proteins, synthesis of polysaccharides
  • receives proteins and may further modify them, concentrates, packages and breaks down proteins, synthesis of polysaccharides
  • receives proteins and may not further modify them, concentrates, packages and sorts proteins, synthesis of polysaccharides

13. What are lysosomes?

  • vesicles containing digestive enzymes
  • pockets within cell that carries DNA fragments
  • vesicles containing constructive enzymes
  • phagocytic white blood cells