S449 AP Biology
Chapter 6 Quiz
1. A researcher wants to film the movement of chromosomes during cell division. Which type of
microscope should he choose and why is it the best choice?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Light microscope, because of its high resolving power
Transmission electron microscope, because of its high magnifying power
Scanning electron microscope, because of its ability to visualize the surface of subcellular objects
Transmission electron microscope, because of its high resolving power
Light microscope, because the specimen is alive
2. Which of the following are likely to limit the maximum size of a cell?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
3.
the time it takes a molecule to diffuse across a cell
the cell’s surface-to-volume ratio
the shape of the cell
all of the choices are correct
none of the choices are correct
A substance moving from outside the cell into the cytoplasm must pass through ___.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
a microtubule
several different organelle membranes
a ribosome
the nucleus
the plasma membrane
4. In terms of cellular function, what is the most important difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells?
a. Only eukaryotic cells can synthesize proteins but prokaryotic cells cannot.
b. Only eukaryotic cells have DNA.
c. Compartmentalization of the cytoplasm by membrane-bounded organelles only occurs in eukaryotic
cells.
d. Eukaryotic cells have a plasma membrane and prokaryotic cells do not.
e. Eukaryotic cells are larger than prokaryotic cells.
5. Which of the following features do prokaryotes and eukaryotes have in common?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Mitochondria, cytoplasm, plasma membrane
ribosomes, plasma membrane, cytoplasm
nucleus, plasma membrane, ribosomes
mitochondria, ribosomes, cytoplasm
ribosomes, nucleus, plasma membrane
6. What is the functional connection between the nucleolus, nuclear pores, and the nuclear membrane?
a. Subunits of ribosomes are assembled in the nucleolus and pass through the nuclear membrane via
the nuclear pores.
b. The nuclear pores are connections between the nuclear membrane and the endoplasmic reticulum
that permit ribosomes to assemble on the surface of the ER.
c. The nucleolus contains messenger RNA (mRNA) which crosses the nuclear envelope through the
nuclear pores.
d. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane is produced in the nucleolus and leaves the nucleus through the
nuclear pores.
e. None of the above
7. Of the following organelles associated with the endomembrane system, which group is primarily
involved in synthesizing molecules needed by the cell?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
lysosome, vacuole, ribosome
ribosome, rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum
vacuole, rough endoplasmic reticulum, smooth endoplasmic reticulum
smooth endoplasmic reticulum, ribosome, vacuole
rough endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, vacuole
8. A plant was grown in a test tube containing radioactive nucleotides, the molecules from which DNA is
built. Later examination of dividing cells in the plant showed the majority of the radioactivity to be
concentrated in the _____.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
rough endoplasmic reticulum
lysosome
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
central vacuole
nucleus
9. Which of the following categories best describes the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
breakdown of complex foods
energy processing
manufacturing
structural support of cells
information storage
10. A researcher made an interesting observation about a protein made by the rough endoplasmic reticulum
and eventually used to build a cell’s plasma membrane. The protein in the plasma membrane was
actually slightly different from the protein made in the ER. The protein was probably altered in the
______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Golgi apparatus
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
plasma membrane
transport vesicles
rough endoplasmic reticulum
11. Which of the following sequences represents the order in which a protein made in the rough
endoplasmic might move through the endomembrane system?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
lysosome; plasma membrane
Golgi apparatus; mitochondria
Golgi apparatus; vacuole
plasma membrane; nuclear envelope
nuclear envelope; lysosome
12. A protein that ultimately functions in the plasma membrane of a cell is most likely to have been
synthesized ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
on ribosomes on the nuclear envelope
on free cytoplasmic ribosomes
in the rough endoplasmic reticulum
in the mitochondria
in the plasma membrane
13. Which one of the following statements about chloroplasts and mitochondria is true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Mitochondria but not chloroplasts contain a small amount of DNA
Chloroplasts and mitochondria are components of the endomembrane system.
Chloroplasts and mitochondria are composed of two separate membranes.
Chloroplasts and mitochondria synthesize some of their own proteins.
All of the above
14. Which type of cell is most likely to have the most mitochondria?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
muscle cells in the legs of a marathon runner
photosynthetic cells in the leaves of a tree
bacterial cells that are growing on sugars
inactive yeast cells that are stored for future use
non-dividing cells in the skin on your finger
15. Which of the following is/are true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Mitochondria are involved in energy metabolism.
Mitochondria have more than one membrane.
Mitochondria contain DNA and ribosomes.
Mitochondria are independent of the endomembrane system.
All of the above
16. Which of the following cellular processes or characteristics is/are related to the cytoskeleton?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
transmission of information from the cell surface to the interior of the cell
movement of the chromosomes during cell division
movement of cilia or flagella
contraction of muscle cells
all of the above
17. Which of the following structures are found in plant cells and animal cells?
a. cell walls
b. chloroplasts
c. central vacuoles
d. a cytoskeleton
e. none of the above
18. Where would you expect to find proteins involved with movement of structures within a cell?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
muscles
cytoskeleton
transport vesicles moving from the ER to the Golgi
plasma membrane
ribosomes
19. Dye injected into a plant cell might be able to enter an adjacent cell through ___.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
a tight junction
a microtubule
a cell wall
plasmodesmata
a gap junction
20. Your intestine is lined with individual cells. No fluids leak between these cells from the gut into your
body. Why?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
The intestinal cells are fused together into one giant cell.
The intestinal cells are bound together by plasmodesmata.
The intestinal cells are bound together by tight junctions.
The intestinal cells are bound together by gap junctions.
The intestinal cells are bound together by the extracellular matrix.