Biology 12
Provincial Exam Questions
Unit: Cell Biology, Cell Structure (B1)
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1. Identify organelles 1 and 2 and compare their functions in at least two ways.
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4. A component of the structures labelled X is produced at
A. V.
B. W.
C. Y.
D. Z.
2009 Sample
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1. What is a function of ribosomes?
A. to carry lipids to the cell membrane
B. to break down macromolecules taken into the cell
C. to produce proteins for use within the cell membrane
D. to produce nucleic acids at the endoplasmic reticulum
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2. Which of the following is produced by this structure?
A. ATP and oxygen
B. glucose and ATP
C. ADP and phosphate
D. water and carbon dioxide
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3. Which of the following is a component of the structures indicated by X?
A. lipid
B. vitamin
C. nucleic acid
D. carbohydrate
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4. Which of the following produces the structures labelled W?
A. U
B. V
C. Y
D. Z
5. Molecules produced at U are a structural component of
A. V.
B. X.
C. Y.
D. Z.
2008 Aug
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1. Which structure produces glucose?
A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
2. The components of hemoglobin are produced at the
A. nucleus.
B. nucleolus.
C. ribosomes.
D. Golgi bodies.
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3. In which part of the cell is chromatin produced?
A. V
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
4. Molecules contained within X are synthesized at
A. V.
B. W.
C. Y.
D. Z.
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1. Which of the following are found in lysosomes?
A. ATP
B. RNA
C. enzymes
D. glycogen
2. What organelle functions with the endoplasmic reticulum during protein production?
A. the ribosome
B. the lysosome
C. the chloroplast
D. the cell membrane
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3. Where are drugs detoxified in liver cells?
A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
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4. Which organelle contains the information necessary to produce enzymes?
A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
2006 Aug
1. What is the semi-liquid material that surrounds the organelles of a cell?
A. the chromatin
B. the cytoplasm
C. the cytoskeleton
D. the endoplasmic reticulum
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2. What is a product of the process that occurs at the structures labelled X?
A. bile
B. glycogen
C. hemoglobin
D. phospholipids
3. What organelle contains information for the production of protein in a cell?
A. the nucleus
B. the nucleolus
C. the Golgi body
D. the smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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4. What is produced by the organelle that packages and stores proteins?
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A. W
B. X
C. Y
D. Z
5. What is the function of the organelle labelled Z?
A. to make ATP
B. to synthesize proteins
C. to hydrolyze food particles
D. to package and modify proteins
2005 Aug
1. What organelle has saccules that produce vesicles?
A. a Golgi body
B. the nucleolus
C. a mitochondrion
D. the rough endoplasmic reticulum
2. Which of the following breaks down old blood cells?
A. a lysosome
B. the nucleolus
C. a chromosome
D. the smooth endoplasmic reticulum
3. Organelle X produces proteins. These proteins move through organelle Y toward
organelle Z where they are packaged. What are X, Y and Z?
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4. What organelle produces steroid hormones?
A. a lysosome
B. a chloroplast
C. the nucleolus
D. the smooth endoplasmic reticulum
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5. Which of the following is produced by structure X and becomes a part of structure Y?
A. ATP
B. vesicles
C. cellulose
D. lysosomes
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