1. The symptoms of a certain inherited disorder in humans include respiratory problems and, in
males, sterility. Which of the following is a reasonable hypothesis for the molecular bases of this
disorder?
a. A defective respiratory enzyme in the mitochondria.
b. Defective actin molecules in cellular microfilaments
c. Defective dynein molecules in cilia and flagella
d. Abnormal hydrolytic enzymes in the lysosomes
e. A defective secretory protein.
2. From the following, choose the statement that correctly characterizes bound ribosomes.
a. Bound ribosomes are enclosed in their own membrane
b. Bound ribosomes are structurally different from free ribosomes.
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.
e. Bound ribosomes are concentrated in the cisternal space of the rough ER
3. Which of the following organelles is least closely associated with the endomembrane system?
a. The nuclear envelope
b. Chloroplasts
c. Golgi apparatus
d. Plasma membrane
e. Endoplasmic Reticulum
4. Which of the following organelles is common to plant and animal cells?
a. Chloroplasts
b. Walls made of cellulose
c. Tonoplast
d. Mitochondria
e. Centrioles.
5. Which of the following components is present in a prokaryotic cell?
a. Mitochondria
b. Ribosomes
c. Nuclear envelopes
d. Chloroplasts
e. ER
6. Which type of cell would probably provide the best opportunity to study lysosomes?
a. Muscle cell
d. leaf cell
b. Nerve cell
e. bacterial cell
c. Phagocytic white blood cell
7. Which of the following statements is a correct distinction between prokaryotic and eukaryotic
cells attributable to the absence of a prokaryotic cytoskeleton?
a. Compartmentalized organelles are found only in eukaryotic cells
b. Cytoplasmic streaming is not observed in prokaryotes.
c. Only eukaryotic cells are capable of movement
d. Prokaryotic cells are 10 micrometers in diameter
e. Only a eukaryotic cell concentrates its DNA in a separate region of the cell.
8. Which of the following structure-function pairs is mismatched?
a. Nucleolus; ribosome production
b. Lysosome; intracellular digestion
c. Ribosome: protein synthesis
d. Golgi; secretion of cell products
e. Microtubules: muscle contraction
9. Cyanide binds with at least one of the molecules involved in the production of ATP. Following
exposure of a cell to cyanide, most of the cyanide would be expected to be found within…
a. Mitochondria
b. Ribosomes
c. Peroxisomes
d. Lysosomes
e. Endoplasmic reticulum
Organelle Function Matching Quiz
1. _____ Golgi Apparatus
A. Contains genetic material DNA; control
center of the cell.
2. _____Centrioles
B. holds ribosomes that synthesize membrane
or secreted proteins
3. _____Lysosomes
C. sites of protein synthesis
4. _____Rough ER
D. cellular respiration and ATP production
5. _____Cell Membrane
E. cellular transport system
6. _____Ribosomes
F. Stores waste and other substances
7. _____Vacuole
8. _____Smooth ER
G. Sorts and packages membrane and secreted proteins
H. site of ribosome synthesis in the nucleus
9. _____ Nucleolus
10. _____Mitochondria
11. _____Nucleus
I. related generally to formation of mitotic spindle
J. Selectively permeable barrier that regulates what goes in and
out of the cell
K. contain hydrolytic enzymes; digest worn organelles.