Chapter 4 Self Quiz: Cells

  1. The interior of a phospholipid bilayer is composed of
    1. hydrophilic hydrocarbons (wrong)
    2. hydrophobic hydrocarbons (correct)
    3. hydrophilic heads (wrong)
    4. hydrophobic heads (wrong)
    5. isotonic tails (wrong)
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  2. Which of the following can be found in plant cells, but not in animal cells?
    1. cell wall (wrong)
    2. central vacuole (wrong)
    3. ribosome (wrong)
    4. A and B (correct)
    5. A and C (wrong)
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  3. Cytoplasmic connections (#11 in diagram) through openings in the cell wall of plant cells are called
    1. vacuoles (wrong)
    2. centrioles (wrong)
    3. pumps (wrong)
    4. channels (wrong)
    5. plasmodesmata (correct)
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  4. The nucleus contains the nucleolus where ________ are synthesized.
    1. ribosomes (correct)
    2. proteins (wrong)
    3. lipids (wrong)
    4. cholesterol (wrong)
    5. sugars (wrong)
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  5. Photosynthesis occurs on the ________ membranes of chloroplasts.
    1. thylakoid (correct)
    2. stroma (wrong)
    3. vacuole (wrong)
    4. outer (wrong)
    5. plasma (wrong)
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  6. Plant cell walls are composed of the polysaccharide
    1. starch (wrong)
    2. cellulose (correct)
    3. glycogen (wrong)
    4. sucrose (wrong)
    5. glucose (wrong)
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  7. Which of the following is part of the cytoskeleton of a cell?
    1. microtubules (correct)
    2. DNA (wrong)
    3. vesicles (wrong)
    4. cell wall (wrong)
    5. plasma membrane (wrong)
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  8. A ________ solution contains lower concentration of solutes outside the cell than inside, and water moves into the cell.
    1. hypotonic (correct)
    2. hypertonic (wrong)
    3. hyperphilic (wrong)
    4. hypophobic (wrong)
    5. supertonic (wrong)
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  9. A cell can take in material by folding plasma membrane around it, forming a vesicle; this process is called ________ .
    1. cytokinesis (wrong)
    2. cytotransport (wrong)
    3. osmosis (wrong)
    4. endocytosis (correct)
    5. exocytosis (wrong)
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  10. The sodium-potassium pump uses energy from ________ molecules for active transport.
    1. DNA (wrong)
    2. ATP (correct)
    3. protein (wrong)
    4. Na+ (wrong)
    5. K+ (wrong)
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