Chapter 6 Questions

Which of the following expresses the concept of emergent properties?

Membrane phospholipids...

One difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells is that eukaryotic cells...

Which of the following options best depicts the flow of information when a gene directs the synthesis of a cellular component?

Which of the following is the simplest collection of matter that can live?

A researcher wants to film the movement of chromosomes during cell division. Which type of microscope should she choose and why is it the best choice?

Which of the following statements is true about cell fractionation?

Consider two cells with the same volume but with very different surface areas due to differences in their shapes. The cell with the larger surface area is likely to...

Which of the following is/are likely to limit the maximum size of a cell?

Which of the following structures is found in eukaryotic but NOT prokaryotic cells?

A substance moving from outside the cell into the cytoplasm must pass through...

In terms of cellular function, what is the most important difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

Bacterial cells are prokaryotic. Unlike a typical eukaryotic cell, they...

Which of the following features do prokaryotes and eukaryotes have in common?

A particular cell has a nucleus and chloroplasts in addition to the fundamental structures required by all cells. Based on this information, this cell could be...

What is the functional connection between the nucleolus, nuclear pores, and the nuclear membrane?

Which of the following is true in respect to eukaryotic chromosomes?

A dish of animal cells was grown in the presence of radioactive phosphorous. The phosphorous largely ended up in nucleotides inside the actively growing animal cells. In which cellular structure or structures would you predict the majority of the radioactive phosphorous to accumulate?

Which of the following groups is primarily involved in synthesizing molecules needed by the cell?

Which of the following organelles is UNLIKELY to show enhanced abundance in pancreatic cells that secrete large amounts of digestive enzymes?

Which of the following categories best describes the function of the rough endoplasmic reticulum?

You would expect a cell with an extensive Golgi apparatus to...

A researcher made an interesting observation about a protein made by the rough endoplasmic reticulum and eventually found in 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 __________.

Consider a protein that is made in the rough endoplasmic reticulum. You observe that when the synthesis of the protein is completed, the protein is located in the ER membrane. Where else in the cell might this protein be found?

Which of the following sequences represents the order in which a protein made in the rough ER might move through the endomembrane system?

A protein that ultimately functions in the plasma membrane of a cell is most likely to have been synthesized...

Which of the following five membranes is most likely to have a lipid composition that is distinct from those of the other four?

Chloroplasts and mitochondria are thought to be of prokaryotic origin. One piece of evidence that supports this hypothesis is that these organelles contain prokaryotic-like ribosomes. These ribosomes are probably most similar to ribosomes found __________.

Which of the following statements about chloroplasts and mitochondria is true?

Which type of cell is most likely to have the largest number of mitochondria?

Which of the following is FALSE?

Which of the following organelles might be found inside other organelles?

Microtubules and microfilaments commonly work with which of the following to perform many of their functions?

Which of the following structures is found in animal cells but NOT in plant cells? -Golgi apparatus -mitochondria -rough ER -centrioles -plasma membrane

Which statement about the cytoskeleton is true?

Cilia and flagella move due to the interaction of the cytoskeleton with which of the following?

Basal bodies are most closely associated with which of the following cell components?

Dye injected into a plant cell might be able to enter an adjacent cell through...

Your intestine is lined with individual cells. No fluids leak between these cells from the gut into your body. Why?

Which of the following statements correctly describes a common characteristic of a plant cell wall and an animal cell extracellular matrix?

Which structure is not part of the endomembrane system? -nuclear envelope -ER -Golgi apparatus -chloroplast -plasma membrane

Which structure is common to plant and animal cells?

Which of the following is present in a prokaryotic cell?

Which structure-function pair is mismatched?

Cyanide binds to at least one molecule involved in producing ATP. If a cell is exposed to cyanide, most of the cyanide will be found within the...

What is the most likely pathway taken by a newly synthesized protein that will be secreted by a cell?

Which cell would be best for studying lysosomes?