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Cell Bio Final - Sam
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/28/2013

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Individual cells are usually very small because _______.

a)small cells contain a greater quantity of enzymes than larger cells

b)materials move in and out of small cells less eficiently than for large cells

c)the cell membrane encloses the cell and prevents it fromincreasing in size

d)the larger the surface area to volume ratio of a cell, the more efficient it is

e)water enters into small cells by osmosis more slowly than into large cells

Definition
d)the larger the surface are to volume ratio, the more efficient the cell is
Term

Which of the following is not a kingdom of life?

a)Plantae

b)Animalae

c)Protist

d)Prokaryotes

e)Fungi

Definition
d) Prokaryotes
Term

Each of the following is a cell organelle except one. Which of the following is NOT a cell organelle?

a)mitochondrion

b)lysosome

c)nucleus

d)cytoplasm

e)endoplasmic reticulum 

Definition
d)cytoplasm
Term

You would find DNA in all of the following organelles EXCEPT ________.

a)chloroplasts

b)mitochondria

c)nuclei

d)endoplasmic reticulum 

Definition
d)endoplasmic reticulum
Term

The structure that is involved in producing the majority of protein for a cell is the ____.

a)mitochonrion

b)ribosome

c)chloroplast

d)Golgi apparatus

e)vacuole

 

Definition
b)ribsome
Term

The genetic information of a cell that is passed from one generation to the next is in the chemical form of ____.

a) deoxyribonucleic acid

b)ribonucleic acid

c)carbohydrates

d)proteins

e)fatty acids

Definition
a)deoxyribonucleic acid
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