GENERAL BIOLOGY

QUIZ 5

Multiple Choice: Select the BEST ANSWER.

1. Living organisms can be classified as prokaryotes or eukaryotes. Which two structures are
common to both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
A. Cell wall and nucleus C. Plasma membrane and nucleus
B. Cell wall and chloroplast D. Plasma membrane and cytoplasm
2. Which statement best describes a difference between prokaryotic cells and
eukaryotic cells?
A. The presence of both DNA and ribosomes in prokaryotic cells indicates that they are
more complex than eukaryotic cells.
B. The larger size of prokaryotic cells indicates that they are more complex than
eukaryotic cells.
C. The presence of membrane-bound organelles in eukaryotic cells indicates that they are
more complex than prokaryotic cells.
D. The larger size of eukaryotic cells indicates that they are more complex than
prokaryotic cells.
3. Which characteristic is shared by all prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
A. Ability to store hereditary information
B. Use of organelles to control cell processes
C. Use of cellular respiration for energy release
D. Ability to move in response to environmental stimuli
4. What is the name of the region where double-stranded single circular DNA is found in the
prokaryotic cell?
A. Protonucleus
B. Nucleus
C. Nucleoid
D. Nucleoplasm
5. The two domains to which prokaryotes are classified into are:
A. Bacteria and Protista
B. Bacteria and Archaea
C. Archaea and Eukarya
D. Eukarya and Monera
6. Which of these is a characteristic of prokaryotic cells?
A. Absence of cell organelles
B. Absence of nucleus
C. Presence of 70S ribosomes
D. All of these
7. A difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells is in having
A. Ribosomes
B. Cell wall
C. Nuclear membrane
D. None of the above
8. In prokaryotes, the hair-like outgrowths which attach to the surface of other bacterial cells are
A. Flagella
 B. Pili
C. Capsule
D. Plasmids
9. A component of prokaryotic cells:
A. Plasma membrane
B. DNA
C. Cytoplasm
D. All of these
10. The flagella of a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell vary in
A. Mode of functioning and location in the cell
B. Types of movement and placement in the cell
C. Microtubular organization and function
D. Microtubular organization and type of movement
11. Which of the following together represent an endomembrane system?
A. macromolecules of a cell
B. cell receptors
C. cytoplasmic sructures
D. nuclear structures
12. Proteins are synthesized in which of the organelle of the endomembrane system?
A. endoplasmic reticulum
B. golgi complex
C. lysosomes
D. vacuoles
13. Which of the following biomolecules are contained in the lysosomes?
A. nucleic acid
B. ribonucleic acid
C. proteins
D. polysaccharides
14. Cilia and flagella of Eukaryotic cells are made up of
A. keratin
B. tubulin
C. lamin
D. desmin
15. Which of the following lacks cytoskeleton?
A. Eukaryotic cell
B. prokaryotic bacterial cell
C. both A and B
D. Prokaryotic cells and Eukaryotic cells
16. After being formed by ribosomes on the endoplasmic reticulum, what is the next organelle to
which a protein might be transported?
A. Mitochondria
B. Smooth endoplasmic reticulum
C. Nucleus
D. Golgi apparatus
17. Mitochondria and chloroplasts share all of the following characteristics EXCEPT that they:
A. Are capable of ATP synthesis.
 B. Capture the energy of sunlight to meet metabolic demands.
C. Possess their own DNA
D. Are surrounded by a double membrane
18. What is the primary purpose of cristae in the mitochondria?
A. Prevent the mitochondria from folding in on itself
B. Provide a large surface area for chemical reactions
C. Protect the mitochondrial genome
D. No purpose has yet been identified; they are likely an evolutionary remnant
19. Where do the light reactions take place in the chloroplast?
A. The stroma
B. The thylakoid membrane
C. The outer membrane
D. The intermembrane space
20. Which of the following statements is false concerning mitochondria?
A. The outer membrane of mitochondria contain porins
B. Mitochondria divided separately from the rest of the cell by binary fission
C. Mitochondria are surrounded with a thin peptidoglycan layer
D. Mitochondria contain a small circular genome that is separate from the cellular
Genome

ESSAY. Explain fully and completely.

What organisms would have mitochondria in their cells? What organisms would have
chloroplasts in their cells? How is the internal membrane structure of mitochondria
and chloroplasts similar? (15 pts.)