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Cell Biology - Practice Problems



Matching
 
 
Match the following cells (a-c) with the descriptions:
a.
Eukaryotic cells only
c.
Both 
b.
Prokaryotic cells only
 

 1. 

Formed by the merging of other cells
 

 2. 

Contains organelles
 
 
Match the following chemical formulae with their descriptions below. The answer may be used more than once:
a.
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e.
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b.
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f.
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c.
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g.
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d.
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h.
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 3. 

monomer of a protein
 

 4. 

molecules that would combine to form fat
 

 5. 

groups that would be joined by phosphodiester bonds
 

 6. 

molecule that is purine
 
 
Find the correct label.
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a.
Outer membrane
d.
Intermembrane space
b.
Inner membrane
e.
Matrix
c.
Cristae
 

 7. 

Which is the correct label?
 
 
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a.
Transmembrane channel Protein
d.
Carbohydrate Chain
b.
Glycolipid
e.
Integral protein
c.
Cholesterol
f.
Phospholipid
 

 8. 

Which label matches this number?
 

 9. 

Which label matches this number?
 

 10. 

Which label matches this number?
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 11. 

When you put hydrogen peroxide on an open cut, which equation describes the reaction most accurately?
 
a.
2 H2O22 = 2 H2O + O2
b.
H2O2 = H2O + O2 
c.
2 H2O2 = 2 H2O + 2 O2 and a protein enzyme helps the reaction
d.
2 H2O2 = 2 H2O + O2 and a protein enzyme helps the reaction. 
 

 12. 

Which enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of tRNA?
 
a.
RNA polymerase
b.
ribosomal enzymes
c.
RNA replicase 
d.
ribozymes
 

 13. 

In an experiment, changing the pH from 7 to 6 increased product formation.  This means
 
a.
the enzyme was a more active conformation at pH 6. 
b.
the temperature must have decreased when the pH was changed.
c.
this enzyme works best at a neutral pH
d.
None of the above is correct.
 

 14. 

Chloroplasts can make carbohydrate in the dark if provided with 
a.
hydrogen 
b.
ATP and NADH and CO2 
c.
organic acids 
d.
photons and CO2 
 

 15. 

Which enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of tRNA?
 
a.
RNA replicase 
b.
RNA polymerase
c.
ribosomal enzymes
d.
ribozymes
 

 16. 

Transcription involves the transfer of information from
 
a.
DNA to an amino acid sequence. 
b.
DNA to RNA.
c.
mRNA to an amino acid sequence.
d.
All of the above.
 

 17. 

Enzymes 
a.
are biological catalysts 
b.
are regenerated during the reaction 
c.
increase reaction rates. 
d.
a, b, c are correct 
e.
none of the above is correct.
 

 18. 

RNA polymerase
 
a.
begins transcription at a prompter sequence and moves along the template strand of DNA. 
b.
is a ribozyme composed of snRNPs.
c.
is the enzyme that creates hydrogen bonds between nucleotides on the DNA template strand and their complementary RNA nucleotides. 
d.
is the enzyme responsible for the production of ribonucleotides.
 

 19. 

Cytoskeleton consists of
 
a.
all of the above. 
b.
microtubules. 
c.
intermediate filaments. 
d.
microfilaments. 
 

 20. 

The smooth endoplasmic reticulum is
 
a.
cellular waste is packed. 
b.
where secretory proteins are manufactured.
c.
the site of fatty acid synthesis.
d.
the place where amino acids are built. 
 



 
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