IB Biology Topic 1 review: Cells

Question 1

Phagocytosis is a type of...

Accepted Answer

endocytosis

Question 2

What did Louis Pasteur show with his swan-neck flask experiments?

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spontaneous generation does not exist

Question 3

What is the shape of DNA found in chloroplasts?

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circular loop

Question 4

Which of the following will a cell do to increase surface area?

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all of the above

Question 5

Which best describes active transport?

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moving substances against a concentration gradient

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true for mitochondria?

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all of the above

Question 7

What is the function of a centriole?

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helps with cell division

Question 8

How do prokaryotic cells reproduce?

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binary fission

Question 9

What stage of mitosis is shown in this picture?

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prophase

Question 10

What can be the result of a cell cycle out of control?

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cancer

Question 11

Which of the following make up a cell's plasma membrane?

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phospholipids and proteins

Question 12

Which of the following can be found in a mitochondrion but not a chloroplast?

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cristae

Question 13

What is the name for the process in which a stem cell becomes a specialized cell?

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differentiation

Question 14

What is the result of mitosis?

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2 genetically identical daughter cells

Question 15

What happens to a cell placed in a hypotonic solution?

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the cell will swell and maybe burst

Question 16

What is the role of the Golgi Complex?

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package and distributes materials around the cell

Question 17

What is the function of ribosomes attached to the endoplasmic reticulum?

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synthesis of proteins destined for secretion

Question 18

What does a virus have in common with a living cell?

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genetic material

Question 19

What happens to a cell placed in a hypertonic solution?

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the cell will shrink

Question 20

What is the main function of a ribosome?

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proteins synthesis

Question 21

Flagella are important in helping a bacterium carry out what function?

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movement

Question 22

Passive transport with the help of integral proteins is known as what?

Accepted Answer

facilitated diffusion

Question 23

Why is DNA replicated before a cell divides?

Accepted Answer

so that each daughter cell has the same amount of DNA as the mother cell

Question 24

The plasma membrane is responsible for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

regulating what enters and exits the cell

Question 25

If the haploid number of chromosomes is 24, how many sister chromatids are present in the G2 phase?

Accepted Answer

96

Question 26

Fluidity in the cell membrane is determined by what substance?

Accepted Answer

cholesterol

Question 27

Which is NOT a reason for cells to undergo mitosis?

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to create egg and sperm cells

Question 28

Which structure is an exception to the cell theory?

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striated muscle cells

Question 29

The cell on the left is in which stage of mitosis?

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anaphase

Question 30

If a solution has the same tonicity as the surrounding fluid, it is called...?

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isotonic

Question 31

Cell size is limited by which of the following ratios?

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Surface area to volume

Question 32

Which is not a function of proteins in the cell membrane?

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fluid transcription

Question 33

This cell is in which stage of mitosis?

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metaphase

Question 34

During which phase of the cell cycle does the surface area to volume ratio decrease?

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G1 phase

Question 35

What arose first during the formation of the earliest cells?

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cell membrane

Question 36

A cell that contains chloroplasts, a cell membrane and a nucleus is most likely what?

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a plant leaf cell

Question 37

Where would genes be located in a prokaryotic cell?

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nucleoid region

Question 38

What do mitochondria and chloroplasts have in common?

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both are found in plant cells

Question 39

True or False: Vacuoles in animal cells are usually larger than those in plant cells.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 40

A pilus is most likely to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

prepare for transfer of DNA between bacteria

Question 41

Which type of protein goes all the way through the cell membrane?

Accepted Answer

integral proteins

Question 42

In what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?

Accepted Answer

S

Question 43

What is the function of a nucleolus?

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creates ribosome parts

Question 44

Which organelle is the digestive center of a cell?

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Lysosome

Question 45

Which statement is evidence for the endosymbiotic theory?

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chloroplasts and mitochondria contain 70S ribosomes

Question 46

What is the function of mitochondria?

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they produce energy in the form of ATP

Question 47

What is mitosis?

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a type of cell division

Question 48

True or False: Ribosomes are larger in prokaryotic cells than in eukaryotic cells

Accepted Answer

False

Question 49

From which organelle do the vesicles used in exocytosis originate?

Accepted Answer

Golgi apparatus

Question 50

Why do mitochondria have double membrane?

Accepted Answer

increase surface area

IB Biology Topic 1 review: Cells

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IB Biology Topic 1 review: Cells

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