DC Biology Lecture Test #2 Study Guide (Ch 4 and 5)

Which of the following statements about active transport is INCORRECT?

All of the following molecules move across the plasma membrane by simple diffusion EXCEPT:

The stacks of membrane disks containing chlorophyll in a chloroplast are the _____.

Debris that is trapped in mucus is moved away from the lungs toward the throat by:

Transplant rejections result from an immune response to foreign_____and_____.

Which of the following will NOT be found in abundance in an insulin-producing pancreas cell?

Particular molecules or ions freely cross the plasma membrane with assistance from:

All of the following describe the tails of phosopholipids EXCEPT:

The endosymbiotic theory explains ____.

_____ affects the fluidity of cellular membranes.

Eukaryotic cells are different from prokaryotic cells in which of the following ways?

The infoldings of the inner membranes of mitochondria are called what?

A person's blood type is determined by the presence of ____ in red blood cell membranes

The description "9+2 array" in cells refers to ___.

A cell is composed of 98% water. Which solution would I need to make the cell gain weight?

If the inside of a cell is 0.1% NaCl, which solution is isotonic to the cell?

The outermost boundary of prokaryotic cells is their _____.

The smallest living unit is a ________.

Insulin leaves insulin-secreting cells by ___.

The term hemolysis refers to _____.

According to the fluid-mosaic model, ___are partially or wholly embedded in the cell membrane.

Which of these organelles contain hydrolytic enzymes responsible for intracellular digestion?

When a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution,  which of the following will occur?

The dark-staining, spherical body found in the nucleus that produces ribosomal subunits is a:

Which organelle provides turgidity to plant cells?

Sperm cells move by means of _____.

Osmosis is the movement of ___across a selectively permeable membrane.

Macrophages are immune system cells that engulf bacteria by ____.

The plasma membrane is composed primarily of ___.

Skeletal muscle cells will have a large number of ____due to their high demand for energy.

Protein synthesis in bacterial cells is performed by _______.

What organelle is responsible for packaging and shipping materials around the cell and to other cells?

Large storage structures typically found in the center of plant cells are ____.

As cells increase in size, which of the following occurs?

Which of the following statements is false?

Which of the following correctly describes facilitated transport?

Cellular Respiration occurs in which organelle?

Macrophages are immune system cells that engulf bacteria by _____.

All cells contain the following structures except ___.

Synthesis of lipids occurs in which major organelle?