Exam II (Fall 2022)

Water is a universal solvent

Which scientist from the 1600s invented a light microscope and is considered the father of microbiology?

Which term means the specific movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane toward a high concentration of solutes?

Which of these types of transport is the only one that is NOT passive (requires no energy)

What plastid type in plants stores starch?

Which organelle is the site of protein synthesis within all types of cells?

When an equilibrium state has been reached inside and outside the cell, molecules will stop moving

Which portion of the cytoskeleton is involved in the contractile ring in animal cell division?

What is the name of the region where the DNA molecule is found in a bacterial cell called?

Which organelle is the primary site for photosynthesis in eukaryotic cells?

In active transport, ________ are carrier proteins that move 2 substances in opposite directions

Which cell/beaker combination below is the only scenario in which the cell is hypertonic?

Which organelle in the cell is involved in digestion of foreign substances or worn out organelles

The collapse of the cell membrane from the cell wall due to water loss from the central vacuole is called ______

Which portion of the cytoskeleton is involved with forming the spindle apparatus during cell division in eukaryotes?

Phospholipids are termed _________ because they have a polar phosphate group and non-polar fatty acids

Which scientist from the 1600s is credited with first using the term cell in biology?

What is the name of the accepted model that explains the structure of cell membranes?

Which of the following is the correct order of rate diffusion (from fastest to slowest) in matter?

What will happen to the volume of a cell that is placed into a hypertonic solution?

Which "warehouse" organelle in animal & plant cells distributes lipids & proteins for their removal from the cell?

What organelle is the control center of eukaryotic cells?

Which group of organic molecules are the chloroplast and mitochondrion primarily involved with producing and consuming?

The ______ electron microscope enables the internal organelles to be observed

What hypothesis is used to explain the formation of the endomembrane system in eukaryotic cells?

what term describes 2 solutions with the same tonicity (solute concentrations)?

Which organelle is involved in the production of fatty mucus?

Which organelle is the primary site for aerobic respiration in eukaryotic cells?

Which type of plastid in plants is found in flower petals and fruit walls to attract pollinators and seed dispersers?

Which one of these structures would be absent in prokayotic cells?

Which surface area to volume ratio would be most efficient for a cell in terms of diffusion in/out of the cell?

Of the 2 types of protein trasnporters, ______ proteins are alaways open while _____ proteins require molecular binding

The ______ electron microscope enables close inspection of the surface of a cell

What is the cell type of the archaea and bacteria?

The bulk movement of molecules into a cell via a receptor protein and clathrin coated pits that form a vesicle is called

Water always flows from a hypertonic solution to a hypotonic solution

Which organelle below is typically NOT found in a plant cell?

What will happen to the volume of a cell that is placed into a hypotonic solution?

In active trasnport _______ are carrier proteins that move 2 substances in the same direction

What is the name of the largest organelle in a plant cell?

Which one of the following substances will freely diffuse through the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane?

Which one of these types of transport of molecules into or out of a cell does NOT require ATP energy?

What is the name of the comlex carbohydrate that is the primary component of the plant cell wall?

What term is used for "cell drinking" - when a cell takes in fluid from its environment

Which theory best explains presence of chloroplasts and mitochondria in eukaryotic cells?

Which organelle in the eukaryotic cell detoxifies H2O2 and alcohol, while also breaking down lipids?

What structure within the nucleus of animal and plant cells is the site where the subunits of a ribosome are produced?