The Cell Quiz

1. Which one of the following eukaryotic cell structures does not contain DNA?
a) nucleus
b) mitochondrion
c) the endoplasmic reticulum
d) a chloroplast
2. Which of the following is not an accurate description of a chromosome?
a) It is a colored body localized in the nucleus.
b)

It is a protein and nucleic acid complex.

c)

It is the cellular structure that contains the genetic material.

d)

In eukaryotes, it is composed of many DNA molecules attached end

to end.

3. A centriole is an organelle that is:

a) present in the center of a cell's cytoplasm
b)

composed of microtubules and important for organizing the spindle

fibers

c)

surrounded by a membrane

d)

part of a chromosome

4. The rough endoplasmic reticulum is:

a)

an intracellular double-membrane system to which ribosomes are

attached

b)

an intracellular membrane that is studded with micro tubular structures

c)

a membranous structure found within mitochondria

d)

only found in prokaryotic cells

5. In the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, the genetic material is complexed with protein
and organized into linear structures called:
a.
centrioles
b.

histones

c.

chromosomes

d.

plasmids

6. Which of the following statements does not apply to the nuclear envelope?
a)
It is a double membrane.
b)

It has pores through which material enters and leaves.

c)

It is continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum.

d)

It has infoldings to form cristae.

7. Some proteins are found in the plasma membrane. What part of the protein is
within the membrane itself?
a)
hydrophilic region
b)

hydroponic region

c)

hydrophobic region

d)

hydrocoel region

8. What is the simplest level of packing of the eukaryotic chromosome?

a)
the nucleolus
b)

the nucleoid

c)

the nucleosome

d)

the nucleoplasm

9. Lysosomes are formed by budding from which cellular organelle?

a)
smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b)

Golgi apparatus

c)

rough endoplasmic reticulum

d)

nucleus

10. All peroxisomes carry out this function:

a) break down fats and amino acids into smaller molecules that can be
used for energy production by mitochondria
b)

digest macromolecules using the hydrolytic enzymes they contain

c)

synthesize membrane components such as fatty acids and phospholipids

d)

control the flow of ions into and out of the cell

11. The difference in lipid and protein composition between the membranes of
the endomembrane system is largely determined by
a) the physical separation of most membranes from each other.
b) the transportation of membrane lipids among the endomembrane system by
small membrane vesicles.
c) the function of the Golgi apparatus in sorting and directing membrane
components.
d) the modification of the membrane components once they reach their final
destination.
e) the synthesis of different lipids and proteins in each of the organelles of the
endomembrane system.

12. The evolution of eukaryotic cells most likely involved

a) endosymbiosis of an aerobic bacterium in a larger host cell-the
endosymbiont evolved into mitochondria.
b) Anaerobic archaea taking up residence inside a larger bacterial host cell to
escape toxic oxygen-the anaerobic bacterium evolved into chloroplasts.
c) An endosymbiotic fungal cell evolved into the nucleus.

d) Acquisition of an endomembrane system, and subsequent evolution of

mitochondria from a portion of the Golgi.

13. Where does the electron transport chain occur in prokaryotic cells and
eukaryotic cells?
a) the mitochondria; the cellular membrane
b) the mitochondria; the mitochondria
c) the cellular membrane; the mitochondria
d) the chloroplasts; the cellular membrane
e) the chloroplasts; the mitochondria

14. What structure can be found in all living cell?

a)
b)
c)
d)

Nucleus
Mitochondria
Ribosomes
Cell wall

15. What are the main components of a phospholipid?

a)
b)
c)
d)

A polar head, two fatty acids, and glycerol backbone

A polar head, to fatty acids, and a glycogen backbone
Three fatty acids and glycerol backbone
Two fatty acids, a glycerol backbone, and a cholesterol molecule

16. Which of the following is true regarding the fluid mosaic model?
a) There is no cholesterol in the cell membrane
b) There are only peripheral proteins present in the cell membrane
c) The lipid bilayer contains hydrophilic heads facing outward and
hydrophobic tails facing inward
d) There are only transmembrane proteins present in the cell membrane
e) The lipid bilayer contains hydrophilic heads facing inward and hydrophobic
tails facing outward.

17. In what ways are chloroplasts and mitochondria alike?

a)
b)
c)
d)

They function to provide energy to the cell

Each contain their own DNA and ribosomes
They can change shape and move around the cell
All of the above

18. The lipid bilayer is composed primarily of what two biological molecules?
a)
b)
c)
d)

Sugars and fats

Carbohydrates and protein
Proteins and fats
Sugars and proteins

19. Which of the following is not a property of the lipid bilayer?

a) Fluidity

b) Impermeability
c) Polarity
d) Permeability

20. What organelle is responsible for carrying out photosynthesis?

a) Mitochondria
b) Nucleus
c) Vacuole
d) Chloroplasts