Random questions from the AP Biology Reading Guide made by Fred and Theresa Holtzclaw (recall) and from the Campbell Biology 9th AP Edition textbook (multiple choice).
Includes cell parts and some microscopy.
The "front side" has the questions, the "back side" has the answers.
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| 1149639632 | What is considered a major disadvantage of the electron microscopes? | Kills cells | 1 | |
| 1149639633 | Which organelles are the smallest ones isolated in cell fractionation? | Ribosomes | 2 | |
| 1149639634 | Why are cells so small? | Metabolic requirements (maximize surface area to volume ratio); Need to receive enough nutrients for the cell to function | 3 | |
| 1149639635 | What are assembled in the nucleoli? | Chromatin and RNA | 4 | |
| 1149639636 | What is the pH of lysosomes (general) and why? | Acidic in order to digest macromolecules | 5 | |
| 1149639637 | What are the three main types of fibers that make up the cytoskeleton? | Microtubules, microfilaments, and intermediate filaments | 6 | |
| 1149639638 | What is another name for centrosomes? (has to do with their function) | Microtubule-organizing centers | 7 | |
| 1149639639 | What is the role of ATP in the movement of dyneins? | ATP provides the energy to change the proteins which cause the dyneins' movements | 8 | |
| 1149639640 | What are the components of the cell wall? | Primary cell wall, middle lamella, and secondary cell wall | 9 | |
| 1149639641 | What make up the extracellular matrix (ECM)? | Collagen fibers, proteoglycan complexes, fibronectins, and integrins | 10 | |
| 1149639642 | What can pass through plasmodesmata? | Cytosol | 11 | |
| 1149639643 | Which structure is not a part of the endomembrane system: nuclear envelope, plasma membrane, chloroplast, ER, or Golgi apparatus? | Chloroplast | 12 | |
| 1149639644 | Which structure is common to plant and animal cells: chloroplast, mitochondrion, wall made of cellulose, centriole, or central vacuole? | Mitochondrion | 13 | |
| 1149639645 | Which of the following is present in a prokaryotic cell: mitochondrion, chloroplast, ribosome, ER, or nuclear envelope? | Ribosome | 14 | |
| 1149639646 | Which structure-function pair is mismatched: nucleolus-production of ribosomal subunits; lysosome-intracellular digestion; ribosome-protein synthesis; Golgi-protein trafficking; or microtubule-muscle contraction | Microtubule-muscle contraction | 15 | |
| 1149639647 | Cyanide binds to at least one molecule involved in production ATP. If a cell is exposed to cyanide, most of the cyanide will be found within the... mitochondria, ribosomes, lysosomes, peroxisomes, or ER? | Mitochondria | 16 | |
| 1149639648 | Which cell would be best for studying lysosomes: muscle cell, leaf cell, nerve cell, bacterial cell, or phagocytic white blood cell | Phagocytic white blood cell | 17 |
