Test Bank for Beckers World of the Cell:
chapter 4a, multiple choice 10th Edition
by Jeff Hardin
1) Which of the following is a eukaryotic characteristic?
A) 70S ribosomes
B) membrane-bounded nucleus
C) little processing of RNA
D) cell fission
E) none of the above - ANSb
(membrane-bounded nucleus)
2) The methanobacteria, halobacteria, and sulfobacteria are included in which domain?
A) archaea
B) eubacteria
C) protista
D) blue-green algae
E) all of the above - ANSa
3) Which of the following is included as part of the Eubacteria?
A) thermacidophiles
B) halobacteria
C) methanogens
D) sulfobacteria
E) cyanobacteria - ANSe
(cyanobacteria, alla andra är archaea)
4) The size range of most plant and animal cells is ________.
A) 1—10 nm
B) 50—100 mm
C) 10—50 μm
D) 0.1—0.5 mm
E) 1—5 μm - ANSc
, 5) Which of the following is true of plant cells?
A) Plant cells are always much larger than animal cells.
B) Chromosomes are found only in plant cells.
C) Only plant cells have a cell membrane.
D) Plant cells may contain chloroplasts.
E) The plant cell has no cell wall. - ANSd
(chloroplasts for photosynthesis)
6) Which of the following organelles is not generally found in animal cells?
A) mitochondrion
B) endoplasmic reticulum
C) centriole
D) central vacuole
E) food vacuole - ANSd
(central vacuoles: to mainain turgor pressure in plantcells = "stadga")
7) When the size of a cell increases, the surface area/volume ratio
A) remains the same.
B) decreases initially and then begins to increase.
C) decreases.
D) increases.
E) increases initially and then begins to decrease. - ANSc
(decreases, surface = squar, volym = cube )
8) If the surface area of a cell increases by a factor of 100, the volume of that cell will
A) increase by a factor of 1000.
B) decrease by a factor of 100.
C) increase by a factor of 100.
D) remain the same.
E) increase by a factor of 10. - ANSa
9) Which of the following would be attributed to a peroxisomal dysfunction?
A) accumulation of very long chain fatty acids
B) accumulation of glucocerebroside
C) accumulation of complex sugars
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