EBK WHAT IS LIFE? A GUIDE TO BIOLOGY
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Different types of cells and tissues are connected by different types of ‘junctions’. Specialized junctions offer different levels of permeability.
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Plant cells have a central vacuole, while animal cells store matter in
a) smooth endoplasmic reticulum
b) nucleosomes.
c) centrosomes.
d) many small vesicles.
e) lysosomes.
In both Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes, which of the following structures can cross cell membranes using the same protein channels as water?
A) mRNA,
B) triglycerides,
C) large, non-polar molecules,
D) DNA,
E) gases (CO2 and O2) and small ions.
Which of the following is not found inside the cell membrane?
a) Nucleus.
b) Flagella.
c) Golgi apparatus.
d) Vacuoles.
e) Cell wall.
Where would one not encounter ribosomes in a cell?
a) Embedded in the plasma membrane that forms the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
b) Embedded in the plasma membrane that forms the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
c) Floating “free” in the cytoplasm.
The liver is an organ that functions to detoxify body fluids of poisonous chemicals (like ethyl alcohol). What organelle within liver cells helps it to accomplish this function?
a) Nucleoli.
b) Lysosomes.
c) Golgi apparatus.
d) Smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
The cell walls of what type of organism contain the chemical chitin.
a) Plants.
b) Animals.
c) Bacteria.
d) Fungi.
What organelle produces lysosomes?
a) Mitochondria.
b) Golgi apparatus.
c) Ribosomes.
d) Vacuoles.
What structure is a large vacuole that lends internal support to…
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