Mid-Term (Quiz)

Question 1

Which of the following terms best describes a chain of spherical shaped cells?

Answer 1

Streptococci

Question 2

Facilitated diffusion requires the use of energy (ATP).

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Which of the following transport processes require a transport protein?

Answer 3

Active transport

Question 4

Which of the following external osmotic condition could potential lead to cell lysis?

Answer 4

Hypotonic

Question 5

All archaea cells contain a plasma membrane.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Bacterial capsules facilitate motility.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Which of the following is not a general characteristic of prokaryotic cells?

Answer 7

Contain chloroplast

Question 8

Prokaryotic cells are able to perform phagocytosis.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Which of the following organelles function in ATP synthesis?

Answer 9

Mitochondria

Question 10

Eukaryotic cells contain 80S ribosomes.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Algae cells are not affected Penicillin.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Which of the following organisms are not composed of eukaryotic cells?

Answer 12

Bacteria

Question 13

A mass of bacterial cells attached to a solid surface is referred to as a ______.

Answer 13

biofilm

Question 14

Endospores conduct metabolic functions.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Located in the cytoplasm of both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, the ______ is the organelle that functions in protein synthesis.

Answer 15

ribosome

Question 16

Which of the following structures is used to attach cells to a substrate?

Answer 16

Fimbriae

Question 17

______ bacteria are cells that have a thick peptidoglycan layer and lack an outer membrane.

Answer 17

Gram-positive

Question 18

while ______bacteria are cells that have a thin peptidoglycan layer and possess an outer membrane.

Answer 18

Gram-negative

Question 19

Gram negative cells appear purple when the gram staining procedure is completed.

Answer 19

False

Question 20

Oxygen (O2) movement down a concentration gradient

Answer 20

Simple diffusion

Question 21

Calcium (Ca+) movement down a concentration

Answer 21

Facilitated diffusion

Question 22

Water (H2O) movement down a concentration gradient

Answer 22

Osmosis

Question 23

Glucose (C6H12O6) movement up a concentration gradient

Answer 23

Active transport

Question 24

Protein movement out of cell

Answer 24

Vesicle transport

Question 25

Fungi cells have a cell wall composed of peptidoglycan.

Answer 25

False