1.
				
		When viewing a specimen through a light microscope, what is a method that scientists use to make it easier to see individual components of cells?
				- a beam of electrons
 - high temperatures
 - radioactive isotopes
 - special stains
 
2.
				
		What is the basic unit of life?
				- cell
 - organism
 - organ
 - tissue
 
3.
				
		Which of the following statements is part of the cell theory?
				- All living organisms are made of cells.
 - All cells contain DNA that they pass on to daughter cells.
 - All cells depend on their surroundings to provide energy.
 - All cells have a nucleus.
 
4.
				
		Which of the following could most effectively be visualized with a scanning electron microscope?
- cells swimming in a drop of pond water
 - details of structures inside cells
 - a three-dimensional view of the surface of a membrane
 - the movement of molecules inside the cell
 
5.
				
		Who was the first to clearly identify and name individual cells?
- Anton van Leeuwenhoek
 - Matthias Schleiden
 - Robert Hooke
 - Theodor Schwann
 
6.
				
		Which of the following observations contributed to the cell theory?
				- Animal and plant cells have nuclei and organelles.
 - Non-living material cannot give rise to living organisms.
 - Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are surrounded by a plasma membrane.
 - Viruses replicate.
 
7.
				
		In order to obtain some materials and remove waste, what process is used by prokaryotes?
				- cell division
 - diffusion
 - flagellar motion
 - ribosomes
 
8.
				
		When bacteria lack fimbriae, what are they less likely to do?
- adhere to cell surfaces
 - retain the ability to divide
 - swim through bodily fluids
 - synthesize proteins
 
9.
				
		What is a difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
				- Both cells have a nucleus but prokaryotic cells lack cytoplasm.
 - Both cells have cytoplasm but prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus.
 - Both cells have DNA but prokaryotic cells lack a cell membrane.
 - Both cells have a cell membrane but prokaryotic cells lack DNA.
 
10.
				
		Eukaryotic cells contain complex organelles that carry out their chemical reactions. Prokaryotes lack many of these complex organelles, although they have a variety of unique structures of their own. However, most prokaryotic cells can exchange nutrients with the outside environment faster than most eukaryotic cells. Why is this so?
- Most prokaryotic cells are smaller, and have a higher surface-to-volume ratio, than eukaryotic cells.
 - Most prokaryotic cells are larger, and have a higher surface-to-volume ratio, than eukaryotic cells.
 - Most prokaryotic cells are smaller, and have a lower surface-to-volume ratio, than eukaryotic cells.
 - Prokaryotic cells are larger, and have a lower surface-to-volume ratio, than eukaryotic cells.
 
11.
				
		What is surrounded by one phospholipid bilayer?
				- lysosomes
 - ribosomes
 - nucleolus
 - nucleus
 
12.
				
		Peroxisomes got their name because hydrogen peroxide is
- a cofactor for the organelles' enzymes
 - incorporated into their membranes
 - produced during their oxidation reactions
 - used in their detoxification reactions
 
13.
				
		In plant cells, the function of the lysosomes is carried out by what?
				- nuclei
 - peroxisomes
 - ribosomes
 - vacuole
 
14.
				
		Which of the following is found both in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
				- mitochondrion
 - nucleus
 - ribosomes
 - centrosomes
 
15.
				
		Which of the following structures is not found in prokaryotic cells?
				- plasma membrane
 - chloroplast
 - nucleoid
 - ribosome
 
16.
				
		Where would you find DNA, the genetic material, in an animal cell?
				- in the centriole
 - only in the mitochondria
 - in the mitochondria and the nucleus
 
17.
				
		Which of the following is most likely to have the greatest concentration of smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER)?
				- a cell that secretes enzymes
 - a cell that destroys pathogens
 - a cell that makes steroid hormones
 - a cell that engages in photosynthesis
 
18.
				
		Which of the following sequences correctly lists in order the steps involved in the incorporation of a protein within a cell membrane?
				- synthesis of the protein on the ribosome; modification in the Golgi apparatus; packaging in the endoplasmic reticulum; modification in the vesicle
 - synthesis of the protein on the lysosome; modification in the Golgi; packaging in the vesicle; distribution in the endoplasmic reticulum
 - synthesis of the protein on the ribosome; modification in the endoplasmic reticulum; tagging in the Golgi; distribution via the vesicle
 - synthesis of the protein on the lysosome; packaging in the vesicle; distribution via the Golgi; modification in the endoplasmic reticulum
 
19.
				
		Which of the following is not a component of the endomembrane system?
				- endoplasmic reticulum
 - Golgi apparatus
 - lysosome
 - mitochondrion
 
20.
				
		Which of the following have the ability to disassemble and reform quickly?
				- intermediate filaments and microtubules
 - microfilaments and intermediate filaments
 - microfilaments and microtubules
 - only intermediate filaments
 
21.
				
		Which of the following do not play a role in intracellular movement?
				- intermediate filaments and microtubules
 - microfilaments and intermediate filaments
 - microfilaments and microtubules
 - only intermediate filaments
 
22.
				
		Which components of the cytoskeleton are responsible for the contraction of muscles?
				- intermediate filaments
 - microfilaments
 - microtubules
 
23.
				
		What type of junctions prevent the movement of chemicals between two adjacent animal cells?
				- desmosomes
 - gap junctions
 - plasmodesmata
 - tight junctions
 
24.
				
		Gap junctions are formed by ________?
				- gaps in the cell wall of plants
 - protein complexes that form channels between cells
 - tight, rivet-like regions in the membranes of adjacent cells
 - a tight knitting of membranes
 
25.
				
		Some animal cells produce extensive extracellular matrix. You would expect their ribosomes to synthesize large amounts of which of the following proteins?
				- actin
 - collagen
 - myosin
 - tubulin
 
26.
				
		Which of the following molecules is typically found in the extracellular matrix?
- nucleic acids such as DNA
 - peptidoglycans
 - cellulose
 - proteoglycans