AP BIOLOGY UNIT 2 TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2 organelles that contain their own DNA separate from the chromosome - ANSWER-
Mitochondria and chloroplast
What domains fall under prokaryotic cells? - ANSWER-Bacteria and archaea
What are the basic features of all cells? - ANSWER-Membrane, cytoplasm,
chromosomes, ribosomes
This organelle synthesizes lipids, metabolizes carbohydrates, detoxifies poison, and
stores calcium - ANSWER-Smooth ER
This cell is characterized by having DNA in a nucleus that is bound by a nuclear
envelope and membrane bound organelles - ANSWER-Eukaryotic cell
This is a membranous sac of hydrolytic enzymes that can digest macromolecules -
ANSWER-Lysosome
The __________ is a selective barrier that allows oxygen, nutrients, and wastes to
service the volume of every cell - ANSWER-Plasma membrane
Ribosomes use the information from the DNA to make what - ANSWER-Proteins
This cell type is characterized by having no nucleus, but instead a nucleoid, and no
membrane bound organelles - ANSWER-Prokaryotic cell
Diffusion through protein channels is known as what? - ANSWER-Facilitated diffusion
Site of ribosomal RNA synthesis - ANSWER-Nucleolus
What happens to a plant cell when placed in pure water (hypotonic solution)? -
ANSWER-It becomes turgid, cell wall protects from bursting
Site of photosynthesis - ANSWER-chloroplast
These vacuoles pump excess water out of the cell - ANSWER-Contractile
This ER lacks ribosomes - ANSWER-Smooth ER
This organelle modifies products of the ER, manufactures certain macromolecules,
sorts and packages materials into transport vesicles - ANSWER-Golgi apparatus
What kind of amino acids will anchor proteins into the membrane? - ANSWER-Non-
polar
2 organelles that contain their own DNA separate from the chromosome - ANSWER-
Mitochondria and chloroplast
What domains fall under prokaryotic cells? - ANSWER-Bacteria and archaea
What are the basic features of all cells? - ANSWER-Membrane, cytoplasm,
chromosomes, ribosomes
This organelle synthesizes lipids, metabolizes carbohydrates, detoxifies poison, and
stores calcium - ANSWER-Smooth ER
This cell is characterized by having DNA in a nucleus that is bound by a nuclear
envelope and membrane bound organelles - ANSWER-Eukaryotic cell
This is a membranous sac of hydrolytic enzymes that can digest macromolecules -
ANSWER-Lysosome
The __________ is a selective barrier that allows oxygen, nutrients, and wastes to
service the volume of every cell - ANSWER-Plasma membrane
Ribosomes use the information from the DNA to make what - ANSWER-Proteins
This cell type is characterized by having no nucleus, but instead a nucleoid, and no
membrane bound organelles - ANSWER-Prokaryotic cell
Diffusion through protein channels is known as what? - ANSWER-Facilitated diffusion
Site of ribosomal RNA synthesis - ANSWER-Nucleolus
What happens to a plant cell when placed in pure water (hypotonic solution)? -
ANSWER-It becomes turgid, cell wall protects from bursting
Site of photosynthesis - ANSWER-chloroplast
These vacuoles pump excess water out of the cell - ANSWER-Contractile
This ER lacks ribosomes - ANSWER-Smooth ER
This organelle modifies products of the ER, manufactures certain macromolecules,
sorts and packages materials into transport vesicles - ANSWER-Golgi apparatus
What kind of amino acids will anchor proteins into the membrane? - ANSWER-Non-
polar
