Essential_Cell_Biology_5Th_Edition_Alberts_Hopkin_Actual_Exam_2026.Pdf

ESSENTIAL CELL BIOLOGY 5TH
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

⩥T/F: All cells require oxygen to live.. Answer: FALSE


⩥In what way are all cells alike?
A. They are round in shape.
B. They are about a tenth of a millimeter in diameter.
C. They store their genetic instructions in DNA.
D. They require oxygen to live.. Answer: C. They store their genetic
instructions in DNA.


⩥Genetic change followed by selection are the fundamentals of what
process?
A. genetic drift
B. evolution
C. DNA duplication
D. reproduction. Answer: B. evolution


⩥How long ago is it estimated that the common ancestor for all of life
existed?

, A. between 3.5 and 3.8 billion years ago
B. between 3.5 and 3.8 million years ago
C. between 350 and 380 thousand years ago. Answer: B. between 3.5
and 3.8 million years ago


⩥Which statement is NOT true about the differences between liver cells
and kidney cells from the same animal?
A. The different cells have different roles in the body.
B. The different cells express different genes.
C. The different cells have different DNA.. Answer: C. The different
cells have different DNA.


⩥Which of these structures cannot be resolved with a conventional light
microscope?
bacterium
mitochondrion
ribosome
nucleus. Answer: ribosome


⩥What is the cell theory?
A. All cells are formed by the division of preexisting cells.
B. All cells have genetic material that they pass on to daughter cells.