CCBC BIO 110 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
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CellmtheorymproposedmbymMathiasmSchleidenmandmTheodoremSchwann:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mAllmorganismsmaremmademofmcells
•mThemcellmismthemsimplestmcollectionmofmmattermthatmcanmbemalive
•mAllmcellsmaremrelatedmbymtheirmdescentmfrommearliermcells
•mCellsmcanmdiffermsubstantiallymfrommonemanothermbutmsharemcommonmfeatures
Limitsmtomcellmsize:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mCellsmaremusuallymtoomsmallmtombemseenmbymthemnakedmeye.mMicroscopesm
aremusedmtomvisualizemcells.
•mMetabolicmrequirementsmsetmuppermlimitsmonmthemsizemofmcells.mThemsurfacemareamtomvolumemra
tiomof
amcellmismcritical.mAsmamcellmincreasesminmsize,mitsmvolumemgrowsmproportionatelymmoremthanmitsmsu
rface
area.
•mThemplasmammembranemismamselectivembarriermthatmallowsmsufficientmpassagemofmoxygen,mnutri
ents,
andmwastemtomservicemthemvolumemofmeverymcell.
Prokaryoticmcellsmhave:m-mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mNomnucleus.
•mDNAminmanmunboundmregionmcalledmthemnucleoid.
•mNommembrane-boundmorganelles.
•mCytoplasmmboundmbymthemplasmammembrane
,Eukaryoticmcellsmaremcharacterizedmbymhaving:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mDNAminmamnucleusmthatmismboundedmbymammembranousmnuclearmenvelop
e.
•mMembrane-boundmorganelles.
•mCytoplasmminmthemregionmbetweenmthemplasmammembranemandmnucleus.
•mEukaryoticmcellsmaremgenerallymmuchmlargermthanmprokaryoticmcells.
Themeukaryoticmcell'smgeneticminstructionsmarem-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmhousedminmthemnucleusmandmcarriedmoutmbymthemribosomes
Themnucleusm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmcontainsmmostmofmthemcell'smgenesmandmismusuallymthemmostmconspicuousmo
rganelle
Themnuclearmenvelopem-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmenclosesmthemnucleus,mseparatingmitmfrommthemcytoplasm.mThemnuclear
membranemismamdoublemmembrane;meachmmembranemconsistsmofmamphospholipidmbilayer.
Inmthemnucleus,mDNAmismorganizedmintomdiscretemunitsmcalledm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmchromosomes.mEachmchromosomemis
composedmofmamsinglemDNAmmoleculemassociatedmwithmproteins.
ThemDNAmandmproteinsmofmchromosomesmaremtogethermcalledm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmchromatin.mChromatinmcondensesmto
formmdiscretemchromosomesmasmamcellmpreparesmtomdivide.
Themnucleolusmism-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmlocatedmwithinmthemnucleusmandmismthemsitemofmribosomalmRNAm(rRNA)msynt
hesis.
, Ribosomesm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmaremcomplexesmmademofmribosomalmRNAmandmprotein.
Ribosomesmcarrymoutmprotein:msynthesisminmtwomlocationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mInmthemcytosolm(freemribosomes)
•mOnmthemoutsidemofmthemendoplasmicmreticulummormthemnuclearmenvelopem(boundmribosomes)
Themendomembranemsystemm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmregulatesmproteinmtrafficmandmperformsmmetabolicmfunctionsminmthemcell.
Themendomembranemsystemmconsistsmof:m-mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mNuclearmenvelope
•mEndoplasmicmreticulum
•mGolgimapparatus
•mLysosomes
•mVacuoles
•mPlasmammembrane
Thesemcomponentsmaremeithermcontinuousmormconnectedmviamtransfermbymvesicles.
Themendoplasmicmreticulumm(ER)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmaccountsmformmoremthanmhalfmofmthemtotalmmembraneminmmanymeukaryoticm
cells.mThemERmmembranemismcontinuousmwithmthemnuclearmenvelope.
TheremaremtwomdistinctmregionsmofmER:m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmSmoothmERmandmRoughmER
SmoothmER,mwhichmlacksmribosomes:m-mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mSynthesizesmlipids
•mMetabolizesmcarbohydrates
AND ANSWERS RATED A+ SURE
PASS!!!
CellmtheorymproposedmbymMathiasmSchleidenmandmTheodoremSchwann:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mAllmorganismsmaremmademofmcells
•mThemcellmismthemsimplestmcollectionmofmmattermthatmcanmbemalive
•mAllmcellsmaremrelatedmbymtheirmdescentmfrommearliermcells
•mCellsmcanmdiffermsubstantiallymfrommonemanothermbutmsharemcommonmfeatures
Limitsmtomcellmsize:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mCellsmaremusuallymtoomsmallmtombemseenmbymthemnakedmeye.mMicroscopesm
aremusedmtomvisualizemcells.
•mMetabolicmrequirementsmsetmuppermlimitsmonmthemsizemofmcells.mThemsurfacemareamtomvolumemra
tiomof
amcellmismcritical.mAsmamcellmincreasesminmsize,mitsmvolumemgrowsmproportionatelymmoremthanmitsmsu
rface
area.
•mThemplasmammembranemismamselectivembarriermthatmallowsmsufficientmpassagemofmoxygen,mnutri
ents,
andmwastemtomservicemthemvolumemofmeverymcell.
Prokaryoticmcellsmhave:m-mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mNomnucleus.
•mDNAminmanmunboundmregionmcalledmthemnucleoid.
•mNommembrane-boundmorganelles.
•mCytoplasmmboundmbymthemplasmammembrane
,Eukaryoticmcellsmaremcharacterizedmbymhaving:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mDNAminmamnucleusmthatmismboundedmbymammembranousmnuclearmenvelop
e.
•mMembrane-boundmorganelles.
•mCytoplasmminmthemregionmbetweenmthemplasmammembranemandmnucleus.
•mEukaryoticmcellsmaremgenerallymmuchmlargermthanmprokaryoticmcells.
Themeukaryoticmcell'smgeneticminstructionsmarem-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmhousedminmthemnucleusmandmcarriedmoutmbymthemribosomes
Themnucleusm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmcontainsmmostmofmthemcell'smgenesmandmismusuallymthemmostmconspicuousmo
rganelle
Themnuclearmenvelopem-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmenclosesmthemnucleus,mseparatingmitmfrommthemcytoplasm.mThemnuclear
membranemismamdoublemmembrane;meachmmembranemconsistsmofmamphospholipidmbilayer.
Inmthemnucleus,mDNAmismorganizedmintomdiscretemunitsmcalledm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmchromosomes.mEachmchromosomemis
composedmofmamsinglemDNAmmoleculemassociatedmwithmproteins.
ThemDNAmandmproteinsmofmchromosomesmaremtogethermcalledm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmchromatin.mChromatinmcondensesmto
formmdiscretemchromosomesmasmamcellmpreparesmtomdivide.
Themnucleolusmism-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmlocatedmwithinmthemnucleusmandmismthemsitemofmribosomalmRNAm(rRNA)msynt
hesis.
, Ribosomesm-mCORRECTmANSWERSmaremcomplexesmmademofmribosomalmRNAmandmprotein.
Ribosomesmcarrymoutmprotein:msynthesisminmtwomlocationsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mInmthemcytosolm(freemribosomes)
•mOnmthemoutsidemofmthemendoplasmicmreticulummormthemnuclearmenvelopem(boundmribosomes)
Themendomembranemsystemm-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmregulatesmproteinmtrafficmandmperformsmmetabolicmfunctionsminmthemcell.
Themendomembranemsystemmconsistsmof:m-mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mNuclearmenvelope
•mEndoplasmicmreticulum
•mGolgimapparatus
•mLysosomes
•mVacuoles
•mPlasmammembrane
Thesemcomponentsmaremeithermcontinuousmormconnectedmviamtransfermbymvesicles.
Themendoplasmicmreticulumm(ER)m-
mCORRECTmANSWERSmaccountsmformmoremthanmhalfmofmthemtotalmmembraneminmmanymeukaryoticm
cells.mThemERmmembranemismcontinuousmwithmthemnuclearmenvelope.
TheremaremtwomdistinctmregionsmofmER:m-mCORRECTmANSWERSmSmoothmERmandmRoughmER
SmoothmER,mwhichmlacksmribosomes:m-mCORRECTmANSWERSm•mSynthesizesmlipids
•mMetabolizesmcarbohydrates