Bil 150 Organelles Exam Questions with Correct Answers
Question 1:
Smooth ER
Answer:
lipid synthesis, calcium storage, drug/poison detox, and carbohydrate metabolism
Question 2:
rough er
Answer:
Studded with ribosomes; synthesizes proteins.
Question 3:
ribosomes
Answer:
bound or free; protein synthesis
Question 4:
golgi apparatus
Answer:
continuous with the ER; receives, sorts, and packages proteins; cis -> mid -> trans
Question 5:
lysosome
Answer:
food digestion (contains digestive enzymes); autophagy (breaks down broken organelles)
Question 6:
Mitochondrion
Answer:
ATP production (cellular respiration); double membrane (inner is the cristae)
, Question 7:
An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs; double membrane
with chlorophyll in inner membrane; produces sugar/glucose
Answer:
ChloroplastChloroplast
Question 8:
Chloroplast Chloroplast cyanobacteria
Answer:
eukaryotes - linear strand in the nucleus composed of DNA and protein containing genes;
prokaryotes - circular strand of only DNA
Question 9:
cytosol
Answer:
fluid part of cytoplasm
Question 10:
amyloplast
Answer:
plant stores starch
Question 11:
contains enzymes that transfer H atoms from substrates to oxygen, producing hydrogen
peroxide, which is converted to water
Answer:
peroxisome
Question 12:
A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area
Answer:
Vacuole
Question 1:
Smooth ER
Answer:
lipid synthesis, calcium storage, drug/poison detox, and carbohydrate metabolism
Question 2:
rough er
Answer:
Studded with ribosomes; synthesizes proteins.
Question 3:
ribosomes
Answer:
bound or free; protein synthesis
Question 4:
golgi apparatus
Answer:
continuous with the ER; receives, sorts, and packages proteins; cis -> mid -> trans
Question 5:
lysosome
Answer:
food digestion (contains digestive enzymes); autophagy (breaks down broken organelles)
Question 6:
Mitochondrion
Answer:
ATP production (cellular respiration); double membrane (inner is the cristae)
, Question 7:
An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs; double membrane
with chlorophyll in inner membrane; produces sugar/glucose
Answer:
ChloroplastChloroplast
Question 8:
Chloroplast Chloroplast cyanobacteria
Answer:
eukaryotes - linear strand in the nucleus composed of DNA and protein containing genes;
prokaryotes - circular strand of only DNA
Question 9:
cytosol
Answer:
fluid part of cytoplasm
Question 10:
amyloplast
Answer:
plant stores starch
Question 11:
contains enzymes that transfer H atoms from substrates to oxygen, producing hydrogen
peroxide, which is converted to water
Answer:
peroxisome
Question 12:
A sac inside a cell that acts as a storage area
Answer:
Vacuole