BIO 171 MODULE 2 EXAM 2 2026 MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
VERIFIED GUIDE
◉ Which of the following is capable of converting light energy to
chemical energy?
Answer: chloroplasts
◉ Describe and order the steps to make a wet mount of your cheek
cells. Mentally note which steps were different from the Elodea wet
mount steps (hint remember the use of stains).
Answer: 1. Put on gloves
2. Scrape cheek with a toothpick and rub onto slide
3. Stain check with methylene blue
4. Put cover slip on top of cheek cell specimen
◉ As the total magnification increases, the field diameter _________
Answer: decreases
◉ Match the cell structure or organelle to its function.
Answer: Ribosomes - Synthesize proteins
,cytoskeleton - provide shape and stability inside the cell
plasma membrane - protects the cell from its environment
nucleus - an organelle that contains DNA
mitochondria - generates the cell's energy
◉ IF the field size is 0.5 mm what is the cell size (length) of EACH
cell in (micrometer) um?
Answer: 83 um
◉ Prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic cells possess
Answer: ribosomes.
◉ Choose the plant cell
Answer: square one
◉ The basic difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic
cell is that the prokaryotic cell
Answer: lacks a nuclear envelope.
, ◉ Distance across this image is 350 micrometers. What type cells
are these and what is their size?
Answer: bacteria, 5 micrometers
◉ In metabolically active cells, you would expect to find a large
number of
Answer: mitochondria.
◉ All cells possess all the following components EXCEPT
Answer: nuclear membrane.
◉ The Golgi packages materials into ________ for transport or
export.The Golgi packages materials into ________ for transport or
export.
Answer: vesicles
◉ Cells containing a nucleus are ________ and cells without a nucleus
are ________.
Answer: eukaryotes; prokaryotes
◉ What are the three domains of life? Choose the three from the list
below.
Answer: archaea, eukarya, bacteria
BIOLOGY REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
VERIFIED GUIDE
◉ Which of the following is capable of converting light energy to
chemical energy?
Answer: chloroplasts
◉ Describe and order the steps to make a wet mount of your cheek
cells. Mentally note which steps were different from the Elodea wet
mount steps (hint remember the use of stains).
Answer: 1. Put on gloves
2. Scrape cheek with a toothpick and rub onto slide
3. Stain check with methylene blue
4. Put cover slip on top of cheek cell specimen
◉ As the total magnification increases, the field diameter _________
Answer: decreases
◉ Match the cell structure or organelle to its function.
Answer: Ribosomes - Synthesize proteins
,cytoskeleton - provide shape and stability inside the cell
plasma membrane - protects the cell from its environment
nucleus - an organelle that contains DNA
mitochondria - generates the cell's energy
◉ IF the field size is 0.5 mm what is the cell size (length) of EACH
cell in (micrometer) um?
Answer: 83 um
◉ Prokaryotic as well as eukaryotic cells possess
Answer: ribosomes.
◉ Choose the plant cell
Answer: square one
◉ The basic difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic
cell is that the prokaryotic cell
Answer: lacks a nuclear envelope.
, ◉ Distance across this image is 350 micrometers. What type cells
are these and what is their size?
Answer: bacteria, 5 micrometers
◉ In metabolically active cells, you would expect to find a large
number of
Answer: mitochondria.
◉ All cells possess all the following components EXCEPT
Answer: nuclear membrane.
◉ The Golgi packages materials into ________ for transport or
export.The Golgi packages materials into ________ for transport or
export.
Answer: vesicles
◉ Cells containing a nucleus are ________ and cells without a nucleus
are ________.
Answer: eukaryotes; prokaryotes
◉ What are the three domains of life? Choose the three from the list
below.
Answer: archaea, eukarya, bacteria
