Biology Semester 1 Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
All living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and
function in all living things, and all cells come from preexisting cells - Correct
answer-What are the three parts of Cell theory?
Prokaryotic cells do not enclose their DNA in a nucleus or membrane-bound
organelles - Correct answer-How would you be able to recognize a prokaryotic cell
under a microscope?
Eukaryotic cells - Correct answer-What cells enclose their DNA in a nucleus?
The cytoplasm surrounds and suspends the nucleus - Correct answer-What is the
relationship between the nucleus and the cytoplasm?
lysosomes - Correct answer-What organelle breaks down other organelles and
other cells?
vacuoles (especially in plant cell) - Correct answer-What plant organelle stores
salts and water?
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, ribosomes; the nucleus - Correct answer-What structure makes proteins and where
are these made?
Golgi apparatus - Correct answer-What organelle modifies and sorts and packages
proteins?
Mitochondria - Correct answer-What organelle converts chemical energy in food to
compounds that the cell can use to make energy?
Mitochondria and chloroplasts - Correct answer-Which two organelles are involved
in energy conversion?
they are porous and rigid - Correct answer-How is the cell wall different from the
cell membrane?
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell - Correct answer-What is the primary
function of the cell membrane?
Ribosomes are made in the nucleus; they can be found in the cytoplasm and
attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER) - Correct answer-Where are
protein synthesizers made and where are most of them located?
vacuole - Correct answer-What is the largest structure in a plant cell?
passive transport - Correct answer-The movement of materials across the cell
membrane without using cellular energy
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and Answers
All living things are composed of cells, cells are the basic units of structure and
function in all living things, and all cells come from preexisting cells - Correct
answer-What are the three parts of Cell theory?
Prokaryotic cells do not enclose their DNA in a nucleus or membrane-bound
organelles - Correct answer-How would you be able to recognize a prokaryotic cell
under a microscope?
Eukaryotic cells - Correct answer-What cells enclose their DNA in a nucleus?
The cytoplasm surrounds and suspends the nucleus - Correct answer-What is the
relationship between the nucleus and the cytoplasm?
lysosomes - Correct answer-What organelle breaks down other organelles and
other cells?
vacuoles (especially in plant cell) - Correct answer-What plant organelle stores
salts and water?
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, ribosomes; the nucleus - Correct answer-What structure makes proteins and where
are these made?
Golgi apparatus - Correct answer-What organelle modifies and sorts and packages
proteins?
Mitochondria - Correct answer-What organelle converts chemical energy in food to
compounds that the cell can use to make energy?
Mitochondria and chloroplasts - Correct answer-Which two organelles are involved
in energy conversion?
they are porous and rigid - Correct answer-How is the cell wall different from the
cell membrane?
Regulates what enters and leaves the cell - Correct answer-What is the primary
function of the cell membrane?
Ribosomes are made in the nucleus; they can be found in the cytoplasm and
attached to the rough endoplasmic reticulum (ER) - Correct answer-Where are
protein synthesizers made and where are most of them located?
vacuole - Correct answer-What is the largest structure in a plant cell?
passive transport - Correct answer-The movement of materials across the cell
membrane without using cellular energy
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