BIOL 1090 Final Exam
Comprehensive Questions and
Solutions Graded A+
What makes a cell? - Answer: -Information
-Chemistry
-Compartments
Cells have - Answer: -DNA
-Inherited gene material
RNA
Lack of nuclei and organelles, mature red cells do NOT contain DNA and cannot synthesize RNA -
Answer: True
Red Blood Cells - Answer: hemoglobin
Enucleation - Answer: maturing red blood cells eject their nucleus
Information make cells different - Answer: True
Miller-Urey Experiment (1952) - Answer: tests chemical organ of life
,Oparin's (1924) and Haldane's Primordial Soup - Answer: synthesis of more complex organic
compounds from simpler inorganic precursors
Abiogenesis - Answer: chemical origin of life
Amino acids can be generated in conditions that mimic early Earth - Answer: True
Cellular Compartments - Answer: mitochondria, chloroplasts, cell nucleus, vesicles, endoplasmic
reticulum
Roles of Compartments - Answer: physical boundaries that enable the cell to carry our different
metabolic activities
Roles of Compartments - Answer: Generate micro-environments to spatially regulate biological
process
Robert Hooke - Answer: cell discovery
Cell Theory - Answer: Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
Cell Theory - Answer: All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
Cell Theory - Answer: Cell is most basic unit of life
Cell Theory - Answer: All cells arise only from pre-existing cells
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Highly complex and organized
, Basic Cell Property - Answer: Controlled by genetic program
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Assimilate and utilize energy
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Carry out chemical reactions
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Engage in mechanical activities
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Respond to stimuli
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Capable of self-regulation
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Evolve
Prokaryotes - Answer: Lack defined nucleus
Prokaryotes - Answer: Archaea and Bacteria
Prokaryotes - Answer: -small ribosomes
-reproduce asexually
-genetic material in nuclei
-DNA in circular fashion (plasmid)
Eukaryotic - Answer: Protizia, fungi, plants, and animals
Comprehensive Questions and
Solutions Graded A+
What makes a cell? - Answer: -Information
-Chemistry
-Compartments
Cells have - Answer: -DNA
-Inherited gene material
RNA
Lack of nuclei and organelles, mature red cells do NOT contain DNA and cannot synthesize RNA -
Answer: True
Red Blood Cells - Answer: hemoglobin
Enucleation - Answer: maturing red blood cells eject their nucleus
Information make cells different - Answer: True
Miller-Urey Experiment (1952) - Answer: tests chemical organ of life
,Oparin's (1924) and Haldane's Primordial Soup - Answer: synthesis of more complex organic
compounds from simpler inorganic precursors
Abiogenesis - Answer: chemical origin of life
Amino acids can be generated in conditions that mimic early Earth - Answer: True
Cellular Compartments - Answer: mitochondria, chloroplasts, cell nucleus, vesicles, endoplasmic
reticulum
Roles of Compartments - Answer: physical boundaries that enable the cell to carry our different
metabolic activities
Roles of Compartments - Answer: Generate micro-environments to spatially regulate biological
process
Robert Hooke - Answer: cell discovery
Cell Theory - Answer: Matthias Jakob Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
Cell Theory - Answer: All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
Cell Theory - Answer: Cell is most basic unit of life
Cell Theory - Answer: All cells arise only from pre-existing cells
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Highly complex and organized
, Basic Cell Property - Answer: Controlled by genetic program
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Assimilate and utilize energy
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Carry out chemical reactions
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Engage in mechanical activities
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Respond to stimuli
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Capable of self-regulation
Basic Cell Property - Answer: Evolve
Prokaryotes - Answer: Lack defined nucleus
Prokaryotes - Answer: Archaea and Bacteria
Prokaryotes - Answer: -small ribosomes
-reproduce asexually
-genetic material in nuclei
-DNA in circular fashion (plasmid)
Eukaryotic - Answer: Protizia, fungi, plants, and animals
