Biology STAAR Review Category 1: Cell
Structure and Function UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are some example of Prokaryotic cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacteria and
Archea
What are some examples of Eukaryotic cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Animals, Plants,
Fungi and Protists
What cell structures do Prokaryotic cells have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cell Membrane,
DNA, Ribosomes, and Cytoplasm
What cell structures do Eukaryotic cells have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cell Membrane
(Nuclear Envelope), DNA, Nucleus, Ribosomes, Mitochondria, Chloroplast, and Cytoplasm
Prokaryotic cells were the _____ types of cells to evolve. - CORRECT ANSWER - First
Prokaryotic cells do not have a _______; instead, their DNA forms what is called a nucleoid. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Nucleus
Prokaryotic cells are _______ in size compared to Eukaryotic cells - CORRECT
ANSWER - Smaller
Eukaryotic cells evolved much _____ than Prokaryotes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Later
Eukaryotes are ______ and contain membrane-bound organelles. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Larger
, Eukaryotes contain membrane-bound organelles, such as _____ or rough ___________
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Golgi ; Endoplasmic Reticulum
One major defining feature of Eukaryotic cells is that they contain a _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nucleus
Both types of cells contain DNA and _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Ribosomes
Prokaryotic cells have ________ DNA and Eukaryotic cells have linear DNA. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Circular
Eukaryotic cells tend to be more ________ due to the presence of membrane-bound
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Circular ; Organelles
What does the endosymbiotic theory state? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eukaryotic cells
came about as a result of larger Prokaryotic cells engulfing smaller Prokaryotic cells and using
their mechanisms to their advantage in a symbiotic relationship
What is a symbiotic relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER - A relationship where both
organisms benefitterm-18
How was the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum formed? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
infoldings in the plasma membrane of a Ancestral Prokaryote made endomembrane components,
including the nucleus and the endoplasmic reticulum
How was the mitochondria formed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ancestral Eukaryotes
consumed Aerobic Bacteria that evolved into Mitochondria
How was the chloroplast formed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ancestral Eukaryotes
consumed Photosynthesis bacteria that evolved into Chloroplasts
Structure and Function UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are some example of Prokaryotic cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacteria and
Archea
What are some examples of Eukaryotic cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Animals, Plants,
Fungi and Protists
What cell structures do Prokaryotic cells have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cell Membrane,
DNA, Ribosomes, and Cytoplasm
What cell structures do Eukaryotic cells have? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cell Membrane
(Nuclear Envelope), DNA, Nucleus, Ribosomes, Mitochondria, Chloroplast, and Cytoplasm
Prokaryotic cells were the _____ types of cells to evolve. - CORRECT ANSWER - First
Prokaryotic cells do not have a _______; instead, their DNA forms what is called a nucleoid. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Nucleus
Prokaryotic cells are _______ in size compared to Eukaryotic cells - CORRECT
ANSWER - Smaller
Eukaryotic cells evolved much _____ than Prokaryotes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Later
Eukaryotes are ______ and contain membrane-bound organelles. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Larger
, Eukaryotes contain membrane-bound organelles, such as _____ or rough ___________
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Golgi ; Endoplasmic Reticulum
One major defining feature of Eukaryotic cells is that they contain a _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Nucleus
Both types of cells contain DNA and _________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Ribosomes
Prokaryotic cells have ________ DNA and Eukaryotic cells have linear DNA. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Circular
Eukaryotic cells tend to be more ________ due to the presence of membrane-bound
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Circular ; Organelles
What does the endosymbiotic theory state? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eukaryotic cells
came about as a result of larger Prokaryotic cells engulfing smaller Prokaryotic cells and using
their mechanisms to their advantage in a symbiotic relationship
What is a symbiotic relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER - A relationship where both
organisms benefitterm-18
How was the nucleus and endoplasmic reticulum formed? - CORRECT ANSWER - The
infoldings in the plasma membrane of a Ancestral Prokaryote made endomembrane components,
including the nucleus and the endoplasmic reticulum
How was the mitochondria formed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ancestral Eukaryotes
consumed Aerobic Bacteria that evolved into Mitochondria
How was the chloroplast formed? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ancestral Eukaryotes
consumed Photosynthesis bacteria that evolved into Chloroplasts
