BIO 101 NVCC UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH GUARANTEED PASS

BIO 101 NVCC UPDATED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH GUARANTEED PASS




1. What is the basic unit of life?
o A) Tissue
o B) Organ
o C) Cell
o D) Molecule
o ANSWER C) Cell
2. Which organelle is responsible for protein synthesis?
o A) Mitochondria
o B) Ribosome
o C) Golgi apparatus
o D) Lysosome
o ANSWER B) Ribosome
3. What is the function of mitochondria?
o A) Protein synthesis
o B) Energy production (ATP)
o C) Photosynthesis
o D) Waste removal
o ANSWER B) Energy production (ATP)
4. Which structure controls what enters and exits the cell?
o A) Cell wall
o B) Nucleus
o C) Plasma membrane
o D) Cytoplasm

, o ANSWER C) Plasma membrane
5. What type of cell lacks a nucleus?
o A) Eukaryotic
o B) Prokaryotic
o C) Plant cell
o D) Animal cell
o ANSWER B) Prokaryotic
6. Which organelle contains digestive enzymes?
o A) Ribosome
o B) Lysosome
o C) Peroxisome
o D) Chloroplast
o ANSWER B) Lysosome
7. What is the primary function of the nucleus?
o A) Energy production
o B) Protein synthesis
o C) Storage of genetic material
o D) Lipid synthesis
o ANSWER C) Storage of genetic material
8. Which organelle is found only in plant cells?
o A) Mitochondria
o B) Ribosome
o C) Chloroplast
o D) Golgi apparatus
o ANSWER C) Chloroplast
9. What is the gel-like substance inside the cell called?
o A) Nucleoplasm

, o B) Cytoplasm
o C) Protoplasm
o D) Cytosol
o ANSWER B) Cytoplasm
10.Which structure provides support to plant cells?
o A) Plasma membrane
o B) Cell wall
o C) Cytoskeleton
o D) Vacuole
o ANSWER B) Cell wall
11.What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
o A) DNA replication
o B) Protein and lipid synthesis
o C) Cell division
o D) Photosynthesis
o ANSWER B) Protein and lipid synthesis
12.Which type of transport does NOT require energy?
o A) Active transport
o B) Endocytosis
o C) Passive transport
o D) Exocytosis
o ANSWER C) Passive transport
13.What is osmosis?
o A) Movement of proteins across membranes
o B) Movement of water across a semipermeable membrane
o C) Movement of gases
o D) Active transport of ions

, o ANSWER B) Movement of water across a semipermeable
membrane
14.What happens to a cell in a hypertonic solution?
o A) It swells
o B) It bursts
o C) It shrinks
o D) Nothing happens
o ANSWER C) It shrinks
15.Which organelle modifies and packages proteins?
o A) Rough ER
o B) Smooth ER
o C) Golgi apparatus
o D) Ribosome
o ANSWER C) Golgi apparatus
16.What are the finger-like projections on the plasma membrane called?
o A) Cilia
o B) Flagella
o C) Microvilli
o D) Pseudopodia
o ANSWER C) Microvilli
17.Which molecule makes up the cell membrane?
o A) Proteins only
o B) Phospholipids
o C) Carbohydrates only
o D) Nucleic acids
o ANSWER B) Phospholipids
18.What is the powerhouse of the cell?
o A) Nucleus