questions & answers
A student in a cellular biology laboratory is faced with the task of detecting
protein X in
muscle cells taken from a rat. The tissue is required to be live
while under analysis.
Which
type of microscopy should be employed?
a)
Phase contrast light microscopy
b)
Transmission electron microscopy
c)
Scanning electron microscopy
d)
Fluorescence microscopy
e)
None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d)
Fluorescence microscopy
Which of the following about the Cell Theory is FALSE?
a) All cells come from preexisting cells through division
b) All organisms consist of one or more cells
c) The cell is the basic
unit of structure for all organisms
d) All cells must contain organelles
e) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d) All cells must contain organelles
This organelle is involved in the synthesis of lipids, the detoxification of drugs and
toxins,
and in storage of ions.
a) Rough endoplasmic reticulum
b) Smooth
endoplasmic reticulum
c) Mitochondria
, d) Golgi apparatus
e) Nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER-b) Smooth
endoplasmic reticulum
Which of the following is NOT found in the cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells?
a) F
-
actin
b) Microtubules
c) Intermediate filaments
d) Associated Proteins
e) None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-e) None of the above
A typical plant cell contains a number of unique organelles and structures not
found in
MOST
animal cells. These include:
a)
vacuoles
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cell wall
d)
all the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d)
all the above
The chloroplast:
a)
is not a close relative to mitochondria
b)
conduct photosynthesis
c)
is surrounded by
one membrane
d)
is unique to plants - CORRECT ANSWER-b)