ASU General Biology 181 Exam 1 Questions &
Answers
A cancer cell will be anchorage-dependent for growth and immortal - CORRECT
ANSWER-False
The paramecium discusses in class contained an organelle called the contractile
vacuole. This is the presumed precursor of the: - CORRECT ANSWER-Kidney
In your own multicellular body, cells with different functions have different DNA -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
A cell that is itself an organism must have a minimum of four needs presented in
lecture. List these four things. - CORRECT ANSWER-Food, shelter, find a mate
and reproduce
Comparing a single-celled eukaryotic organism with a multicellular organism
such as yourself identify the major difference from the list below. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Division of Labor
What limits the paramecium from acquiring more complex functions? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The paramecium has a limited amount of space for
biological molecular machinery within its cytoplasm.
In Cell Biology what can limit the progress of science? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Technology
Compared to bacteria which of the cell types below are not responsible for
finding food - CORRECT ANSWER-Lymphocyte, Macrophage, and Fibroblast
The contractile vacuole of the paramecium is possibly an evolutionary precursor
of the kidney - CORRECT ANSWER-True
, A single celled eukaryotic organism - CORRECT ANSWER-Has a limited number
of biomolecular machines.
Must find food, shelter, a mate and reproduce
Escape from predators
In your own multicellular body, different cells in your body have a division of labor
between them. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
A normal cell is anchorage dependent for growth and mortal - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
The paramecium swims by way of using flagella - CORRECT ANSWER-False
In order to examine cells which are smaller than can be detected by the human
senses what needs to be used? - CORRECT ANSWER-Technology
A cell that is anchorage-dependent for growth will also exhibit contact inhibition. -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
In an extant prokaryotic cell, the outer boundary of life is the capsule. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
It is presumed that the peroxisomes evolved in these primitive, proto-eukaryotes
to remove oxygen, which was toxic to the primitive cells - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
What limits the size of a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER-surface area to volume
ratio
The ancient earth did not contain much oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Ribosomes bound to some of the membrane invaginations in the endomembrane
theory - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Answers
A cancer cell will be anchorage-dependent for growth and immortal - CORRECT
ANSWER-False
The paramecium discusses in class contained an organelle called the contractile
vacuole. This is the presumed precursor of the: - CORRECT ANSWER-Kidney
In your own multicellular body, cells with different functions have different DNA -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
A cell that is itself an organism must have a minimum of four needs presented in
lecture. List these four things. - CORRECT ANSWER-Food, shelter, find a mate
and reproduce
Comparing a single-celled eukaryotic organism with a multicellular organism
such as yourself identify the major difference from the list below. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Division of Labor
What limits the paramecium from acquiring more complex functions? -
CORRECT ANSWER-The paramecium has a limited amount of space for
biological molecular machinery within its cytoplasm.
In Cell Biology what can limit the progress of science? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Technology
Compared to bacteria which of the cell types below are not responsible for
finding food - CORRECT ANSWER-Lymphocyte, Macrophage, and Fibroblast
The contractile vacuole of the paramecium is possibly an evolutionary precursor
of the kidney - CORRECT ANSWER-True
, A single celled eukaryotic organism - CORRECT ANSWER-Has a limited number
of biomolecular machines.
Must find food, shelter, a mate and reproduce
Escape from predators
In your own multicellular body, different cells in your body have a division of labor
between them. - CORRECT ANSWER-True
A normal cell is anchorage dependent for growth and mortal - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
The paramecium swims by way of using flagella - CORRECT ANSWER-False
In order to examine cells which are smaller than can be detected by the human
senses what needs to be used? - CORRECT ANSWER-Technology
A cell that is anchorage-dependent for growth will also exhibit contact inhibition. -
CORRECT ANSWER-True
In an extant prokaryotic cell, the outer boundary of life is the capsule. -
CORRECT ANSWER-False
It is presumed that the peroxisomes evolved in these primitive, proto-eukaryotes
to remove oxygen, which was toxic to the primitive cells - CORRECT
ANSWER-True
What limits the size of a cell? - CORRECT ANSWER-surface area to volume
ratio
The ancient earth did not contain much oxygen - CORRECT ANSWER-True
Ribosomes bound to some of the membrane invaginations in the endomembrane
theory - CORRECT ANSWER-True
