Ch.4

Which of the following is not a function of the eukaryote glycocalyx?

movement

The size of a eukaryotic cell ribosome is _____

80s

The eukaryote cell membrane is composed of ___

All of the choices are correct.

Protists include ______

algae and protozoa

Which organelle is found in algae but not found in protozoa or fungi?

chloroplast

When a eukaryotic cell is not undergoing mitosis, the DNA and its associated proteins appear as a visible network of dark fibers called the _____.

chromatin

The cell's series of tunnel-like membranes functioning in transport and storage are the _______.

endoplasmic retiuclum

Chitin is a chemical component of the cell walls of ____

fungi

An organelle that is a stack of flattened, membranous sacs and functions to receive, modify, and package proteins for cell secretion is the ________.

golgi apparatus

A(n) _______ originates from the Golgi apparatus as one type of vesicle that contains a variety of enzymes for intracellular digestion.

lysosome

There are nine peripheral pairs and one central pair of _______ found inside eukaryotic flagella and cilia.

microtubules

Which organelle contains cristae where enzymes and electron carriers for aerobic respiration are found?

mitochondria

The eukaryotic cell's glycocalyx is ___

mostly polysaccharide

The site for ribosomal RNA synthesis is the ___

nucleolus

The passageways in the nuclear envelope for movement of substances to and from the nucleus and cytoplasm are called nuclear ________.

pores

Histones are ________.

proteins associated with DNA in the nucleus.

Cell walls are not usually found in ___

protozoa

Cilia are structures for motility found primarily in _____

protozoa

The first primitive eukaryotic cells likely evolved from ____

the last common ancestor

Protists with contractile vacuoles ______

use them to expel excess water from the cell.