Bio 106 Exam Study Guide Chapter 4
Which type of cells combined in order to form the first eukaryotic cell?
A prokaryotic cell and a host cell
What process occurs in the mitochondrion?
Cellular respiration
The strands of DNA and protein within the nucleus are called _______ whereas the highly condensed rod-like structures that form these strands during cell division are called ________.
Chromatin, chromosomes
Plastids which contain pigments that result in the red, yellow, and orange colors responsible for the color of autumn leaves are called _________.
Chromoplasts
Chloroplast
Convert solar energy, carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrate and oxygen
The central dogma of molecular biology describes the flow of genetic information as:
DNA - mRNA - protein
Which of the following products is produced in the nucleolus?
Ribosomal RNA
The cell structure that is composed of rRNA and protein and is the site of protein synthesis is the __________.
Ribosome
Mitochondria
convert carbohydrate and oxygen into carbon dioxide, water and ATP
A highly condensed sequence of DNA that is a carrier of genetic information is called _________.
A chromosome
The term for the semifluid materials enclosed by a mitochondrions inner membrane is ________.
Matrix
Both cilia and flagella are composed of what type of cytoskeletal component?
Microtubules
The double membrane that surrounds the nucleus in eukaryotic cells and separates it from the cytoplasm is called the ________ __________.
Nuclear Envelope
The semifluid material enclosed by the nuclear envelope is called __________.
Nucleoplasm
What energy conversions process occurs in the chloroplast?
Photosynthesis
Select all of the choices that correctly describe cilia. - they have a 9 + @ pattern of microtubules - they are shorter than flagella - their micro tubular structure is very different from that of flagella - they are typically limited to one per cell
They have a 9 + 2 pattern of microtubules They are shorter than flagella
The dislike sacs formed from the third chloroplast membrane are called the ________.
Thylakoids
True or false: both plant and animal cells contain mitochondria
True
