AP Biology Chapter 4 Flashcards

Which organelle plays a role in intracellular digestion?

_____ are surface appendages that allow a bacterium to stick to a surface.

What is the function of a bacterium's capsule?

Where is a bacterial cell's DNA found?

In a bacterium, where are proteins synthesized?

What name is given to the rigid structure, found outside the plasma membrane, that surrounds and supports the bacterial cell?

The _____ is the bacterial structure that acts as a selective barrier, allowing nutrients to enter the cell and wastes to leave the cell.

Which of the following clues would tell you if a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

Which of the following correctly matches an organelle with its function?

All of the following are part of a prokaryotic cell except

Which of the following is a major cause of the size limits for certain types of cells?

Beginning within the nucleus, the first step leading to the synthesis of a polypeptide is _____.

Which statement correctly describes the nuclear envelope of a eukaryotic cell?

Large numbers of ribosomes are present in cells that specialize in producing which of the following molecules?

A cell with a predominance of free ribosomes is most likely

Which structure is the site of the synthesis of proteins that may be exported from the cell?

Which one of the following statements about the endomembrane system is correct?

The liver is involved in detoxification of many poisons and drugs. Which of the following structures is primarily involved in this process and therefore abundant in liver cells?

Which type of organelle or structure is primarily involved in the synthesis of oils, phospholipids, and steroids?

The Golgi apparatus has a polarity or sidedness to its structure and function. Which of the following statements correctly describes this polarity?

Hydrolytic enzymes must be segregated and packaged to prevent general destruction of cellular components. In animal cells, which of the following organelles contains these hydrolytic enzymes?

Which of the following produces and modifies polysaccharides that will be secreted?

Which of the following contains hydrolytic enzymes?

Which organelle often takes up much of the volume of a plant cell?

Mitochondria are found in _____.

Which of the following are common traits of chloroplasts and mitochondria?

A cell has the following molecules and structures: enzymes, DNA, ribosomes, plasma membrane, and mitochondria. It could be a cell from

Which organelle is the primary site of ATP synthesis in eukaryotic cells?

Which animal cell organelle contains enzymes that transfer hydrogen from various substrates to oxygen?

In a plant cell, DNA may be found

The chemical reactions involved in respiration are virtually identical between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. In eukaryotic cells, ATP is synthesized primarily on the inner membrane of the mitochondria. In light of the endosymbiont theory for the evolutionary origin of mitochondria, where is most ATP synthesis likely to occur in prokaryotic cells?

The evolution of eukaryotic cells most likely involved

Which of these cell junctions form a barrier to the passage of materials?

The primary role of _____ is to bind animal cells together.

Select the correct statement describing cellular structure or function.

Identify the correct statement about differences between rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum (ER).

Ions can travel directly from the cytoplasm of one animal cell to the cytoplasm of an adjacent cell through

_____ aid in the coordination of the activities of adjacent animal cells.

What do the cell walls of plants and the extracellular matrix of animal cells have in common?

Plasmodesmata in plant cells are most similar in function to which of the following structures in animal cells?