Cell Biology Size Scales Summary
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What is the size of a 'typical' vertebrate cell?

  • 10 μm (correct)
  • 0.2 mm
  • 1 μm
  • 25 nm

What is the size of ribosomes?

  • 25 nm (correct)
  • 10 μm
  • 1 μm
  • 0.2 mm

What is the resolution of the light microscope?

  • 0.2 μm (correct)
  • 1 μm
  • 25 nm
  • 0.2 mm

What method can be used to localize proteins in fixed cells?

<p>Immunofluorescence microscopy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What technique transformed cell biological studies by allowing localization of specific proteins in living cells?

<p>Fusing proteins to green fluorescent protein (GFP) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does TEM allow one to see in cells?

<p>Very fine detail such as ribosomes and membranes (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is the genetic material (DNA) located in prokaryotes?

<p>In the cytoplasm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What encloses the genetic material (DNA) in Eukaryotic cells?

<p>Double membrane (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of mitochondria in the cell?

<p>Produce ATP (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where are chloroplasts found?

<p>Only in plants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus have in common?

<p>Both are membrane-bound organelles (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What accounts for about 50% of the cell volume?

<p>Cytosol (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What provides a dynamic three-dimensional framework in the cell?

<p>Cytoskeleton (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do mitochondria and chloroplasts probably evolve from?

<p>'Engulfed bacteria' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major protein in microtubules?

<p>'Tubulin' (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the plasma membrane in a cell?

<p>'Encloses the cell' (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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