Cell Classification Quiz

A cell is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing. It is considered the building block of life because all living organisms are made up of cells.

The two reasons are the presence or absence of membrane-bound organelles and the number of cells.

Eukaryotes, such as animals, plants, and fungi, possess membrane-bound organelles.

<p>Yeast can exist in both unicellular and multicellular forms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The important discovery was that cells are the smallest structural units of life, made by Robert Hooke.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transcription is the process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two types of RNA molecules produced during transcription are messenger RNA (mRNA) and non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>mRNA comprises only 1-3% of total RNA samples.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Less than 2% of the human genome can be transcribed into mRNA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>During transcription, RNA polymerase reads a DNA sequence and produces a complementary RNA strand called a primary transcript.</p> Signup and view all the answers