Comparison of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
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Which characteristic is unique to prokaryotic cells?

  • Linear DNA arrangement
  • Cell division through mitosis
  • Absence of endoplasmic reticulum (correct)
  • Presence of cell organelles

What is a key difference between the DNA arrangement in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

  • Both asexual and sexual reproduction
  • Presence of plasmids
  • Large ribosomes
  • Circular vs Linear arrangement (correct)

Which organelle is absent in prokaryotic cells but present in eukaryotic cells?

  • Lysosomes
  • Plasmids
  • Mitochondria (correct)
  • Ribosomes

What is the main function of genes in terms of DNA?

<p>Expression of genetic information (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do prokaryotic cells typically reproduce?

<p>Cell division through binary fission (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic is a distinguishing feature of eukaryotic cells?

<p>Presence of lysosomes and centrosomes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does molecular biology primarily deal with?

<p>The structure and function of macromolecules essential to life. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do well-formulated hypotheses help in scientific research?

<p>They guide researchers through complex theories. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In molecular biology, what advanced tools and techniques are commonly used?

<p>Methods for manipulating nucleic acids and proteins (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic feature of prokaryotic cells?

<p>Absence of membrane-bound organelles (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which discipline contributed significantly to the emergence of modern molecular biology?

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

How did Francis Crick describe the effect of using a guide in scientific theories?

<p>Guides lead to the exclusion of multiple hypotheses. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist contributed the concept of mutability as a source of variation in phenotype?

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

What did De Vries postulate as self-replicating units?

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

Who published the first experiment demonstrating that DNA was the genetic material?

<p>Avery, Macleod, and McCarty (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which organelle is absent in prokaryotic cells?

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

What is the usual size range of eukaryotic cells in diameter?

<p>$10$ μm - $100$ μm (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cell has chemically complex cell walls when present?

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

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