Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Organelles Quiz

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What is a defining characteristic of protists that sets them apart from prokaryotes and other eukaryotes?

Unicellular structure

Presence of a nucleus (correct)

Ability to photosynthesize

Cell wall made of peptidoglycan

How do fungi obtain nutrients as part of their eating process?

By chemosynthesis

By phagocytosis (correct)

By photosynthesis

By using cilia for movement

What is a distinguishing characteristic of animals compared to prokaryotes and other eukaryotes?

Presence of chlorophyll for photosynthesis

Presence of a cell wall

Heterotrophic mode of nutrition (correct)

Unicellular structure

Which are the two types of helminths that commonly infect humans?

Nematodes and Flatworms Signup and view all the answers

What is a distinguishing feature of enveloped viruses in terms of their general structure?

Presence of an outer lipid bilayer Signup and view all the answers

How do antibodies aid in the destruction of infectious microbes?

By acting as signals for the immune system to attack the microbes Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic cells in terms of synthesizing proteins from a DNA sequence?

Eukaryotes perform transcription and translation in separate cellular compartments. Signup and view all the answers

Which organelles are primary components of the eukaryotic transport system?

Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum Signup and view all the answers

How do eukaryotic cells transport proteins from the site of synthesis to other locations within or outside the cell?

Through exocytosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of lysosomes in eukaryotic cells?

Digesting food and pathogens Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to a virus that has an outer envelope derived from the host cell membrane?

Enveloped virus Signup and view all the answers

How do eukaryotic cells bring food or pathogens into the cell?

By endocytosis Signup and view all the answers

Eukaryotic Cell Structure and Organelles Quiz

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What is a defining characteristic of protists that sets them apart from prokaryotes and other eukaryotes?

How do fungi obtain nutrients as part of their eating process?

What is a distinguishing characteristic of animals compared to prokaryotes and other eukaryotes?

Which are the two types of helminths that commonly infect humans?

What is a distinguishing feature of enveloped viruses in terms of their general structure?

How do antibodies aid in the destruction of infectious microbes?

What distinguishes eukaryotic cells from prokaryotic cells in terms of synthesizing proteins from a DNA sequence?

Which organelles are primary components of the eukaryotic transport system?

How do eukaryotic cells transport proteins from the site of synthesis to other locations within or outside the cell?

What is the function of lysosomes in eukaryotic cells?

Which term refers to a virus that has an outer envelope derived from the host cell membrane?

How do eukaryotic cells bring food or pathogens into the cell?

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