Prokaryotic Cells: Bacterial Cell Walls
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What is the main function of the cell wall in bacterial cells?

  • To allow the cell to perform photosynthesis
  • To provide nutrients for the cell
  • To allow the cell to move around
  • To maintain the shape and prevent the cell from bursting (correct)
  • What is the main component of the bacterial cell wall?

  • Peptidoglycan (correct)
  • Cellulose
  • Collagen
  • Chitin
  • What is the main function of the capsule in some bacterial cells?

  • To protect the cell from phagocytosis by white blood cells (correct)
  • To allow the cell to move around
  • To provide energy for the cell
  • To allow the cell to perform photosynthesis
  • Which of the following bacteria is likely to have a capsule?

    <p>Streptococcus pneumoniae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary reason why some bacteria have evolved to produce a capsule?

    <p>To protect the cell from desiccation in dry conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of pili on the surface of some bacteria?

    <p>To allow for attachment to host cells and sexual reproduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of the Golgi apparatus in eukaryotic cells?

    <p>To process and package new lipids and proteins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where in the cell do ribosomes located on the rough endoplasmic reticulum make proteins?

    <p>They are excreted or attached to the cell membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between the rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) and the smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER)?

    <p>The RER has ribosomes on its surface, while the SER does not</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which organelle is responsible for the production of a spindle of microtubules that move the chromosomes during cell division?

    <p>Centrioles</p> Signup and view all the answers

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